Day Begins
Feathered flecks of night
fling westward on sun-drawn shafts
Stars fade in teal wake
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Mid-Day
Cast across cobalt,
a silhouette snags the sun
a beat, then arcs west
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Day's End
Wings arrow sunward
piercing sapphire; bloody light
slowly sieves to stars
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Midnight
A constellation
huddles beside the still pond
Grey moon glides alone
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About the Creator
Sonia Heidi Unruh
I love: my husband and children; all who claim me as family or friend; the first bite of chocolate; the last blue before sunset; solving puzzles; stroking cats; finding myself by writing; losing myself in reading; the Creator who is love.
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Comments (4)
I love the progression highlighted in your poems.
I'm definitely in the same court as Ward on this one. Beautifully written and visual enough without the images. I'm glad you followed is advice.
Visualy appealing
this is lovely for a lot of reasons...many stars and a wish. firstly, my wish- I wish you let the words do the "talking" - they are enough, more than enough, to convey your intent; each haiku having its own title and picture (for me) weakens the beauty and invention of your imagery.- as if to say, "this is what I mean by this..." Stars...I am not surprised that this took some work - your imagery is quite wonderful in all four haikus; your use of alliteration and consonance in each is smooth and effective - and a couple of simply beautiful images- "bloody light slowly sieves to stars" "a silhouette snags the sun"...please! all of it constructed with wit and purpose. finally - a poem truly worthy of praise