DarthMatangoPosting my musings,
For an audience of one,
My first follower.
@aethelshane
#haiku #badhaiku #fivesevenfive #poetry
#575prompt #penpal
Christmas shopping rush,
Crowds wrapped up against the cold,
Hustle, bustle, joy.
#haiku #badhaiku #fivesevenfive #poetry
#saturday #holidaysarecoming
Drifting aimlessly,
Meandering through the trees,
Your head in the clouds.
@aethelshane
#haiku #badhaiku #fivesevenfive #poetry
#575prompt #mist
Sky and sea at odds,
Locked in eternal struggle,
Sibling rivalry.
#Haiku #BadHaiku #FiveSevenFive #Poetry
#575Prompt #Sky #Brother
#Zeus #Poseidon
A ring worn by time,
Set with thirteen ancient stones,
The Druid’s Altar.
#Haiku #BadHaiku #FiveSevenFive #Poetry
#575Prompt #Ring
#StandingStoneSunday
Summer fruits bursting,
Full of natural sweetness,
My heart, a lemon.
#Haiku #BadHaiku #FiveSevenFive #Poetry
#575Prompt #Sweetness
Extract from abstract,
Randomness given meaning,
Tell me what you see.
Hiding between clouds,
The Moon steals across the sky,
A thief in the night.
One drop starts a flood,
Mind awash with memories,
Eyes swimming with tears.
@aethelshane
#Senryu #BadHaiku #FiveSevenFive #Poetry
#575Prompt #Perfume
Caught in turbulence,
A leaf in the bitter wind,
Fleeing oppression.
@aethelshane
#Haiku #BadHaiku #FiveSevenFive #Poetry
#575prompt #bitter
Awe, unexpected,
Right Time and Place conspiring,
A chance-meeting, say.
The new dawn brings gifts,
Nature’s wealth in evidence,
Enriching us all.
@aethelshane
#Haiku #BadHaiku #FiveSevenFive #Poetry
#575Prompt #Sparkle
War gives way to Peace,
But Time flows like a river,
History repeats.
@aethelshane
#Haiku #BadHaiku #FiveSevenFive #Poetry
#575Prompt #River
Weak apology,
Silence speaks volumes, at least,
Your words mean nothing.
@aethelshane
#BadHaiku #FiveSevenFive #Poetry
#575Prompt #Sorry
Stars festoon the sky,
A celestial garland,
A slice of Heaven.
@aethelshane
#Haiku #BadHaiku #FiveSevenFive #Poetry
#575Prompt #Garland
I am lost - four words,
Compassion, Empathy, Love,
Kindness - where are they?
#Senryu #BadHaiku #FiveSevenFive #Poetry
#575Prompt #Perplexity
Those initial sparks,
Each electric touch a thrill,
Too soon fade away.
@aethelshane
#Senryu #BadHaiku #FiveSevenFive #Poetry
#575Prompt #Electric
Extract, Transform, Load.
Data fighting fascism,
({JoinKind.AntiRight})
From lofty towers,
Is far-flung beauty perceived,
Ever out of reach.
@aethelshane
#Haiku #BadHaiku #FiveSevenFive
#Poetry #MicroPoem
#575Prompt #Towers
What Magic once wrought,
Science explains and dispels,
Yet Wonder remains.
@aethelshane
#Haiku #FiveSevenFive #MicroPoem #Poetry
#575Prompt #Magical
#Eclipse #SolarEclipse
Lined up at the docks,
The Ferryman approaches,
We shuffle onwards.
@aethelshane
#Haiku #Senryu #FiveSevenFive
#MicroPoems #SmallPoems #Poetry
#575Prompt #Docks #Charon
Others fear the climb,
The peaks ahead are daunting,
Your next adventure.
@aethelshane
#Haiku #Senryu #FiveSevenFive
#MicroPoem #SmallPoems #Poetry
#575Prompt #Peaks
Ice and Darkness here,
the extremities of Space,
missing Sun’s warm kiss.
@dailyhaikuprompt
#Haiku #FiveSevenFive #Poetry
#MicroPoem #SmallPoems
#DailyHaikuChallenge #Ice
Early morning drive,
Put paid to by a sharp-shot,
Engine still running.
@aethelshane
#Haiku #Senryu #FiveSevenFive
#MicroPoem #SmallPoems #Poetry
#575Prompt #Assassin
Trapped above the clouds,
A white land of solitude,
Longing for clear skies.
@dailyhaikuprompt
#DailyHaikuChallenge #Mountain
#Haiku #FiveSevenFive #Poetry
#MicroPoem #SmallPoems
Stars have guided us:
To Bethlehem; the New World;
The Final Frontier.
