Prairie Rain: A Quatrain

Prairie Rain copyright Min Ma

I like the weather

On the prairie better

Rainstorms drop in 

And make things wetter

~Cie~

Lafayette: My Guide and Friend

You were

My guide and friend

The day I brought you home

You hid until the nighttime came

You learned to feel safe at home with me

I loved you with all of my heart

I felt my heart shatter

When you left me

You were

I will love you forever, Buddy

There are some things you never get over

No matter how many times people insist that you "should"

Troiku Challenge 2019: Day 6 + Poetry Pantry #482: Chasing a Fly

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chasing a fly

in silent meditation mode

eyes fixed

chasing a fly

which keeps buzzing about me

distracting my thoughts

in silent meditation mode

I attempt to fell the beast

won't you let me be?

eyes fixed

I raise my hand to strike down

it flies out of reach

~Chèvrefeuille & Cie~

Notes:

The "sleigh" of this Troiku was created by Chèvrefeuille. The Three Horses of the Apocalypse were created by me.

This poem actually fits in with my "Legend of Seacliffe" poetry place-holders. The Legend of Seacliffe's protagonist, Randal Messana, is based on my son Michael. Michael loves bees and has neutral to favorable opinions on most insects. However, he despises flies.

I am imagining a scene where Randal is being distracted by a particularly persistent fly while tending to his horse team. Charlie and Jorn are trying to be polite and not laugh at Randal's predicament, but they are well amused.

Carpe Diem Weekend Meditation #87: Troiku: Deep Silence

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Plants thriving and green

Fade into the deep silence

If we do not care

Plants thriving and green

Live on in paintings and dreams

Rainforests now black

Fade into the deep silence

Our planet scarred and burned

Can we recover

If we do not care

There can be no hope at all

For plants lush and green

~Cie~

Notes:

Our challenge today was to create a "Troiku". This is my first time working with this form, and I found it an enjoyable challenge. I wasn't quite sure what to do with my 7-syllable line in the "sleigh" part of my Troiku, so I have two seven-syllable lines in one of my stanzas. I hope that this is acceptable with this non-traditional form of Haiku.