Wild Mountain Primrose, seen on a hike in the Pecos Mountains of New Mexico during a summer rain shower, photo © 2008 by Jim. All rights reserved.
summer monsoon clouds
i long for your release
darkness into light
señor cumulus
you puff up like a macho
cry like a baby
dear yellow primrose
teach me to be still like you
that i may catch the rain
-Related to topic posts WRITING TOPIC – NAMES OF FLOWERS and haiku (one-a-day).
wow these are wonderful. i especially loved the last one. it had a sweet gentleness to it. how do you capture so much in only three lines?
LikeLike
Ha, one and three are beautiful but number two is laughoutloud thighslappingly good
LikeLike
Hey lissa, thanks. Haiku does capture a lot with only 17 syllables, although mine don’t always hit the mark. I’m really glad to read that you felt it did.
In terms of how to, you can read the haiku link in the post, which QM wrote, to go through a good how-to on writing haiku. Clark Strand’s book is a wonderful guide, and QM used information in his book in part to write that post.
Thanks, Jo!
LikeLike
Yb..your wild mountain primerose is beautiful, and the last haiku moved my spirit…I read it over and over! So much wisdom contained within those few words!!
Thank you for sharing your world!
LikeLike
yb, your haiku were perfect! I so enjoyed this post & I must also give thanks to you for sharing your world! D
LikeLike
Bless your hearts for saying so. Suz, that last haiku is 18 syllables; I just had to go with what felt right on my last line. I’m glad they touched you both.
LikeLike