Author and poet Liz Garton Scanlon has challenged herself–and the rest of us, too–to celebrate National Poetry Month by writing one haiku every day. I’m SO in. Here’s my offering for today:
holy smoke follows
the casket and the mourners
outside; crocuses
Join us, won’t you? Liz offers a few tips on writing haiku in this blog post, and here is a glowing review of my favorite book on the form, SEEDS FROM A BIRCH TREE, by Clark Strand, in case you need inspiration.
Happy haiku-ing!