@dailyhaikuprompt
#DailyHaikuChallenge #Star
#Haiku #Senryu #FiveSevenFive
#MicroPoem #SmallPoems #Poetry
My thoughts escape me,
Time slipping, notes out of place,
I can’t find my keys.
@aethelshane
#575Prompt #Forgetful
#Haiku #Senryu #FiveSevenFive
#MicroPoem #SmallPoems #Poetry
X, Y, Z, Alpha.
Unite and make a difference,
Change the status quo.
@aethelshane
#575Prompt #Generations
#GeneralElectionNow
#Haiku #Senryu #FiveSevenFive
#MicroPoem #SmallPoems #Poetry
Delicate blossoms,
Yield fruit with outward sweetness,
Yet a heart of stone.
@dailyhaikuprompt
#DailyHaikuChallenge #Plum
#WinterBlossom #PlumBlossom
#Haiku #FiveSevenFive #Poetry
#MicroPoem #SmallPoems
The veil between worlds,
Sometimes feels like a chasm,
So near yet so far.
@aethelshane
#575Prompt #Chasm
#Haiku #Senryu #FiveSevenFive
#MicroPoem #SmallPoems #Poetry
Beneath a stone sky,
Children of the mountain sing,
The earth resonates.
@aethelshane
#575Prompt #Dwarves
#Haiku #Senryu #FiveSevenFive
#MicroPoem #SmallPoems #Poetry
Across the city,
Alarm bells peel at daybreak,
Hit the snooze button.
@aethelshane
#575Prompt #Bells
#Haiku #Senryu #FiveSevenFive
#MicroPoem #SmallPoems #poetry
Fears press in on me,
Anxiety’s crushing weight,
I am trapped in here.
@aethelshane
#575Prompt #Trapped
#Haiku #Senryu #FiveSevenFive
#MicroPoem #SmallPoems #Poetry
A flutter of red,
Cherished memories recalled,
Loved ones remembered.
@dailyhaikuprompt
#DailyHaikuChallenge #Cardinal
#Haiku #Senryu #FiveSevenFive
#MicroPoem #SmallPoems #Poetry
Soft cry of the wind,
The brilliance of the moon,
His noble purpose.
@dailyhaikuprompt
#DailyHaikuChallenge #Moon
#Haiku #Senryu #FiveSevenFive
#MicroPoem #SmallPoems #Poetry
The landscape is changed,
The seasons are a gateway,
I know not this place.
Light dances on snow,
No footprints show her passing,
So lightly she treads.
@dailyhaikuprompt
#DailyHaikuPrompt #Light
#Haiku #FiveSevenFive
#MicroPoem #SmallPoems #Poetry
The year is fading,
Darkness encroaches on us,
Dejected spirits.
My mind’s discard pile,
Such incoherent nonsense,
Often recycled.
@aethelshane
#575Prompt #Gibberish
#Haiku #Senryu #FiveSevenFive
#MicroPoem #SmallPoems #Poetry
Threads of the rainbow,
Woven tightly together,
With love and respect.
@dailyhaikuprompt
#DailyHaikuChallenge #Thread #LGBTQ
#Haiku #Senryu #FiveSevenFive
#MicroPoem #SmallPoems #Poetry
Truth is a feather,
Weighed against your heart and soul,
On scales wealth can’t tip.
@dailyhaikuprompt
#DailyHaikuChallenge #Feather
#Haiku #Senryu #FiveSevenFive
#MicroPoem #SmallPoems #Poetry
Beyond the grey veil,
The realm of Sunlit Uplands,
A grim fairytale.
@aethelshane
#575Prompt #Realm
#Haiku #Senryu #FiveSevenFive
#MicroPoem #SmallPoems #Poetry
Aura
Twilight casts a spell,
An otherworldly aura,
Shivers down my spine.
#575prompt #Aura
#Haiku #Senryu #FiveSevenFive
#MicroPoem #SmallPoems #Poetry
Flight
In our dreams we soar,
And touch the clouds, but briefly,
A flight of fancy.
#575prompt #Flight
#Haiku #Senryu #FiveSevenFive
#MicroPoem #SmallPoems #Poetry
Rug
I sleep fitfully,
Dark secrets do not lie still,
Swept under the rug.
#575prompt #Rug
#Haiku #Senryu #FiveSevenFive
#MicroPoem #SmallPoems #Poetry
Eve
On midwinter’s eve,
The Long Night, darkness triumphs,
Glimpse fleeting beauty.
