Wind on the water Ripples across the pond Grey clouds in the sky 4/1/17 Poem #2 for National […]
Category Archive: Formal Poetry
Notebook page empty Anxiety is rising Intimidating Fill with your breath and your truth Fill with authenticity. 4/1/17 […]
Sunlight creates life Life starts and ends in darkness Everything born dies 3/27/17 This Haiku is in response to Colleen’s […]
Light banishes dark Casting shadows on the floor Creating darkness The light dims, the shadows grow Darkness banishes […]
You might consider these “outtakes” or alternate versions of yesterday’s haiku, Inhabitants of Níu Heimar. I’m honestly not sure […]
Æsir, Vanir; Men Ælfar, Svartælfar; Jötnar Fog, Fire, and Hel 2-22-17 Note: There are two alternate versions of this […]
One-eyed Alföðr A raven on each shoulder Great Gungnir in hand 3/21/17 Pronunciation Guide: ð = th as […]
Rain waters the Earth Life pushes up through the dirt Blooms turn toward the Sun In the Fall […]
Seeds planted in dirt Thrust into Jorð’s fertile womb Water brings new life 3/20/17 This haiku is my […]
Cluster clouds of stars Sailing through the milky seas Hundreds of brothers Sprung from the same cosmic womb […]
John W. Leys 