aka, The Abject Muse

Tag: Haiku

  • St. Xerox

    St. Xerox

    It’s Blue Tuesday over at the dVerse Poets Pub, hosted by Sarahsouthwest. “So tonight, let’s write blue. A splash of blue, an ocean of blue, a shimmer of blue. Gaze into the distance, or look down at the sapphire on your finger. Take us to the Blue Ridge Mountains or the Blue Lagoon. Hand me…

  • The ‘pause

    The ‘pause

    Slow, sweat-nasty burn. Nothin’ sexy here, Bozo. It’s Menopause, yeah? Back away real slow. Don’t make no sudden movements — nobody’ll get hurt.

  • Hearts of Summer

    Today at Mindlovemisery’s Menagerie, we have Heeding Haiku with Chèvrefeuille. This week’s prompt is Summer Love.   Hearts of summer fall quickly; forgetting seasons are temporary.    

  • Voodoo Woman

    Tangerine sun sinks behind live oaks dripping with musky Spanish moss wild gleam in agate eyes, Voodoo woman waits ‘til the time is right.      

  • Hollow Substance

    Written for Carpe Diem Haiku Kai cherished memories of better times and best friends all lost to me now. Reality or a mind’s eye tweak — does it matter?