a mouse surprised by
my leaking roof runs sharply
from its chosen spot
Written for the Tricycle March 2023 Haiku Challenge using the Spring season word, roof leak.
... and occasional Tanka... and Haibun. Started after a competition on the unbound.co.uk blog (see #1 and #2). Mostly actually senryu, I think. This year attempting to publish a Haiku every day - 365 Haiku a Day. For good or for ill, I always aim to stick rigidly to a 5-7-5 structure - forgive me if I have counted the syllables wrong, often they are how I have said, or thought, them in my head rather than their official number.
a mouse surprised by
my leaking roof runs sharply
from its chosen spot
Written for the Tricycle March 2023 Haiku Challenge using the Spring season word, roof leak.