Sunday 27 May 2012

Sample Sunday: haiku from my new book


Hi, happy Sunday to ya! Here are some haiku from my forthcoming book, Life's Rhythms, which is coming very soon, published by InknBeans Press ... 




In blue essence deep
The old wise ones turn to sleep
Where lost shadows weep


Time ticks, tock tick tock,
Shadows curse the chill hour -
Deathly midnight, hush



Raspberries blood red
Ripe, soft and so succulent
Chilled ice-cream slithers


Almonds and sweet cream
Filled cakes depart from this world -
Yum, straight into my tum!



The sheltering moon,
Beneath her glimmer they roam -
Free, the wild wolves howl



Tinkle of a bell –
Leaping he snatches the bird,
Heart beating softly



We wake in the morn,
Escaping dreams we lived in
As light breaks the dark


In haste we are born,
Only to struggle searching
The purest of heart



Candles dripping drop
Falling fiery yellow,
Burns in the shy hand


Chasing the endless
She dreams of the living dolls
Breathing their lost lives


Timeless, it still stands ­
Relic to an ancient god
Tells of a distant sun



In the dry still heat
The lizard basks, eyes aloft
Watching out for lunch


Ice blows a blanket –
Protects the silent sleeping
Bears that birth tonight

2 comments:

  1. I love the imagery in this piece, Vickie. Thanks for sharing~

    Have a wonderful Sunday.

    Rachel Hunter

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    1. Thanks Rachel!
      Thanks for stopping by, reading and commenting - have a cool rest of your Sunday :)
      Vickie

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