Poetry Friday — A Camping Haiku or Two

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Brrrrr! We woke up to a delightful chill here in central Texas.

And it’s a good thing, too, since we’re going camping for the weekend.
 
Bonfires and marshmallows just aren’t the same when it’s 95 degrees outside.

Since it’s Poetry Friday, I thought I’d kick off this weekend with a haiku or two…

Fall arrived today
Each breath crisper than the last
Pinkens up the cheeks

Pitching our big tent
Leaving room for the dog bed
We’re not roughing it

Cupped sliver of moon
holds warm wine by the campfire
Our thrists are all quenched

                            — LGS, 10/09

Have a lovely weekend, everyone!

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26 Responses to “Poetry Friday — A Camping Haiku or Two”

  1. lorrainemt

    I love the haiku–especially the last one.
    Happy camping! I wish it were still warm enough to do that here–one camping trip for a year is not nearly enough for me.

  3. saralholmes

    Well, the dog isn’t roughing it anyway. 🙂

    Sounds delightful. Here it’s rainy, cold and generally mean. I feel bad for all the Kidlit bloggers in town trying to see the sights.

    • liz_scanlon

      I think the Kidlit bloggers were mostly just trying to see EACH OTHER, right??? And that clearly happened. I want deets!!

  5. patchesking

    Happy Haiku

    students bring me joy
    playing eighth notes, quarters, halfs
    mostly right on time

    starving I go cook
    tamales hot and spicy
    again I eat fast

    Live music at Zach
    John Pointer two nights only
    intoxicated

  6. patchesking

    Just can’t help it

    I don’t even know if you can use questions in Haiku’s but I don’t care, I’m having fun.

    Have you been outside?
    this weekend we won’t get drenched
    perfection in green

    Where to walk my dog?
    Sweet Stanley the wonder mut
    no flees, baggie, GO!

    my little hands thirst
    practice time takes precedence
    Mozart, here I come

    • liz_scanlon

      Re: Just can’t help it

      Oooo, yay, Patches!
      I love the very first one about your students playing mostly right on time…