emotions blink by
teeming across the asphalt
a shock of hail
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This poem was written in response to Heeding Haiku With HA: Emotions, a great prompt hosted by HA at Mindlovemisery’s Menagerie. All of the poems in the link-up can be read here. And, to finish, here’s Smokey Robinson –
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Oh — today’s hail makes its appearance! Yes, this is a great metaphor — and you can’t go wrong with Motown! 😉
Hopefully the hail’s one and only appearance! But as I looked at it from my window I knew it must be haiku-able. I only had one and a half lines, really, but then I saw Hamish’s prompt and “emotions” fits quite well 😉
Since I can’t haiga I’ll be free to check on other prompts for a while..
And yep, Motown is another sound that’s been absent for too long over here – it feels good to put that right 🙂
Very definitely! Since listening to your song I’ve been on a Motown kick. Ahhh! Feels GOOD. Great memories in Motown.
Yes … let’s hope that’s the only hail you get for a while! But hey, how often does nature hand you a haiku topic like that! Loved how you tied it into HA’s prompt.
Hopefully you’ll still write haiku, though, even if you don’t haiga? You won’t be the only one to do so. 🙂
The hail did look wonderful – as long as the stones aren’t too big it has that unique way of gusting over everything in waves. Plus I was indoors at the time 🙂
Oh sure. Besides, it’s not all haiga at CDHk – “freestyle” haiku today! That sounds kerazy! 😛
Freestyle! Controlled chaos! 😉
Kigo-burning!!!! 😉
Yes. Dangerous stuff, that hail. Once we had a hailstorm so bad it stripped all the grit from our roofing. Expensive storm! Still — it was really, really pretty. And Farfel had a blast running around in the aftermath. 😉
Ouch! for the roof.. 😦
Yay! for Farfel 🙂
Unfortunately, I think “kigo-burning” is itself a modern kigo 😛
That’s kind of a New Year’s thing, right? 😉
Sure is! We all get together, burn a kigo and shoot arrows at dancing lions – odd chaps, haijin…
Sake? Is there sake? If so, count me in! 😛
Only after the arrow shooting… 😦
Good thing the sake comes AFTER the shooting! 😛
The sake and arrow shooting went hand-in-hand at one time, but the number of active haijin began to dwindle, curiously…….
You don’t say?
[she said, donning her helmet and lowering the visor]
😛
Almost forgot — HA stands for “How Anxious” — a different blogger from Hamish. But hey, it’s easy to get everyone confused – so many names and pen names floating around. o.O
Lol tell me about it! I’ll adjust my “great prompt” spiel forthwith…
Hmm good word, “forthwith” 🙂
You should hear Georgia and I sometimes – trying to sort out the author of a prompt or a post or just compare ideas. “Wasn’t that Dot?” “You mean Elle?” “Maybe, I just saw Dot.” “You sure you don’t mean Todd?” 😉
Forthwith. Right up there with Forsooth! 😉
I certainly don’t envy you that. Then, of course, there are the bloggers with 2 or 3 different monickers… ahem!!
[looking embarrassed]
Sorry about that 😉
Wait, that “wink” negates the sorry, doesn’t it?
Sorry about that 😉
Shoot.
😦
There you go. 😀
Hmm contrition isn’t exactly a forte, isn’t it..? 😉
Sometimes yes… This time, not so much 😉
Yes. That image speaks to me of emotions in their raw form. Very well-penned.
Thanks for sharing words with us. 🙂
-HA
Thanks, HA. The image was a lucky coincidence since it happened to hail yesterday and then a few hour later I read your prompt – and people change like the weather, so.. 🙂
Beautiful haiku…. emotions blinking!… I love it.
⭐ Wishing you a wonderful thursday ahead! Aquileana:D
Thanks, dear Aquileana! Ah those emotions do have a habit of blinking off and on, don’t they? Wishing you a lovely Tuesday ahead 😉
Very vivid haiku, Sue.
Thanks. Luckily, there was a very vivid hailstorm on the day I sat down to write for this prompt – so I had a bit of help..