pink blooms
fully open turn white
then brown
my cat twists
on her blanket –
mosquito
agile cat
captures baby lizard
loses it
loses it
old rose-bush
well-pruned doesn’t bloom
not a bud
not a bud
Spring – new lives may be short lives
and some lives never begin
and some lives never begin
A haiku sonnet for Poetic Asides form challenge. I prefer short/long/short haiku lines to 5/7/5 syllables – but we were asked to make the final couplet lines of 7 syllables, so I did.
Also linking to Poets United's Midweek Motif: Blooms (noun)
Haiku sonnets! This is interesting, Rosemary! The feline kind can be playfully mesmerizing!
ReplyDeleteHank
I absolutely must try this form..thanks for introducing it to me :)
ReplyDeleteMicrocosm for sure! Life and death sie by side, moving and still. Put this way, it has awesome beauty.
ReplyDeleteThank you. That was my intention. I'm glad to know I succeeded.
ReplyDeleteDamn, girl. This is awesome!
ReplyDeleteP.S. Brown is often my favorite color.
P.P.S. My very favorite bush/tree ... the most fragrant, gorgeous thing I've ever smelled/seen --- well, I was idiot enough to prune it (not knowing a thing about plants), and it has never bloomed since. I have that special gift for destroying everything I touch. But no one ever taught how to grow things! :(
I'm very good at destroying plants, too. :(
DeleteThat's what I like about poetry...making ones own rules.
ReplyDelete*Grin.*
Deletemany things happening in a tiny space...lovely :)
ReplyDeleteA haiku sonnet is a cool Idea! Loved this one.
ReplyDeleteThe concluding lines are so profound. Loved reading the poem. I will try to write a haiku sonnet sometime.
ReplyDeleteHaiku sonnets! ❤ You never cease to inspire me :D Beautiful work! ❤
ReplyDeleteNow I'm convinced that this is the only way of presenting a collection of haiku. They read so natural, in structure... and do an excellent job at illustrating the theme of the poem, in word and shape.
ReplyDeleteLove it!
luv the haiku sonnet, very innovative. Of course i have to try it!!!
ReplyDeletemuch love...
A lovely bouquet of microcosms - we suspected pink might be a fleeting fancy - and if it wasn't offered I think even we would miss it
ReplyDeleteLovely 'blooms' here, Rosemary. Especially liked the agile cat. Made me smile...because the little lizard was (in the end) more agile! Never heard of this form, Rosemary. One to play with.
ReplyDeleteSome serious green finger work needed here:)
ReplyDeleteI love the form you used for this, Rosemary. It is a beauty!
ReplyDeleteInteresting form, I may have to try that when I have some time. The last two lines are so rich and deep, something a sage might say.
ReplyDeleteit's called a haiku series too, isn't it? mosquito season has passed here luckily. drought made it a light year.
ReplyDeleteWe can all take lessons from nature who teaches us about all including life and death. Lovely poem Rosemary!
ReplyDeleteOf the rose bush: It's always a sad occasion when a well-tended plant of any sort simply decides to die...
ReplyDeleteIt's alive, just not blooming. It's pretty old; I'm told this can happen when they age.
DeleteCool form to use. Haiku sonnet. It works!
ReplyDeleteInteresting form, I'll be trying it out too, Rosemary. Liked your vivid images in this!
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