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Y’all, I honestly just cannot get my online act together this year. Sigh. This month, the Poetry Sisters wrote haiku sonnets. I didn’t make it to the live write, and it was a scramble to have anything to share. But I turned an experience from last weekend into a draft. (Here’s a link to a less than a minute video I shared about it.)
Haiku and sonnets seem so diametrically opposed to me, so I couldn’t wrap my head around this form. And, to be fair, I had about zero minutes to think about it. But…here goes nothing.
I bet my Poetry Sisters (and maybe you!) came up with some good stuff :>)
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17 Responses
Laura, you amaze me! You created an action and emotion packed haiku sonnet out of thin air and in no time. How do you do it?
That’s so kind, Tracey. I’m pretty sure this doesn’t really capture whatever this form is supposed to do. But at least I got something down! :>D
Well, maybe no time, yet you captured the time when a dear bird is filled with anxiety, Laura, and then, relief! I’ve had a few birds in my home through the years, & they are frantic! Nice to read this, so full of sympathy!
Laura, I love “green crystal body” and “a pinwheel of noisy panic” — mission accomplished! 🙂
Uh, excuse me, Ms. Didn’t Have Time To Consider The Assignment Yet Wrote ‘A Heartbeat With Wings’ With Full-on Insouciance:
I think you can write haiku sonnets. That’s all I’m saying.
This is lovely, Laura! I especially like how you describe the bird as “a heartbeat with wings.”
Well, that’s pretty amazing for “nothing.” “heartbeat with wings” is lovely.
A pinwheel of panic…I can feel the vibrations of fear from the trapped bird. Thank goodness she had you to help her. This is so compact and evocative. Fast drafts FTW!
Laura, for little time, your poem is well-written, providing a real-life issue in such a beautiful way-from stress and fear to peace of mind and freedom. Love “a heartbeat with wings”.
Maybe not thinking too hard or having too much time is sometimes the key that unlocks a door. Yours is at least more poetic than mine! 🙂
I was so touched by the forgotten tea leaves rustling with dread. Very evocative. Love the pinwheel of noisy panic. I can see it! xo
And look at this gem that spills forth–despite the time and focus-crunch. Warblers will do that! 🙂
Came back here to say how much I love your poem and how your warbler has stayed with me, especially the idea of him/her as a “small statue” and then the “pinwheel of panic” before being released in a blur. Amazing, Laura! thank you!!!
Laura, fun video and story about this little warbler. I hope its freedom was release and not danger. Well done haiku sonnet.
Oh I love your ending! open, danger, freedom–so much can co-exist.
Wow, Laura… Maybe not overthinking is the key to letting words flow. Beautiful. You had me from the title!
Oh, I think your hurry served you — this came out in a perfect wingy pinwheely blur. I love every word of it!