The Saints go marching
in, won against the Vikings
Superbowl bound, twenty ten.
© 2010 Shari Lynne Smothers
Saints in the Superbowl
Author: Shari SmothersJan 26
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Winter Cold
Author: Shari SmothersJan 18
Winter cold is more
acceptable than summer—
strange psychology.
© 2010 Shari Lynne Smothers
3 Rules to Haiku
Author: Shari SmothersJan 18
- 17 syllables
- 5-7-5 syllables is a popular American format
- A season must be involved
This are the three rules I picked up on while researching Haiku. I started my research as a result of joining the Haiku group at Read Write Poem. The group moderator, Allen Summers, has a great site, With Words, which is a great place to get started writing in the form.
The moderator told me about a book called Baseball Haiku, something I might not otherwise have picked up. I got it from the library and got a lot out of it.
Catching Up on Sleep
Author: Shari SmothersJan 10
Winter day, lost sleep
found me and dropped my head to
welcoming pillows.
Best laid plans set, are
unmet today with not a
mention in my dreams.
© 2010 Shari Lynne Smothers
Sunday Haiku for Read Write Poem’s Haiku group.
Random Thought on New Year’s Day: Mortality
Author: Shari SmothersJan 8
Not for one hundred
years can the date be written
with just one digit.
One through nine went fast;
I used one each chance I got
without knowing why.
It dawned on me on
the first—I can’t again do
it in my lifetime.
© 2010 Shari Lynne Smothers
Facing November Week Four
Author: Shari SmothersNov 23
Monday morning I’m
three poems in arrears and some
thousands words behind.
©2009 Shari Lynne Smothers
This is a short Haiku to convey my rising anxiety about the projects I’ve taken on.
I can deal with being three poems behind–on a regular day. But, because I’ve taken on NaNoWriMo and I’m very far behind, my anxiety is reaching a feverish pitch.
My writing could well be over for NaNoWriMo, except the characters are still alive in my head. I’ve got all these ideas and twists and I let time get away from me. Well, I let family and events get in the way, cardinal November sin.
Ultimately, I’m not out of the game until November 30th. So, with ideas still to record, creativity still flowing, I need to open their creative outlet. I’ll take these last eight days and make the best of it.
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