An elegant door
in a palace wall, paint cracked —
Face made up, lined skin
An elegant door
in a palace wall, paint cracked —
Face made up, lined skin
Contrair to evolution
patriarchs always accuse
women being guilt of sin
#MastoPrompt
#dissent
#haiku 7/9/7
#senryu
#poetry
#SmallPoems
#writing
#illustrate
Reaching out for 'knowledge' - (unknown illustrator)
Dutch proverb that says
'to know how the hares run' means
to be well informed
'weten hoe de hazen lopen'
#dailyhaikuprompt
#hare
#haiku
#senryu
#poetry
#SmallPoems
#writing
#photography
Running Hares - Aobram
Lagomorphs differ
from rodents by incisors
and their excreta
#MastoPrompt
#dissent
#dailyhaikuprompt
#hare
Wind, cars, doors, and dogs,
Muffle their murmurs at night.
But the voices don’t.
Wild graffiti sprayed
on an antique wooden door —
Aphrodite’s wounds
Rabbits (unlike #hares)
are born without any hair.
I'm NOT splitting hairs.
but what were glaciers?
mentioned in human poems,
now just soggy text
Eyes and Tears
Rain closes in, cloud
obscures the horizon; it
seems so lonely, here.
© Simon J Ashcroft, 2025
Caveat: Poem #3150 "Concept of a plan"
ㅁ
even a haiku
needs some plot development
something that grabs you
- a pseudo-haiku.
https://caveatdumptruck.com/index.php/2025/03/21/caveat-poem-3150/
American Pie
Left a lasting legacy.
Stifler’s Mom is a
Delinquent teenage years…
Old Acquaintance
Hello, Sorrow. You
have come to haunt me? To shut
my heart in silence?
© Simon J Ashcroft, 2025
Through all times many
communities developed
Spring start rituals
#MastoPrompt
#civil
#dailyhaikuprompt
#equinox
#haiku
#senryu
#poetry
#SmallPoems
#writing
#photography
@stevencudahy
@dailyhaikuprompt
Stonehenge Sunrise - Andy Roland
A balanced feeling
As the swallow flies by
the summer in tow
#DailyHaikuPrompt - equinox
#Haiku #Senryu #Poetry #Writing
Tonight I must write
haiku concerning pencils.
I'll pencil it in.
half light half dark
in all our souls
(maybe not all)
#DailyHaikuPrompt (equinox) #haiku #senryu #poetry #WritingCommunity
Anticipate
One day, all strife, fear,
distress and pain, will resolve
into endless peace.
© Simon J Ashcroft, 2025
Caffeine and slumber.
Finding my own equinox
While the sun balances.
#dailyhaikuprompt (equinox) #senryu
Caveat: Poem #3149 "Soliloquy"
ㅁ
Out in the gray rain
I heard a bird saying stuff
discussing spring plans
- a pseudo-haiku.
https://caveatdumptruck.com/index.php/2025/03/20/caveat-poem-3149/