march haiku madness
-
Upload
mark-houghtaling -
Category
Documents
-
view
220 -
download
2
description
Transcript of march haiku madness
march haiku madnesspoems by mark houghtaling
1
in march 2013, my cousin-in-law, laura herlands, started a facebook group called “march haiku madness.”
the concept was simple: each day laura would suggest a theme and the group members would post a haiku inspired by that theme.
through invitations and sharing the group eventually blossomed to a network of over 200 poets.
it was some of the most fun i’ve had using social media.
these are some of my posts.
mark houghtaling
2
WHAT I LEARNED IN KINDERGARTEN
music and storiescolored paper creationsall of this matters
===
3
UP
she wondered aloudlooking up from her garden:where are all the bees?
===
4
SENSES
the bloodroot soon bloomsbut brief, an invitationto feel the warm earth
===
5
VISITORS
i think i will makea springtime resolution:more visitors here.
===
6
DR. SEUSS
sunny sky blue-ishfeeling warm-ish and new-ishspringtime? woo-hoo-ish!
===
7
SIGNS, SIGNS
our cozy coal minelittered with dead canarieswe step around them
===
8
SNOWBOUND
black ice, white knucklestreacherous curves unforeseenthis road leads me home.
http://snd.sc/Yg70IP
===
9
BLACK AND WHITE
la dolce vitamarcello mastroianninow that’s black and white
===
10
IT’S A GAMBLE
beware the allureof the smiling croupier.he works for the house.
===
11
PERFECT
his treasured objectsbore the chips and stains of use.he loved them no less.
(in memory of my late friend, bill byron)
===
12
THE BIG CITY #1
sometimes i can pausein the rush of the cityand see the detail
===
13
THE BIG CITY #2
manhattan meltdownmusical inspirationsoundtrack of my life
http://snd.sc/105fNuo
===
14
PI
pink pig pirouettepineapple pistol pizzazzpill pile pick pike ... pi
===
15
BALL(S)
do you rememberthrowing down with all your might?the thrill of the bounce!
===
16
MY STATE
who am i today:city mouse or country mouse?alternating states
===
17
FIRE
caesura before"romeo and juliet"gets me every time
http://youtu.be/K9S5EZgIJck
===
18
BEWARE
sea level rising.wild fires. drought. erratic storms.snooze button, baby.
===
19
LUCK
my husband and mecoffee, music, sunday timeswe're lucky indeed.
===
20
RAINBOW, POT OF GOLD
welcome reminderthis polychrome path i'm oneach step the treasure
===
21
LAST
grateful to lauragrateful to fellow poetsmemorable march
22