Growing The flowers grow here, In the field we stand in now, They will bloom very soon. I sprout here, in this Small crack in the sidewalk. I Reach for the blue above. My brother grew tall, while I was gone. Now I think I miss little him. The town used to sleep at night, but now it has grown Into a young city. Reply
Warm sun on the rocks The wind nipping at my skin I still need a coat Black and yellow scales A dirt road faint with tire tracks Slithering in place Island irises The house’s wifi password Pink, purple, fuchsia Crystal clear water Your water shoes are a must Look for the crawfish Reply
Jealousy I’ve got jealousy It’s spelled out on my forehead Like a sin — is it? Forever staring, Staring at their everything It’s what I deserve This place is unfair They should be miserable Hopeless, without me They say it’s deadly Envy sits with the rest Sinful, poisonous. I have burnt a bridge Hungry for the other side It cannot be fixed. Reply
Social Media friends all in my phone face is gleaming with them all illuminated silently i watch would join but can’t bear to make myself visible as i have dinner they’re getting out of bed, all the way over there Reply
Mountain to climb up Only to fall the way down And to start again Clear all in the way Turn just for a moment gone It has all returned Be done and breathe Before sighing and moving Hold your breath again Reply
The drywall lifts up I cover it with posters Comfort found away Spilling off my bed Knick knacks from my home galore Claustrophobia The window shade breaks I wish it could be bigger The sun awakes me Reply
A face different I stare at your face often Not often enough Whispers in my room Sleepy roommate with love I am so gracious Blanch is so special no one loves Blanch like I do let’s go sit in Blanch Reply
Haikus on Spring I. Kicking up the dew On sunshine kissing mornings Childhood once again II. The birds chase each other Flit and flirt, they tweet and talk Spring rebirths the birds III. Daffodils blooming Yolk yellow centers While the trees explode in pink Reply
Never said goodbye That word is too final see Now I cry with ease Doe eyes round and brown Twitching wet nose as wind blows Staring deep, legs froze He does not love me Love me, he does not know how Does not, or won’t? Ow. Reply
9 responses to “Haikus (Tues)”
Growing
The flowers grow here,
In the field we stand in now,
They will bloom very soon.
I sprout here, in this
Small crack in the sidewalk. I
Reach for the blue above.
My brother grew tall,
while I was gone. Now I think
I miss little him.
The town used to sleep
at night, but now it has grown
Into a young city.
Warm sun on the rocks
The wind nipping at my skin
I still need a coat
Black and yellow scales
A dirt road faint with tire tracks
Slithering in place
Island irises
The house’s wifi password
Pink, purple, fuchsia
Crystal clear water
Your water shoes are a must
Look for the crawfish
Jealousy
I’ve got jealousy
It’s spelled out on my forehead
Like a sin — is it?
Forever staring,
Staring at their everything
It’s what I deserve
This place is unfair
They should be miserable
Hopeless, without me
They say it’s deadly
Envy sits with the rest
Sinful, poisonous.
I have burnt a bridge
Hungry for the other side
It cannot be fixed.
Social Media
friends all in my phone
face is gleaming with them all
illuminated
silently i watch
would join but can’t bear to make
myself visible
as i have dinner
they’re getting out of bed, all
the way over there
Mountain to climb up
Only to fall the way down
And to start again
Clear all in the way
Turn just for a moment gone
It has all returned
Be done and breathe
Before sighing and moving
Hold your breath again
The drywall lifts up
I cover it with posters
Comfort found away
Spilling off my bed
Knick knacks from my home galore
Claustrophobia
The window shade breaks
I wish it could be bigger
The sun awakes me
A face different
I stare at your face often
Not often enough
Whispers in my room
Sleepy roommate with love
I am so gracious
Blanch is so special
no one loves Blanch like I do
let’s go sit in Blanch
Haikus on Spring
I.
Kicking up the dew
On sunshine kissing mornings
Childhood once again
II.
The birds chase each other
Flit and flirt, they tweet and talk
Spring rebirths the birds
III.
Daffodils blooming
Yolk yellow centers
While the trees explode in pink
Never said goodbye
That word is too final see
Now I cry with ease
Doe eyes round and brown
Twitching wet nose as wind blows
Staring deep, legs froze
He does not love me
Love me, he does not know how
Does not, or won’t? Ow.