Chris Walsh (chris_walsh) wrote,
Chris Walsh
chris_walsh

Haiku roundup

I've been enjoying writing haikus lately. Do one, get an idea or an image out quickly, and move onto something else, maybe another haiku. (I once interviewed a professor named Mark Hamilton who in the late Nineties recreated Lewis and Clark's expedition on boat, on foot, and at times with a pack mule traveling with him. While traveling on a small boat or while camping, he said, he'd occupy himself "by writing, say, a hundred haikus." I've always remembered that. That's doable.)

Here's a batch, from the past week or so (copyright Christopher Walsh 2016):
—
Now! Do! Breathe! Eat! Touch!
Feel! Sense! Learn! Know! Learn more!
To understand: act!
—
BREEZE
Air runs into you
Ever-touching, rough or soft,
And simply runs past.
—
A series of tubes
Neon- and argon-infused
Proclaim truth: "OPEN."
—
Water's meant to move
As gravity compels it
Evermore downward
—
Boat-less dock awaits
A sailor's return — or a
Young kid's jump lake-ward
—
Go ahead. Hug. Yes.
Embrace your need to embrace
One who needs hugs, too.
—
Never a straight path
Walking your dog — but you trend
Towards a happy dog.
Tags: poetical
Subscribe

  • Post a new comment

    Error

    switch
    default userpic

    Your IP address will be recorded 

    When you submit the form an invisible reCAPTCHA check will be performed.
    You must follow the Privacy Policy and Google Terms of use.
    Help
  • 0 comments