Tag: Haiku on Hope

Tomorrow | McKenzie Richardson

August 7, 2020

Do not fret, my dear

things look bad, I know, I know,

still, tomorrow comes.

McKenzie Richardson lives in Milwaukee, WI. Her work is featured in various published and upcoming anthologies from Black Hare Press, Dragon Soul Press, and Iron Faerie Publishing. She has also published a poetry collection, 433 Lighted Way, and her middle-grade fantasy novel, Heartstrings, is available on Amazon.

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Blog: http://www.craft-cycle.com

Contagious | McKenzie Richardson

August 3, 2020

If fear is the plague,

it is one easy to catch;

but then, so is hope.

McKenzie Richardson lives in Milwaukee, WI. Her work is featured in various published and upcoming anthologies from Black Hare Press, Dragon Soul Press, and Iron Faerie Publishing. She has also published a poetry collection, 433 Lighted Way, and her middle-grade fantasy novel, Heartstrings, is available on Amazon.

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Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mckenzielrichardson/

Blog: http://www.craft-cycle.com

Dream Come True | Monica St Hillaire

July 31, 2020

Keys in palm of hand,

His laugh precedes drops of tears;

Stares at his new home

Monica St Hillaire: Aspiring Writer – Writing has always been a passion of mine. Compiling words together will always be a challenge I shall withstand. My desire, to be the best wordsmith I can be. A lover of both traditional and modern Haiku, a field I hope to one day master. Also trying my hand at  Free Verse. My haikus were featured on The Short Of It(Iwriteher.com) website in April. For more of my work please visit tinytotspoetry on WordPress.com. Join me in my journey.

 

Forecast | McKenzie Richardson

July 27, 2020

Rainclouds persisting,

soaking the earth in sorrow.

Tomorrow, the sun.

McKenzie Richardson lives in Milwaukee, WI. Her work is featured in various published and upcoming anthologies from Black Hare Press, Dragon Soul Press, and Iron Faerie Publishing. She has also published a poetry collection, 433 Lighted Way, and her middle-grade fantasy novel, Heartstrings, is available on Amazon.

Facebook: https://m.facebook.com/mckenzielrichardson/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mckenzielrichardson/

Blog: http://www.craft-cycle.com

Selected by the editor as a featured submission, June 2021

In The Meantime | Monica St Hillaire

July 24, 2020

Two guys on road trip,

From Charleston straight to Yosmite;

Their dreams the topic…

Monica St Hillaire: Aspiring Writer – Writing has always been a passion of mine. Compiling words together will always be a challenge I shall withstand. My desire, to be the best wordsmith I can be. A lover of both traditional and modern Haiku, a field I hope to one day master. Also trying my hand at  Free Verse. My haikus were featured on The Short Of It(Iwriteher.com) website in April. For more of my work please visit tinytotspoetry on WordPress.com. Join me in my journey.

 

Through the Tunnel | McKenzie Richardson

July 20, 2020

Darkness swirls, consumes,

shadows creeping down the road.

There’s light at the end.

McKenzie Richardson lives in Milwaukee, WI. Her work is featured in various published and upcoming anthologies from Black Hare Press, Dragon Soul Press, and Iron Faerie Publishing. She has also published a poetry collection, 433 Lighted Way, and her middle-grade fantasy novel, Heartstrings, is available on Amazon.

Facebook: https://m.facebook.com/mckenzielrichardson/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mckenzielrichardson/

Blog: http://www.craft-cycle.com

Ray of Light | Monica St Hillaire

July 17, 2020

Doctor enters room,

Hope subdues my depressed look;

She sits at her desk.

Monica St Hillaire: Aspiring Writer – Writing has always been a passion of mine. Compiling words together will always be a challenge I shall withstand. My desire, to be the best wordsmith I can be. A lover of both traditional and modern Haiku, a field I hope to one day master. Also trying my hand at  Free Verse. My haikus were featured on The Short Of It(Iwriteher.com) website in April. For more of my work please visit tinytotspoetry on WordPress.com. Join me in my journey.

 

Evolution | McKenzie Richardson

July 13, 2020

At first, there is fear
our brains programmed to survive
but then there is hope.

McKenzie Richardson lives in Milwaukee, WI. Her work is featured in various published and upcoming anthologies from Black Hare Press, Dragon Soul Press, and Iron Faerie Publishing. She has also published a poetry collection, 433 Lighted Way, and her middle-grade fantasy novel, Heartstrings, is available on Amazon.

Facebook: https://m.facebook.com/mckenzielrichardson/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mckenzielrichardson/

Blog: http://www.craft-cycle.com

Time | Tina Stewart Brakebill

July 10, 2020

time’s transformation  

quiets anticipation

as it erodes hope

Tina Stewart Brakebill is a former history professor and (twice) published biographer. Now she spends her days writing for a local magazine and her nights scribbling flash fiction, essays, and haiku, including pieces for The Drabble and Pure Haiku. Find out more by visiting her at www.tinastewartbrakebill.com

Selected by the editor as a featured submission, June 2021