stick bug
its camouflage useless
on a white wall
like my love
clear and open
Moonbathing, winter 2011
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Tanka
a brisk autumn walk the muddy blend of colors deepens my mood where are the highlights and bright spots of yesterday? Ribbons:Tanka Cafe
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oh, this wind! it sweeps me past my gate then spins me home spring clean-up- in the sweat of hard work a settling peace solid gray sky- fors...
6 comments:
A very nice haiga, Adelaide. Probably a colour blind stick bug?...
Probably was, Frank. I never would have seen it if it were on a tree and not on the side of the house. Thanks for stopping by.
Adelaide
And the first 3 lines make a nice haiku Lines 1 & 3 with an added jux (maybe derived from lines 4 & 5, could work, too.
But I like it as is.
Thanks Bill. Maybe I'll write a couple of versions of this.
Adelaide
Very nice. Like your stick bug tanka w/photo!!
We've got a lot of these "walkingsticks" at our place. Found one on the side of our house a few weeks ago and, coincidentally, wrote a tanka about it.
Good blog! (Am spending a few minutes perusing blogs this morning.)
janet l. d.
Hi Janet,
Happy to have a new viewer of my blog. I'll be on the lookout for your tanka in journals and will check out your blog.
Adelaide
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