During the Small Heat Challenge, a Vocal-Media challenge of Haiku's—I submitted sixteen poems. I compiled my favorites from the sixteen I had submitted. I really enjoyed these haiku challenges and thought I would share my favorites to those who like the haiku form in one easy to find place. It was a lot of work for the Vocal team as so many submissions must of kept them busy for a long time. I look forward to the return of the haiku. One nice thing about compiling them together is they were written on a prompt and gel when read in sequence.
a sharp coil of scent
an ember, a lucky strike
cupped tight from the wind
single cut flower
warmed with its own breath hangs free
ghost feet within reach
warm water, a bowl
I did not become the bowl
the surface within
shy smiles I redden
blushing on the edges of
a flowering pith
condensation forms
skin of a fresh red apple
I’m just not this one
thin scent of pollen
something much bigger than hope
swaying clear ethos
wolf poets, a herd
Kuroshio driving warmth
minnows minnowing
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