writeALONG! 29 October

A TUESDAY FEATURE

hosts: Muskaan Ahuja, K.Ramesh

guest editor: Alan S. Bridges

Only the unpublished poems (that are never published on any social media platform/journals/anthologies) posted here for each prompt will be considered for Triveni Haikai India's monthly journal -- haikuKATHA, each month.

Poets are requested to post poems (haiku/senryu) that adhere to the prompts/exercises given.

Only 1 poem to be posted in 24 hours. Total 2 poems per poet are allowed each week (numbered 1,2). So, revise your poems till 'words obey your call'.

If a poet wants feedback, then the poet must mention 'feedback welcome' below each poem that is being posted.

Responses are usually a mixture of grain and chaff. The poet has to be discerning about what to take for the final version of the poem or the unedited version will be picked up for the journal.

The final version should be on top of the original version for selection.

Poetry is a serious business. Give you best attempt to feature in haikuKATHA !!

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wind-stirred night

dog barks domino

down the street

     —Jacquie Pearce 

One can easily recognize this scene that we have all experienced, on a ‘wind-stirred night.’ Immediately we are drawn to a familiar place, and then transported to another level by the phraseology of lines 2 and 3, that uses ‘domino’ as a verb, as dogs in succession react to the hubbub.

Contributing to the success of this haiku is the element of assonance whereby there are no less than five ‘d’ sounds, which may not be immediately recognized, but is subliminally pleasing to our ear.

The challenge posed to you is to create an haiku and include a noun made into a verb. If you are able, to assist you in this endeavor please refer to my friend and colleague, Brad Bennett’s article “‘Verbing’ in Haiku,” Frogpond 42:2.