Hey folks, just wanted to share some of what I've been working on. In general, I love creating haiku-esque poems from scenes that strike me. I love writing these little poems in medias res, so I keep my phone on me and just jot them down as they strike me. Don't really work on them afterwards, I just like to collect them as life washes over me. Let me know what you think—these are some of my recent ones (all are three lines)!

leaves a flutter, big bush heaving / the wind deals blow after blow / behind paned glass, I hear not a sound

lord of the bench / I survey my realm / under a violet sunset

the park is at an end / time now for courage / and traffic lights

the rage rattles my bones / that I would rather rot in my cot / than rake the riches of the day

the sky rains the trees' bounty / falling leaves and / quiet on the mountaintop

  • PouncySilverkitten [none/use name]
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    4 years ago

    True, and I’m looking back at what I can find and it’s not the worst. The trouble is that I’ve done an awful job of organizing myself. I used to write stuff on scrap paper and then forget about it. Then I started doing the digital equivalent.

    I also feel like, as I’ve gotten older, I’ve taken simplicity in writing to heart to such a degree that anything too descriptive feels indulgent. Like, hey, let’s all just get to the point.