Tag Archives: counting syllables

of syllables and snow

Posted on April 17, 2016 by whimsygizmo

.. when the world goes white, let that lonely moon haiku you home.   ..

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sky ’ku

Posted on April 17, 2016 by whimsygizmo

.. bright blue breath of cherry blossoms falling, counting syllables.   .. .. It’s haiku day over at the April PAD Challenge. Come play!   

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Unrhymed Minutes

Posted on February 1, 2016 by whimsygizmo

  ..  Untimed, she chains herself in song slips words to sky, stills her heartbeat to trebled moon. Too soon, she finds the world bleeds by and steals her breath; her slanted sigh a troubled pause. Just cause for holding … Continue reading →

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helium

Posted on October 6, 2015 by whimsygizmo

(a double tanka of) helium .. her mama gave her a balloon with Mickey ears. no hesitation, (fly!) she let go of the string and giggled it to the clouds. forty years later, with a full inflated heart, tired empty … Continue reading →

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