Tag: The Daily Post
Cobweb (Haiku)
The cobweb floats down,
glinting like a silver thread—
flies dance around it.
Read More Cobweb (Haiku)The Blackbird Guilt (A Poem)
What did it feel it
to be pecked at
by a beak sharper than yours?
What did it feel like…cont
Read More The Blackbird Guilt (A Poem)A Meditation (Prose + Haiku)
Sitting to meditate, full of hope and faith that today might be the day the mind stays quiet, if only just for a moment—that precious moment. The timer is set—”the Western 15″… cont
Read More A Meditation (Prose + Haiku)Your Dirty Squatting Friend (100-Word Flash Non-Fiction)
You had your friend over to play.
You were in your bedroom, then he vanished. You assumed, because of how he darted out, that he was going to the toilet…. cont
Read More Your Dirty Squatting Friend (100-Word Flash Non-Fiction)Conversant (3x Haiku)
Are you conversant
with all that my nature holds?
Please think carefully.
Read More Conversant (3x Haiku)The Cowering Earth Dog (Poem)
The firecrackers start
to welcome the year of the Earth Dog,
though it seems they make every effort
to make every dog cower and whimper.
Read More The Cowering Earth Dog (Poem)Encrusted (Haiku)
Turning a blind eye
only leads to encrusted
feelings and neighbours.
Compromise (4x Haiku)
Shall I compromise,
or close my ears to their cries?
They are the unwise!
Read More Compromise (4x Haiku)Spears & Stars (A Poem)
Some had bows and arrows,
and bells that jingled from their waists;
their arms were interlocked,
forming a semicircle,
Read More Spears & Stars (A Poem)