Monthly Haiku Corner – November

las calaveras
marigolds honor the dead
dia de muertos

Monday Macabre: October 5, 2020

tufts of fur
scurrying for bits of flesh
hungry rats

Monthly Haiku Corner – September

red leaves
dance among the maples
september squirrels

Monthly Haiku Corner – August

hollow thoughts
always thinking of Halloween
pumpkin dreams

Weekly Haiku Returns

Back in January, I made the decision to post my haiku monthly instead of weekly. I was hoping to trigger more creativity and force my hand at posting more short stories.

Then, Corona-virus happened.

The lockdown stifled my creativity. Anxiety and fear moved in like unexpected house guests and stayed far too long. I haven’t written a lick since the beginning of summer, choosing to hide out instead. My own blog, unrecognizable.

Like clockwork, however, the Halloween season is calling!

In anticipation of the upcomi ng holiday

season, I’ve been working on my own game plan to celebrate Halloween 2020 in a big way! First, I need a little course correction. That means, starting August 3rd, Haiku of the Week will return. I’ll still post Monthly Haiku Corner and those posts will continue to feature some striking imagery, but the weekly haiku will,  hopefully, stand alone on their own merits.

Have a wonderful and safe Halloween season!

Monthly Haiku Corner – July

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toxic air
a new kind of plague
same old death

Monthly Haiku Corner – June

murky waters
from the abyss, comes madness
cthulhu

murky waters

 

Monthly Haiku Corner – April

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empty streets
crowded morgues
pandemic

Monthy Haiku Corner – March

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a shot of whiskey
currency worth more than gold
leprechaun’s trade

 

Artwork by Jean Baptiste Monge

Monthly Haiku Corner – February 2020

barbed wire

barbed wire
love takes no prisoners
eternally bound