Truth is a cold coal Grasped from the heart of the fire Dead trees come alive
haiku
Season of the Cultist
Haiku are closely associated with Zen, a philosophy which suggests human life has no intrinsic elevated value and reality is not as most people perceive it. Although often rather less bleak in expression, this view of existence will be immediately recognizable to Lovecraft fans as very similar to cosmicism. So, as I like both haiku … Continue reading Season of the Cultist
Bonus Friday*
Today is apparently Grilled Cheese Sandwich Day. In the spirit of small joys, have a haiku: Sun on scorched fields Two children sitting in dust Watch a lizard dance *A US Grilled Cheese Sandwich is traditionally fried rather than grilled so today is a fry day.
Small Pleasures
I anticipate the current Covid-19 pandemic will have left many of you feeling both slightly worried and mildly bottled up. I hope these three haiku might give you a moment of joy and space. A star in the mist A calm heart need not test the Truth to perceive it Water in tumult Scattered with … Continue reading Small Pleasures
Renku with the Void
I start playing in a Legend of the Five Rings game on Wednesday. As the game is set in fantasy Japan, I was—(un)suprisingly—inspired to haiku. However, rather than a single verse, I challenged myself to create an entire cycle inspired by part of the world; which went well enough it I want to share it … Continue reading Renku with the Void
Cucku
A poetry community to which I belong selected one of my haiku for October Poem of the Month. Which obviously brought me joy, but also highlighted how subjective the experience of poetry can be. A little cuckoo Echoes from beneath my feet A cave in winter The haiku is part of an ongoing series shaped … Continue reading Cucku
One of my weekly haiku has just been selected as the latest featured poem by the Poets Soul community on MeWe. Which seemed like a good reason to share it: Waters warming now Barriers melting away Darkness also freed
A Flurry of Darkness
This image by the rather talented Ink Stitution was the photo prompt in one of the poetry communities to which I belong. Which inspired the haiku that follows. Fog obscures the path Monsters hide in the shadows Trust me to save you This post is dedicated to the myriad Goths who face another 364 days … Continue reading A Flurry of Darkness
Haiku
Someone was kind enough to compliment my latest haiku, so I thought I'd spread the love: Darkness becomes light Forgiveness is only bliss Comparatively
A Stick To Beat One’s Tongue
Poetry is hard to define, but one of the common guides for what is "good" poetry, is conformity to tradition: does this poem follow the forms of Latin verse? Does that poem fit the structure of Shakespearean sonnets? Does this tanka reference the season and have a metaphysical shift in the middle? And such fitting … Continue reading A Stick To Beat One’s Tongue
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