the only witness
a dragonfly who cares not
for what’s happening
Written for the Tricycle September 2022 Haiku Challenge using the Autumn/Fall season word, dragonfly.
... 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.
the only witness
a dragonfly who cares not
for what’s happening
Written for the Tricycle September 2022 Haiku Challenge using the Autumn/Fall season word, dragonfly.
far from any pond,
dragonflies hover over
our garden, searching.
Written for the Tricycle September 2022 Haiku Challenge using the Autumn/Fall season word, dragonfly.
the stillest of days,
broken only by the beat
of dragonfly wings.
Written for the Tricycle September 2022 Haiku Challenge using the Autumn/Fall season word, dragonfly.
her dragonfly brooch,
buzzed as she spoke with passion,
its wings vibrating.
Written for the Tricycle September 2022 Haiku Challenge using the Autumn/Fall season word, dragonfly.