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MOUNTAIN HAIKU

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Updated: Jan 26

*photo be erin
*photo be erin

THE VANISHING

i watched a man walk onto the mountain

up, up, up

up further up

he climbed till

he caught up with himself

beside himself

and in an instant

blended

then vanished

POOF!

in a flash

the trail ended there




SERENDIPITY

oft’ when I write

i know not from whence the words flow

write when the spirit moves you

feel it

free up your pen

Serendipity is at play.



tom tenbrunsel

A Carl Sandburg Writer


Author’s Note: Portals are everywhere 😉


Haiku is brilliant because it packs so much into so few words. James Wright, the late great Appalachian poet, was that way but not with haiku. It was more mountain haiku. James’ poetry was similar in that every word was important to the meaning of his poem. There were no unnecessary words. He also used made up words, even intensionally misspelled words to make his point. My style is much like his. Much of the meaning/humor of our poetry is implied, subtly hidden between the lines. Serendipity is always at play.

Haiku challenges the writer and reader to dwell on the short compact verse. I have tried haiku with mixed results. I call my haiku style Appalachian haiku. Haiku is important in that it challenges the mind to write much in short verse. I’m still playing with that idea in these poems. Let me know what you think! Take the time to comment please.

“Feedback fuels the poet.” Haiku!

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