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Fraiku: Summer Triangle

A swan — An eagle The lyre of Orpheus Nights warm but all too brief

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Fraiku: Clumsy Aphorisms

Passing time heals but stitches superfluous when impaled from behind (for Sammi Cox’s Weekend Writing Prompt. It was more difficult than I thought to write a ten word haiku.)

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Fraiku: Supernova

I dream of two suns and four shadows as we waltz along the canal (for Betelgeuse, may you explode soon)

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Fraiku: After Rain

Still mist drapes the air blessing butterfly kisses on my stubbly cheek

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Fraiku: Picnic in Mid-May

Tepid egg salad sandwiches ceaseless flies — polleny eyes a lovely day because of you (for this week’s Living Poetry Prompt: Picnic.)

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Fraiku: Star Wars

Broomstick lightsaber X-wing fighter bicycle Boy dreams of the Force

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Fraiku: You Are My Muse

We only glimpse each other through layers of masks yet you inflame my marrow (For today’s prompt, take the phrase “You Are (blank),” replace the blank with a new word or phrase, make the new phrase the title of your … Continue reading

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Fraiku: Deadly Cute

Her bow leans a bitin the park she saw a mousetears a wound and rolls (For today’s prompt, write poem using at least three of the following six words: Bow, Lean, Park, Saw, Tear, Wound.) (Pictures of Janizona’s Spirit of … Continue reading

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Fraiku: Tired

Thoughts flow like sludgeeyes ache and wine can’t dislodgethis ponderous blockage (not even halfway through the month yet)

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Fraiku: April Showers

Autumn leaves clutter the culverts — leaving the streets puddle-wonderful (Robert Lee Brewer must know about Fraikus because “For today’s prompt, write a small poem.” This was also written for Living Poetry’s April Visual Prompt and the last line shamelessly … Continue reading

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