pet goods store –
her pit bull is
thrilled to meet me
Month: March 2020
Quotable 352
Word choice stands at the center of the practice of writing. This is particularly true for poetry, and even more so for haiku. Simply put, the choice of a word can make or break a poem.
– David Grayson
haiku 469
freezing rain –
possum investigates
back porch
Quotable 351
Folk legend, fairytale, myth are thought of as escapist, but in reality they’re not – they’re distilled metaphor and truth.
– Alan Garner
haiku 468
on both sides
of midnight
fireworks
Quotable 350
English follows other languages down dark alleys, knocks them over and goes through their pockets for loose grammar.
– Terry Pratchett
haiku 467
gray morning –
grandfather clocks
chime in a round
Quotable 349
Respect the way characters may change once they’ve got 50 pages of life in them.
– Rose Tremain
haiku 466
Christmas lights –
low clouds
hide the stars