12 July 2010

Magpie Tomato Lune





iron vines cling tight
until rot
liberates spent fruit






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Shout out to Magpie Tales for the picture prompt.  Check out the link for creative takes on the picture.

Thank you to Robert Lee Brewer of Poetic Asides for his description of the lune. “The lune is also known as the American Haiku. It was first created by the poet Robert Kelly (truly a great poet) and was a result of Kelly's frustration with English haiku. After much experimentation, he settled on a 13-syllable, self-contained poem that has 5 syllables in the first line, 3 syllables in the second line and 5 syllable in the final line.”

13 comments:

Kathe W. said...

nicely done! Iron vines they are indeed!

christine said...

Great haiku... well done

Christine

Anonymous said...

a very truthful lune!

signed...bkm said...

Great Haiku....bkm

Lisa said...

9 simple words tell a complete story!

Tumblewords: said...

Nicely done! I like your lune...

Brian Miller said...

i ike those iron vines but will do my best to get to them before they rot...smiles. nice magpie

susan m hinckley said...

Fun to see a haiku twist. I love the simplicity. Nicely written!

Helen said...

Few words producing wonderful Magpie!

RA said...

You spelled linearity in time guite beautifully. :)

Tess Kincaid said...

Wonderful! Thanks for the background on the "lune".

Linda Bob Grifins Korbetis Hall said...

lovely Haiku!

C.M. Jackson said...

cool! well said!