Haiku & Other Poetry, tutto e niente

when dreams were purple

smoke on the water

riffing on a new guitar

teenage fantasy

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This prompt immediately brought me back to middle school when every aspiring teenage rock band played this song. Aaah the memories of being at dances in my seventh grade gym listening to a group of eight-grade boys rock this tune.

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Smoke on the Water by Deep Purple

Thanks for the memories Ronovan Writes!

Haiku & Other Poetry, Random Rants, tutto e niente

raging in the light

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burning with fever

sweet dreams spin into nightmares

raging in the light

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Today’s haiku was inspired by our current situation, the Global Climate Strike, and one of my favorites – Ronovan Writes Haiku Challenge. Our words are fever and fierce (for which I subbed in raging).

Listen to the scientists and the kids!

Haiku & Other Poetry, tutto e niente

Harmonic Echoes

feeling gratitude

for harmonic convergence

and tranquil echoes

mirror-pool

In the current world context in which everything SUCKS, I’m trying to practice gratitude. I’m not very good at it! Thanks to Sue and Ronovan for (at least) reminding me to try!

Sue’s Write Photo Challenge

Ronovan Writes Haiku Challenge