Haiku (or hokku)
A Japanese verse form most often composed, in English versions, of three unrhymed lines of five, seven, and five syllables. A haiku often features an image, or a pair of images, meant to depict the essence of a specific moment in time.
You may or may not be a fan of social media, but the Twitterverse is alive with shared #haiku. If you’re looking for a pick-me-up or quick creative inspiration, take a stroll!
I post almost every Saturday and as part of National Poetry Month, I’ll also post my #haikusaturday poems here.
Enjoy!
Yellow Season
Creosote ocean,
Palo Verde, yellowbell
ballet, desert spring
©2022 Patricia J. Franz
It’s a Boy!
Miracle of life
eyes, arms, spine align inside
18 weeks to go
©2022 Patricia J. Franz
Tree bow
tree humility
bent boughs bowed low, patient pose
hope till spring returns
©2022 Patricia J. Franz
Healdsburg
Weathered, wild arms
octagenarian vines
dancing in mustard
©2022 Patricia J. Franz
Patricia Franz writes picture books and poetry. She believes children, dogs, and sourdough have a lot to teach us about life, joy, and wonder. She has raised two boys, four dogs, and holds a master’s degree in Theology with a focus on children’s spirituality. Patricia, her husband, her Bernese Mountain dog, Bonny, and her sourdough starter split their time between the Arizona desert and the Sierra Nevada mountains. 
I really loved the creosote ocean.
Oh, thank you Jone! I forgot that my Haiku went up today! 🙂
Patricia, your haikus are just lovely. I hope you will offer a winter image poem and spring one for the two galleries I am working on during National Poetry Month. The first set of image poems that I am gathering now is for Winter’s Embrace Global Gallery of Artistic Expressions. The second one’s invitation is at https://beyondliteracylink.blogspot.com/2022/04/i-am-pleased-to-say-that-i-successfully.html (Poetryliscious Gallery). I would be delighted if you join in with already made image poems or new ones in each of those online galleries. I’m off to Twitter to see some more #twitterpoems.
Aww, thank you, Carol. I’d be happy to contribute something. I may have to send it via emai; I don’t have a padlet account (which appears to be necessary in order to upload). Thank you for this invitation!
Email is fine, Patricia. I will add it to my Twitter repository and Padlet. Thank you. You can send both the winter and spring image poems to my email: cvarsalona@gmail.com
What breaths of fresh air these haiku are. And, congratulations on your grandson! It’s so exciting…a new baby to love. The placement of “perfect pose” as in a yoga move…is just so, well, perfect!
Thank you, Linda. I’m glad you enjoy them! Haiku is such a wonderful exercise in being essential with our words.