In Need of a Kickstart
Good morning! Over the weekend I had my poetry journal out trying to write poetry. Nothing happened – my thoughts are all jumbled and neither words nor syllable count wanted to cooperate.
Thoughts a jumbled mess
still rusty from long absence
where shall I begin?
I guess it’s a start. I managed the first two lines on the weekend; the last line finally worked out as I’m typing this blog post. I am also catching up on housework too many things have piled up with me not feeling well. I am thankful autumn is almost here; though you would not know it by the temperatures in Phoenix. The highs are still well over 100! I love the fall. Shawn and I will be celebrating our 22nd wedding anniversary and then November marks another birthday for me.
Check out episode 43 of the Haiku Chronicle – rain seems to be a common theme this week. Since I wrote my contribution near the beginning of August, I still had monsoon season on my mind. And now nearing mid September, the desert is returning to its dry heat. Humidity and I do not get along very well. I am sitting in my air conditioned home still trying to write and waiting for monsoon season to come to a close.
Summer will end soon
vision to write poetry
is not going well
The #haikuchallenge word today is vision, fitting right in with #synonymsonly for Colleen’s poetry challenge.
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I absolutely love the “diary” feel of your intimate Haibun/Senryu. I lived in Phoenix and also in Prescott Valley, so I know first hand the suffocating heat of your dry summers. I’m in Colorado Springs so we still have the dryness but not all the heat. We had a wet summer which I hope bodes well for wildfire season. Great seeing you again. ❤
It was cool over the weekend, but it’s been hot and humid here in NJ. It’s been raining and raining. It looks like you’re finding inspiration in not finding inspiration. 😉
Rain, cold and more rain for us. Looks to me like you have written a lot in this post. Far more than you thought you would. Both poems are lovely.
Thank you. I did write more than expected. Love haiku and tanka but not a big fan of haibun. I have written a few but prose poetry which is a part of haibun does not come naturally to me. Still I give it a go once in awhile.
I love haiku. In the last few days I have been trying out other poetry forms, giving me more of
a writing range.
Wow……if only this is what happens when I don’t know what to write😀. Brilliant.
Ps…I hope you get well soon.
Like Merril said, it looks like you’re finding inspiration while trying to fin inspiration. Good Haibun/Senryu combo. 🙂