Pebble
Man’s hand in nature,
An aesthetic intrusion,
Creates imbalance.
#DailyHaikuChallenge #Pebble
#LeaveNoTrace
#Haiku #Senryu #FiveSevenFive
#MicroPoem #SmallPoems #Poetry
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Lonely
Branches gently sway,
Peace carried on a warm breeze,
Alone, not lonely.
#DailyHaikuChallenge #Lonely
#Haiku #Senryu #FiveSevenFive
#MicroPoem #SmallPoems #Poetry
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Sparrow
Dawn chorus gathers,
New day, new controversy,
Incessant tweeting.
#DailyHaikuChallenge #Sparrow
#Haiku #Senryu #FiveSevenFive
#MicroPoem #SmallPoems #Poetry
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Sigh
The bitter wind sighs,
Moonbeams herald his coming,
Darkness sheds no tears.
#575prompt #Sigh
#Haiku #Senryu #FiveSevenFive
#MicroPoem #SmallPoems #Poetry
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End
Our end approaches,
The next revolution starts,
Third rock from the Sun.
#DailyHaikuChallenge
#End #NewYear
#Haiku #Senryu #FiveSevenFive
#MicroPoem #SmallPoems #Poetry
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Calendar
Recorded moments,
As use-by date approaches,
Will be lost to time.
#DailyHaikuChallenge #Calendar
#Haiku #Senryu #FiveSevenFive
#MicroPoem #SmallPoems #Poetry
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Sleet
As the last train leaves,
Sleet sizzles on the engine,
His night’s work begins.
#DailyHaikuChallenge #Sleet #Noir
#ModernHaiku #Haiku #Senryu
#FiveSevenFive #MicroPoem
#SmallPoems #Poetry
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Squish
Infatuation,
Your smile my new obsession,
It’s just platonic…
#575prompt #Squish #LGBT
#Haiku #Senryu #FiveSevenFive
#MicroPoem #SmallPoems #Poetry
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Weasel
Lies, lies and more lies,
Your weasel-words led us here,
Pray let us rejoin.
#DailyHaikuChallenge #Weasel #Rejoin
#Haiku #Senryu #FiveSevenFive
#MicroPoem #SmallPoems #Poetry
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Tangerine
Rail infrastructure,
Maintained by unsung heroes,
Tangerine Army.
#DailyHaikuChallenge #Tangerine #NetworkRail
#Haiku #Senryu #FiveSevenFive
#MicroPoem #SmallPoems #Poetry
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Desolation
Desolate wasteland,
Sealed by nuclear winter’s kiss,
Our Christmas future.
#DailyHaikuChallenge #Desolation
#Haiku #Senryu #FiveSevenFive
#MicroPoem #SmallPoems #Poetry
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Long Night
A candle flickers,
No comfort through this Long Night,
Lonely, this Winter.
#DailyHaikuChallenge #LongNight
#Haiku #Senryu #FiveSevenFive
#MicroPoem #SmallPoems #Poetry
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Frost
Brittle covering,
Cold heart refuses to thaw,
Still not over you.
#DailyHaikuChallenge #Frost
#Haiku #Senryu #FiveSevenFive
#MicroPoem #SmallPoems #Poetry
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Insults
Prideful blackbird sings,
Elicits negative tweets,
Affronted, flies South.
@aethelshane
#575prompt #Insults
#Haiku #Senryu #FiveSevenFive
#MicroPoem #SmallPoems #Poetry
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Mirth
Caught by a stray thought,
A fleeting smile, here then gone,
Short-lived happiness.
#DailyHaikuChallenge #Mirth
#Haiku #Senryu #FiveSevenFive
#MicroPoem #SmallPoems #Poetry
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Fern
Here among the ferns,
Dappled sunlight filters through,
Mushroom says hello.
#DailyHaikuChallenge #Fern
#Haiku #Senryu #FiveSevenFive
#MicroPoem #SmallPoems #Poetry
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Pipe
Always holding right,
Speeding towards the up-pipe,
Kaizo blocks be dammed.
@aethelshane
#575prompt #Pipe #Mario #Kaizo
#Haiku #Senryu #FiveSevenFive
#MicroPoem #SmallPoems #Poetry
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Hay
The wind in the hills,
Night’s veil pierced by silver light,
Hay for his pillow.
#DailyHaikuChallenge #Hay
#Haiku #Senryu #FiveSevenFive
#MicroPoem #SmallPoems #Poetry
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Speaker
A speaker, it seems,
Yet it is always listening,
“Alexa, save me!”
Final words spoken in vain,
“Sorry, I don’t know that one.”
@aethelshane
#575prompt #Speaker
#Haiku #Tanka #Senryu #FiveSevenFive
#MicroPoem #SmallPoems #Poetry
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Pain
Painful memories,
Pierce the dull monotony,
Numbness soon returns.
@aethelshane
#575prompt #Pain
#Haiku #Senryu #FiveSevenFive
#MicroPoem #SmallPoems #Poetry
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