Winter haiku #3

no haiku today
a black hole British winter
has consumed all words

Author: Sarah Potter Writes

Sarah is a British eccentric who writes offbeat fiction, haiku and tanka poetry. When stuck for words, she sketches or paints instead. She's into nature conservation, sustainability, gardening, dogs, natural health, and reading. Her sociability is something that happens in short bursts with long breathing spaces in between. View all posts by Sarah Potter Writes

9 thoughts on “Winter haiku #3”

Graphite Bunny says:

23/01/2013 at 4:59 pm

Today brought more snow and a prose poem about being a full time parent while your friends get promotions and go clubbing to celebrate. Another one for the Novel Writing Winter.

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1. sarahpotterwrites says:
  
  23/01/2013 at 5:57 pm
  
  Good. I’m glad the prose poems are still happening. I’m sure many people will identify with the parent versus career conundrum. I gave up my fulltime career for parenthood when my daughter was four. Never regretted it for a moment. I took up childminding at home instead, so other parents could go out to work.
  
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  1. Graphite Bunny says:
    
    31/01/2013 at 7:49 pm
    
    I am struggling with it today. My job is the most fetid pile of fecal matter and I so much want to give it up and get a job which has meaning – the downside is I will get to see my daughter every other weekend. I think that might break me.
    
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  2. sarahpotterwrites says:
    
    02/02/2013 at 6:38 pm
    
    Oh, dear. Poor, poor you. Are there no jobs that don’t involve weekends? Do you have transport, and, if so, could you stand doing an agency carer’s job? I think some of the agencies allow you to be quite selective about your hours. At least doing a job like that, people will appreciate you.
    
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  3. Graphite Bunny says:
    
    03/02/2013 at 2:24 pm
    
    I am looking at the moment – I really want to work with people. The problem is giving up stable pay for agency work is pretty scary.
    
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  4. sarahpotterwrites says:
    
    04/02/2013 at 5:11 pm
    
    How about doing a few peoples’ gardens, too? Gardening is good for the soul and a great inspiration for haiku 🙂
    
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silentlyheardonce says:

23/01/2013 at 6:32 pm

Just swallowed them up. This poem reflects wonderful imagery. Nice job.

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1. sarahpotterwrites says:
  
  23/01/2013 at 7:06 pm
  
  Thanks:-) The day was so grey outside my window, it filled me with the desire to create the haiku equivalent of anti-matter!
  
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dearrosie says:

28/01/2013 at 5:59 pm

Hi Sarah,
I also love the imagery in this Haiku, and the illustration is perfect 🙂

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