RU NaPoWriMo: Snow in April

Saturday, April 2, 2011

Snow in April

Cherry blossom sealed—
Inside, a moon sheds her scalp.
Flakes fall everywhere.

3 comments:

Anannya DasguptaApril 3, 2011 at 9:48 AM
that's the prettiest recuperation of dandruff ever.
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Area 17April 4, 2011 at 4:12 PM
Second what Anannya says, and also like to say it's a cool micro-poem, and with a nod to haiku! ;-)

Here's a couple of gendai haiku:

cherry mist
the gun you pointed
as I said I love you

Publications credits: Symmetry Pebbles (2011)

dirty moon
last night
I trusted you

Publications credits: Symmetry Pebbles (2011)

all my best,

Alan

haikai literature weblinks:
NaHaiWriMo

what is haiku

NaPoWriMo and gendai haiku
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NicoleApril 5, 2011 at 8:28 AM
This is lovely, in spite of the dandruff!

www.honeyhaiku.wordpress.com
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WHAT WE DO

Since 2010, Rutgers English PhD students and friends have been writing a poem a day for the month of April as part of NaPoWriMo (National Poetry Writing Month).

From the NaPoWriMo official site:

NaPoWriMo was founded in 2003, when poet Maureen Thorson decided to take up the challenge (modeled after NaNoWriMo, or National Novel Writing Month), and challenged other poets to join her. Since then, the number of participants has gotten larger every year, and many writers’ organizations, local, national and even international, organize NaPoWriMo activities.