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Intersection

by Katherine Gotthardt over the exit pedestrians on a bridge crossing with pigeons

Four Haiku from Twitter Writing Prompts

Four more Haiku forms from writing prompts on Twitter. The first three were written with Ukraine in mind. Praying for peace in a time of war. March wind, abandoned field. This one wide-eyed sunflower. _____________________________ unexpected news amid grim morning headlines finally sunshine _____________________________ ivy vine linking one thin leaf to another bond of greenery […]

Four Short Spring Poems

These are short pieces (mostly forms of Haiku) posted on Twitter. They are based on one-word writing prompts. Inexplicably, the world sees hope in the sky. Spring moon. _____________________________ Passing winter in the corridor, spring bats its fake lashes, winks knowingly. _____________________________ Around the bend, cardinals on a street corner. New Red District. _____________________________ Thunderstorms […]

Defiance

Quiet defiance of bullying winter. Early daffodil -Katherine Gotthardt

Strip

naked day arrives morning without pretense strip of sunshine -Katherine Gotthardt

Owling

Wiser at sunrise runaway owlets returning home -Katherine Gotthardt

Sunset’s Craving

Claiming all that passed, sunset craves the day. Silly. Nobody owns poetry. -Katherine Gotthardt Banner art by Andrew Gotthardt

Cave

Cold closes its jaws on sunlight, thin remains of air. That brutal beauty of headstrong hope. -Katherine Gotthardt

Cherry Tree

Nighttime cherry tree, impending windstorm. Pang of letting go. -Katherine Gotthardt Painting by Andrew Gotthardt

Sky Haiku

Drizzling into the day, sweat of an overworked sky. -Katherine Gotthardt
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