TIME FOR THE CROCUS
I broke my ankle
On Saturday before last
And now I just sit
There’s no community
To show me I’m not alone
Where’s the love gone to?
Testing
Testing
Testing
Ones and zeros dash
Across a liquid surface
And pixels conform
Looking like seeing
One you can do with eyes closed
Different result
The air teases warmth
Confusing us with snowflakes
Time for the crocus
Upside down lighthouse
Hermit crabs walking on clouds
Tide pool reflections
Shuffles slowly past
Heavy burden on his hunched back
Tenacious tortoise
Instructions for life:
Explore possibilities,
Surf the waves of change.
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THE POETS
Jane S
Justin Rielly
Jackie Dishner
Kay Ross
Catherine Valleroy
Anne Waterman Murphy
Joanne
THE ARTIST
Penny Higgins, PaleoPix photography
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THE POEM
Haiku is a form of Japanese poetry comprised of short lines that don’t rhyme but work together to create powerful imagery. For this Exquisite Collaboration, participants were asked to write a haiku following a 5-7-5 syllable structure. The following prompts were offered for inspiration.
– exploration/discovery
– joy/happiness
– fear
– technology
– community
You’ll notice that one of the verses doesn’t follow the haiku format. That’s the test entry I did to make sure the form worked before the prompt went live. I forgot to delete it from the contributions but when I saw it I realized that it still worked as part of the collaboration.
I’m trying these days to embrace mistakes as creative gifts. This was one of those mistakes.
Notes From The Funny Farm 