| Archives 2016: Haiku Poems by Rosaliene Bacchus |
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HAIKU POETRY |
The Japanese
haiku poetic form
of 5-7-5 on -
often equated
with the English
syllable -
juxtaposes two
images or ideas,
usually
separated with a
cutting word.
For me, the
morsel to chew
on and digest
during the day
or days ahead.
haiku poetic form
of 5-7-5 on -
often equated
with the English
syllable -
juxtaposes two
images or ideas,
usually
separated with a
cutting word.
For me, the
morsel to chew
on and digest
during the day
or days ahead.
We live in challenging times. Our future is uncertain. For many of us, each day is
filled with adversity and struggle. Using the compact Haiku verse, I call attention to
our humanity, our struggle, and to the situations that bind us.
filled with adversity and struggle. Using the compact Haiku verse, I call attention to
our humanity, our struggle, and to the situations that bind us.
THIS IS THE YEAR
This is the year:
eaglets take their final flight
to the heavens...for Life.
JUNE 2016
HOLLOW ECHO
Greed feeds on infants
muffles moans of hunger & grief.
A hollow echo.
MAY 2016
CANE SUGAR
Cane Man in cane field
slashing stalk & smashing bones.
Bleeding cane sugar.
APRIL 2016
LANGUAGE OF QUEENS
Flowing with love and hope
Lifting the lost and broken.
Language of queens.
MARCH 2016
OUTSIDE THE FENCE
Chastized, brutalized
landless small farmers languish.
Locked outside the fence.
FEBRUARY 2016
MADE FROM THE SAME CLOTH
Father & daughter
missed stitches, ruffled collar
made from the same cloth.
JANUARY 2016
This is the year:
eaglets take their final flight
to the heavens...for Life.
JUNE 2016
HOLLOW ECHO
Greed feeds on infants
muffles moans of hunger & grief.
A hollow echo.
MAY 2016
CANE SUGAR
Cane Man in cane field
slashing stalk & smashing bones.
Bleeding cane sugar.
APRIL 2016
LANGUAGE OF QUEENS
Flowing with love and hope
Lifting the lost and broken.
Language of queens.
MARCH 2016
OUTSIDE THE FENCE
Chastized, brutalized
landless small farmers languish.
Locked outside the fence.
FEBRUARY 2016
MADE FROM THE SAME CLOTH
Father & daughter
missed stitches, ruffled collar
made from the same cloth.
JANUARY 2016
ALL OVER THIS LAND
U.S. POST-ELECTION 2016
Dread roams foggy streets.
Hate foams from deep cracks & vents.
All over this land.
DECEMBER 2016
EVERYWHERE IS NATURE
Wake up & see:
our buildings, the potted plants.
Everywhere is Nature.
NOVEMBER 2016
CEASELESS ENDS
Blacks hounded at home;
Muslims pounded in the Middle East.
Ceaseless ends.
OCTOBER 2016
RISE & LEAD
Rise, Grandma
the water is rising
It's dark; I can't see
Lead the way.
SEPTEMBER 2016
MIRROR OF MY SOUL
Unlikely friendship
poetic meanderings.
Mirror of my soul.
AUGUST 2016
SHARDS OF GLASS
Broken promises
lovers' many slights & hurts
shards of buried glass.
JULY 2016
U.S. POST-ELECTION 2016
Dread roams foggy streets.
Hate foams from deep cracks & vents.
All over this land.
DECEMBER 2016
EVERYWHERE IS NATURE
Wake up & see:
our buildings, the potted plants.
Everywhere is Nature.
NOVEMBER 2016
CEASELESS ENDS
Blacks hounded at home;
Muslims pounded in the Middle East.
Ceaseless ends.
OCTOBER 2016
RISE & LEAD
Rise, Grandma
the water is rising
It's dark; I can't see
Lead the way.
SEPTEMBER 2016
MIRROR OF MY SOUL
Unlikely friendship
poetic meanderings.
Mirror of my soul.
AUGUST 2016
SHARDS OF GLASS
Broken promises
lovers' many slights & hurts
shards of buried glass.
JULY 2016
| THE INSPIRATIONAL STORY THAT SET ME ON THE PATH TO WRITING HAIKU POETRY |