#575prompt #Eve
#Haiku #Senryu #FiveSevenFive
#MicroPoem #SmallPoems #Poetry
New Chapter
With the turning leaves,
Winter brings a fresh, white page,
And a new chapter.
#575prompt #NewChapter
#Haiku #Senryu #FiveSevenFive
#MicroPoem #SmallPoems #Poetry
Reflect
As bleak as Winter,
mood and dark days, reflected.
Which is the mirror?
#575prompt #Reflect
#Haiku #Senryu #FiveSevenFive
#MicroPoem #SmallPoems #Poetry
Dinner
Our North-South divide,
Defined by dinner’s timing,
Evening or at noon?
#575prompt #Dinner
#Haiku #Senryu #FiveSevenFive
#MicroPoem #SmallPoems #Poetry
JammyDinner in evening here in the North West
Affirmations
Self-empowerment,
Positive affirmations,
Fostering belief.
#575prompt #Affirmations
#Haiku #Senryu #FiveSevenFive
#MicroPoem #SmallPoems #Poetry
Beginning
Woodland guardian,
Teaching the acorns patience,
Humble beginnings.
#575prompt #Beginning
#Haiku #Senryu #FiveSevenFive
#MicroPoem #SmallPoems #Poetry
#575prompt Backlog:
Aura
Twilight casts a spell,
An otherworldly aura,
Shivers down my spine.
—•—
Flight
In our dreams we soar,
And touch the clouds, but briefly,
A flight of fancy.
—•—
Rug
I sleep fitfully,
Dark secrets do not lie still,
Swept under the rug.
—•—
Eve
On midwinter’s eve,
The Long Night, darkness triumphs,
Glimpse fleeting beauty.
—•—
New Chapter
With the turning leaves,
Winter brings a fresh, white page,
And a new chapter.
#575Prompt Backlog:
Reflect
As bleak as Winter,
mood and dark days, reflected.
Which is the mirror?
—•—
Dinner
Our North-South divide,
Defined by dinner’s timing,
Evening or at noon?
—•—
Affirmations
Self-empowerment,
Positive affirmations,
Fostering belief.
—•—
Beginning
Woodland guardian,
Teaching the acorns patience,
Humble beginnings.
Typo
My head in the weeds,
I miss the would for the trees,
Typos flourishing.
@aethelshane
#575prompt #Typo
#Haiku #Senryu #FiveSevenFive
#MicroPoem #SmallPoems #Poetry
Pain
Painful memories,
Pierce the dull monotony,
Numbness soon returns.
@aethelshane
#575prompt #Pain
#Haiku #Senryu #FiveSevenFive
#MicroPoem #SmallPoems #Poetry
Speaker
A speaker, it seems,
Yet it is always listening,
“Alexa, save me!”
Final words spoken in vain,
“Sorry, I don’t know that one.”
@aethelshane
#575prompt #Speaker
#Haiku #Tanka #Senryu #FiveSevenFive
#MicroPoem #SmallPoems #Poetry
Hay
The wind in the hills,
Night’s veil pierced by silver light,
Hay for his pillow.
#DailyHaikuChallenge #Hay
#Haiku #Senryu #FiveSevenFive
#MicroPoem #SmallPoems #Poetry
Pipe
Always holding right,
Speeding towards the up-pipe,
Kaizo blocks be dammed.
@aethelshane
#575prompt #Pipe #Mario #Kaizo
#Haiku #Senryu #FiveSevenFive
#MicroPoem #SmallPoems #Poetry
Fern
Here among the ferns,
Dappled sunlight filters through,
Mushroom says hello.
#DailyHaikuChallenge #Fern
#Haiku #Senryu #FiveSevenFive
#MicroPoem #SmallPoems #Poetry
Mirth
Caught by a stray thought,
A fleeting smile, here then gone,
Short-lived happiness.
#DailyHaikuChallenge #Mirth
#Haiku #Senryu #FiveSevenFive
#MicroPoem #SmallPoems #Poetry
Insults
Prideful blackbird sings,
Elicits negative tweets,
Affronted, flies South.
@aethelshane
#575prompt #Insults
#Haiku #Senryu #FiveSevenFive
#MicroPoem #SmallPoems #Poetry
Frost
Brittle covering,
Cold heart refuses to thaw,
Still not over you.
#DailyHaikuChallenge #Frost
#Haiku #Senryu #FiveSevenFive
#MicroPoem #SmallPoems #Poetry
Long Night
A candle flickers,
No comfort through this Long Night,
Lonely, this Winter.
#DailyHaikuChallenge #LongNight
#Haiku #Senryu #FiveSevenFive
#MicroPoem #SmallPoems #Poetry
