in the small hours
in her shape in the bed
only a ghost fits
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This poem was written in response to Carpe Diem #886 the journey continues: writing something, the moon clear, harvest moon, loneliness, another great prompt from Chèvrefeuille at Carpe Diem Haiku Kai. All of the poems in the link-up can be read here.
And, to finish, here’s Japan –
from their golden bed
I disturb the damselflies
mating, violently
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This poem was written in response to Carpe Diem 754 meadow, another great prompt hosted by Chèvrefeuille at Carpe Diem Haiku Kai. All of the poems in the link-up can be read here. And, to finish, here’s Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers –
wielding a whip
summer gales tie the elms
to a lush bed
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This poem was written in response to Carpe Diem #747 arrival of summer, another great prompt hosted by Chèvrefeuille at Carpe Diem Haiku Kai. All of the poems in the link-up can be read here. And, to finish, here’s Millie Jackson –
on a borrowed bed
the unreachable moon tips over
empty hands
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This poem was written in response to Carpe Diem #720, “if taken in my hand”, another great prompt hosted by Chèvrefeuille at Carpe Diem Haiku Kai. All of the poems in the link-up can be read here. And, to finish, here’s The Tindersticks –
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