Tomorrow, a more fantastical post. Today, a short dose of the poetic: Rose petals drift perilous bedside seas– her breathless touch. – Night gown nonsense– heat beckons through wood and wind wild by moonlight. Note: Don’t forget to check out my guest blog appearance on Jessica Kristie’s “Inspiring Ink” segment today! I may be talking [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Haiku’
A Haiku Afternoon
Posted in Haiku/Senryu, tagged Galford, Haiku, Inspiring Ink, Jessica Kristie, Lust, Poetry, Romance on January 19, 2012 | 2 Comments »
Poetic Spotlight: The Works of Buson
Posted in Poems of the Week, tagged Galford, Haiku, Japan, Poetry, Poets, Pretzels and Bullfights, Yosa Buson on January 19, 2012 | 2 Comments »
Last week took us to China, on a journey of peach blossoms. This week, we cross the narrow divide between China and another nation of legendary poetic prowess, hopping seas and centuries to step into the island of Japan. Known best in western circles for its haikuand tanka, today I appropriately offer up a man [...]
Only words
Posted in Haiku/Senryu, tagged Galford, Haiku, Imagery, Poetic on October 14, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Words describe Daffodil rain— nothing.
Frosted Moonlight
Posted in Haiku/Senryu, tagged Dreams, Galford, Haiku, Night on October 7, 2011 | 5 Comments »
Nights grow cold moonlit salivation stirs frosted dreams.
Wavy Haiku
Posted in Haiku/Senryu, tagged Galford, Haiku, Poetry on October 1, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Waves roll high, towering over sails man’s hand wrought.
Mountain Haiku
Posted in Haiku/Senryu, tagged Haiku, Nature, Poetry on September 17, 2011 | 2 Comments »
Dancing clouds ring mountain song— life, reaching.
Thunderous #Haiku
Posted in Haiku/Senryu, tagged Galford, Haiku, Lightning, Morning, Poetry, Short Poems, Storms, Summer, Thunder on August 13, 2011 | 3 Comments »
Shuttered roar. Beyond wet panes, green world quivers.
Sleepless #Haiku
Posted in Haiku/Senryu, tagged Dreams, Galford, Haiku, Night, Poetry, Restless, Short Poems, Sleepless on August 12, 2011 | 5 Comments »
Sleepless night. Soft sweat of dawn’s light Breaks my dreams.
Construction
Posted in Haiku/Senryu, tagged Construction, Dreams, Galford, Haiku, Modern, Short Poems, Violent Awakenings on August 6, 2011 | 2 Comments »
Growled destruction. Asphalt breaks in haze-light, as my dreaming.
Slanted Morning
Posted in Haiku/Senryu, tagged Galford, Haiku, Morning, Poetry, Seasonal, Short Poems, Sleep, Summer, Waking on August 5, 2011 | 3 Comments »
Summer sunlight. We wake like all the rest— Slanted morning.
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