Get Your Tuesday Haiku Fresh. Hear, Hear! (Dedicated to Shirley Mandel)

17 Syllables to Discipline My Verbosity with Poetry

Deonils
for Tuesday in July:


annuals love August

birth in the tropics ... rebirth

now migrants adapt

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I became a teacher in South Africa; since then I have worked in government, schools and higher education. My small business utilises my teacher-training & adult literacy interests/skills.  View profile

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  • Shirley Mandel11/12/2009

    Thank you so much for the dedication, Deonils. I'm humbled by both your support and great skill in writing this difficult form of poetry, haiku.

  • Deonils8/5/2009

    double entendre is prohibited in a true haiku. But u already knew that Tina. (thanks top all of you and to AC) shalom every day in every way

  • Tina Twito8/5/2009

    Lovely. I like the last line best.

  • John Smither7/31/2009

    Nice one.

  • Deonils7/29/2009

    thaNKS EVERYONE--AND i REWARD ALL YOUR FINE READERS AND VISITORS WITH beautiful Hibiscus this Wednesday (better late than never!) Shalom

  • Angel Vee7/29/2009

    So nice!!!!!

  • Branwen667/28/2009

    You are a master of this form! :)

  • Greenhill7/27/2009

    You are corectt, 17 syllables it is!

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