Recently, I had the honor of being chosen by Elisa Ang as the Featured Writer for Pure Haiku’s Unfurling theme. When Elisa explained why she chose me, she noted that
the writer expresses life’s journey–from the time it springs forth to the time it bids farewell in profoundly creative way…”
I absolutely love that she got what I was trying to do! So one last thank you to Freya and Elisa and a new thank you to Colleen’s Poet’s Choice Challenge for providing me the opportunity to present the five haiku as the fluid set I imagined them to be.
naïve, dawn springs forth
suckled by the morning dew
to create new life
ensnared by margins
feral and tempestuous
verdant youth rebels
patterns and fresh shapes
once green but now withering
nature’s grand design
childhood memories
flutter like lace in a breeze
setting my mind free
an echo repeats
revealing infinity
but still our time ends
Tina Stewart Brakebill 