A rose
Captures passersby with her seductive scent
Only to be pricked picking
“A rose among thorns”
tom tenbrunsel
A Carl Sandburg Writer
Author’s Note: 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 missspelled 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 is short verse. I’m still playing with that idea in these poems. Let me know what you think! Take the time to comment please ⬇️
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