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Tag: Haiku

Imaginary Friends; a Haiku

April 19, 2018April 19, 2018 ~ mariasjostrand ~ 4 Comments

I’m getting too old.

For imaginary friends.

No! Not when I write.

Haiku: Snow

February 3, 2018February 3, 2018 ~ mariasjostrand ~ 3 Comments

Do you ever wish?

To see the snow fall softly?

And forget all else?

Haiku: Roles

January 26, 2018March 21, 2018 ~ mariasjostrand ~ 1 Comment

It’s quite amazing.

How many people you are.

Dad, son, brother, love.


 

A Haiku: Death

October 27, 2017October 27, 2017 ~ mariasjostrand ~ 4 Comments

I look at bare trees.

I hope death is like winter.

A rest; not an end.

Insanity

September 8, 2017April 4, 2018 ~ mariasjostrand ~ 1 Comment

A/N: A literary reference. 

Hint: Think 18th century Gothic. 


A ventriloquist’s antics.

Causes him to break.

Insanity bringing death.


 

Pirate King

August 18, 2017August 18, 2017 ~ mariasjostrand ~ 4 Comments

A/N: Another haiku, another (sort of) literary reference. Who’ll tell me which story this is from?


A boy with a dream.

Friends sharing laughter and tears.

He’ll be pirate king.

 

 

Deceit – a Haiku

July 28, 2017July 26, 2017 ~ mariasjostrand ~ 5 Comments

A/N: My first haiku! Bonus points for anyone who can tell me which literary work it’s from.


Curtains used as dress.

Rooster’s feather in her hair.

The gloves told the truth.


 

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