the first whisper of
coolness on my cheek or neck,
flood of emotion
Written for the Tricycle August 2022 Haiku Challenge using the Summer season word, cool, or coolness - but was not entered.
... 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 first whisper of
coolness on my cheek or neck,
flood of emotion
Written for the Tricycle August 2022 Haiku Challenge using the Summer season word, cool, or coolness - but was not entered.