Haiku

Most of my poetry is devotional, especially to Brighid as She inspires me.

I was sitting in Dad's back yard with the cats two days ago, when I decided to try writing some haiku. I still have things to learn about subject and form, but I think I at least got the 5-7-5 syllable form right. The first one was 3-5-3.

Clear blue sky

Not a cloud in sight

Sun shining bright

The sky is a sea

Clouds sail lazily like ships

Going to and fro

Under a clear sky

Gazing up from the lake bed

Sunlight filters down

Old iron fences

Showing signs of wear and tear

Monuments to time

Old tree standing high

Reaching up toward the sky

Watching the birds fly

Sleek cat crouching down

Eyes to sky where birds abound

All flitting around

On the warrior spirit

To push through the fear and do what is right and necessary.

To use the energy of anger constructively, instead of being consumed by it.