Tag Archives: emptiness

day after

Posted on February 23, 2020 by

Written for:  Carpe Diem #1812 The Day After Valentine’s Day … “This haiku is about Valentine’s day or more the day after. As you maybe know Saint Valentine’s Day is on February 14th and is a holiday in almost the … Continue reading →

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Weeping

Posted on September 1, 2019 by

Written for:  Imaginary Gardens With Real Toads – Micro-Poetry~Fill The Empty Parts  (posted by Kerry) The object of this challenge is to write a poem in no more than 10 lines. We are taking inspiration today from Rupi Kaur, using the … Continue reading →

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January

Posted on January 8, 2019 by

Written for:  dVerse Poets Pub – Haibun Monday – “January”  (posted by Kim) “There is an overall feeling of emptiness, which is reflected in the January skies: they are grey, there are no birds and, at the moment of writing, … Continue reading →

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House of Confusion

Posted on August 16, 2018 by

Written for:  dVerse Poets Pub – Meeting the Bar:  Critique and Craft – Reverse Poetry (posted by Frank) “A reverse poem is one that presents a message, story or a viewpoint for a few lines and then stops and rewinds all … Continue reading →

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zen

Posted on November 1, 2017 by

Written for:  Carpe Diem #1290 spiritual way – Haiku’s state of mind – zen […] “To start with I have a haiku in which one of the most important issues of Zen Buddhism, Emptiness, is mentioned and with that haiku I … Continue reading →

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Bare Room

Posted on October 4, 2017 by

Written for:  The Twiglets #44 – “a bare room” Even a bare room has remnants of scents–a whiff of cologne in the closet, a hint of orange floor polish on empty planks of wood. Even a bare room can jar … Continue reading →

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Threat

Posted on December 17, 2016 by

Written for:  Elizabeth’s Creativity Challenge Day 26 Word for Today   ‘Threat ‘ Sometimes you encounter empty threats. If you can see through the words, you might not feel threatened. If you believe words are true, you can consider countermeasures. In … Continue reading →

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