Not a Single Star

     I was invited by Ed Bremson to join another group in Facebook called Five Line Poems. For my first post, I wrote this before I went to bed.

 

not a single star

speaks to me tonight

but all these poems

I tuck under my pillow

with a smile

     It was quite liberating writing this poem because all I had to do was write a poem with five lines. I didn't have to  stick to the rules of a good tanka, a kind of poetry I need to learn more about. 

     You may read comments on my poem here. If you think you'd like to join us, check out Five Line Poems.

Elvis Presley Haiku

     For my first post on Joys of Japan - Poetry, I wrote a haiku in memory of Elvis Presley's death anniversary. This also appears in Gabi Greve's the World Kigo Database.

                           

shining star
the poster of Elvis

still beaming at me

Hope

     August 6 NaHaiWrimo prompt is "hope", provided by Johnny Baranski.

     

   Comments on my haiku may be found here. Click this to get more information on the 31 Different NaHaiWrimo Prompters in August 2012. 

     Inspired by Postcards from Paradise 

     Shared with Haiku Heights with the prompt "stars" 

    

Doodlefest (Day 21-31)

(click headings to see the doodle of Aubrie Cox on Yay Words!)

I Doodle, You 'Ku - 21

dizzying thoughts

I take a break

to look at the moon

revision:

mind chatter

I take a break

to look at the moon

I Doodle, You 'Ku  - 22

floating bubbles

the child in her

never left

~

floating bubbles...

a child's laugh

in her laughter

~

rainbow bubbles

a child twirls

with a magic wand

I Doodle, You 'Ku - 23

waters of spring

finding the brooch

my mom used to wear

I Doodle, You 'Ku - 24

summer breeze

pulling his gaze from her

dandelion tattoo

I Doodle, You 'Ku - 25

checkmate—

surrendering to

a choir of birds

I Doodle, You 'Ku - 26

immigration papers

the tulip opens

once again

I Doodle, You 'Ku - No Doodle Day

blank page...

one by one

the stars whisper

I Doodle, You 'Ku - 27

snail mail

he reads my mind

across the room

I Doodle, You 'Ku - 28

hocus pocus...

under the stars

we need no magic

I Doodle, You 'Ku - 29

crimson sky

the click of his lighter

after making love

I Doodle, You 'Ku - 30

karaoke music

not a single star

stands out tonight


I Doodle, You 'Ku - 31

spring dream...

a fox hesitates

to leave a butterfly

Haiku for Whitney

     In honor of the singing legend, the greatest voice of all time, who had her memorial service today, I posted this haiku on CPH project. For Tif's photo, click here.


     off you go, Whitney
     I Will Always Love You
     forever in our hearts


     It's not a really good haiku, but I like it. :-) The first line was actually Kevin Costner's words in his eulogy for her. I agree with what he said in the funeral. When she reaches heaven, she doesn't have to worry if she's good enough. She'll always be good enough. My  wish for her is that here on earth, she'll be remembered more for her God-given talent and the countless times she had touched our hearts with her songs.

falling star

a voice whispers 

Jesus Loves Me