Haiku Poem by William F Dougherty
Haiku
A screen door claps shut—
bouncing under a porch light
chalky moths yo-yo.
Crabs in notched helmets
hoisting victory salutes
wave white-molar claws.
Glints of glassy roots:
in rows on blackened branches
silver parsnips drip.
Haiku A/ screen /door/ claps /shut—/........5 bounc/ing /un/der/ a /porch/ light........7 chalk/y /moths/ yo/-yo./.................5 Crabs/ in/ notched/ hel/mets/..........5 hoist/ing/ vic/tor/y /sal/utes/..................7 wave/ white/-mo/lar/ claws/..............5. Glints/ of /glass/y /roots: /..................5 in/ rows/ on/ black/ened/ bran/ches/..........7 sil/ver/ par/snips/ drip./.................5 traditional haiku about beauty of nature & seasons myth 3 lines; 17 syllables with 5+7+5 arrangement...
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4/24/2024 5:08:02 AM # 1.0.0.1119
nice haikus enjoyed the write.