approaching darkness
accommodates a devil
the little kitten

chasing shadows on the rug
as thread and faith unravel

*

devils in details
taunt you their eyes without dots
their t’s left uncrossed
:

@Najdorf
#poetry #renku

what an embarrassing situation
in a local church

seeing the light is forbidden
for office workers in winter
but they get fired sometimes

:

@ftwaijing

#poetry #renku #church #office #fired #winter #light

seeing the light is forbidden
for office workers in winter
but they get fired sometimes

the heat of indignation
won't stop hypothermia

*

the light inside needs
a way to escape; it shines
through cracks in your heart

:

@Najdorf

#poetry #poem #renku #micropoem #mastopoem #haiku #senryu

may the warmth melts ice
and the queen's charms fall off

closed a dating app
to enjoy the weekend
alone

:

@ftwaijing

#poetry #renku #snowqueen #dating #weekend #alone

closed a dating app
to enjoy the weekend
alone

my bedside drawer is open
solo playtime needs some toys

*

time I spent alone
did so much more for me than
any companion

@Najdorf
#renku #tanka #poem #poetry #micropoem #mastopoem #haiku #senryu

too much? You did suggest I write more risque poems 😏

can't do much with herself
she was watching restrained

at freshly baked pie
favourite jam
during a diet

:

@ftwaijing This my verse doesn't fit that well but I still liked it.

#poetry #haikai #renku #diet

tw: body shaming

at freshly baked pie
favourite jam
during a diet

if I only stare at it
it shouldn't go to my waist

*

my body rebels
or my mind is in revolt
hating my softness
:

@Najdorf

#renku #tanka #haiku #senryu #poem #poetry #micropoem #mastopoem

overextending in dialogue
with a stranger

on the edge of town
sounds of the locals
loud voices

:

@ftwaijing

#poetry #renku #dialogue #stranger #local

on the edge of town
sounds of the locals
loud voices

the harvest this year was good
at the local rumour mill

*

the voice in my head
talks me up then drags me down
I believe its lies
:

@Najdorf