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
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.