A Series of Seven Haiku
Reflecting on Struggles
I.
Fog off the island
Obscures sight – hides cliffs, trees, blooms –
Yet nourishes thirsts.
II.
Grace is all we see;
In luminous pigments while
Darkness has its shades.
III.
A heart can be stone,
Heavy; protests the brain: yet,
Unknown is our fate.
IV.
Though once I was a
Fool, I stood amongst fools – and
How we all did dance.
V.
‘By contrast’ holds no
Truth; in mingling waves, we make
A wider sea swell.
VI.
Drink more water. Change
Is fine; change happens. Honor
Unchained memories.
VII.
It’s worth going out;
It’s more pleasant than it seems
From inside. Go be.
About the Creator
Philip Canterbury
Storyteller and published historian crafting fiction and nonfiction.
2022 Vocal+ Fiction Awards Finalist [Chaos Along the Arroyo].
Top Story - October 2023 [All the Colorful Wildflowers].
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The Wyrm King
'The Wyrm King' the third and final volume of Beyond the Spiderwick Chronicles by Tony DiTerlizzi and Holly Black. In this volume the fantastical characters are really showing themselves and their various talents. Nick and Laurie and family and still learning and making compromises as well as promises trying to be kept in helping the Nixie's and the other people and entities. Nick along with all the others learn how to help each other past and present. Once again Holly Black's artwork would make great coloring pages. All of these books thanks to Tony and Holly were great show and tell books for all ages.
By Mark Graham7 days ago in Critique
Comments (5)
An excellent quartet and I see you are a roger Dean Fan , I did a piece on his art
Gives me a warm feeling about the world and I just want to read it over and over.
You write in a way that makes me linger and take my time. Thank you.
Poignant and smart. Nice work!
Very nicely done. Congrats