I put out a call last week for a version of Day in a Sentence called Day in a Haiku. That little twist produced some interesting poems.
Gail P. captured the essence of summer’s ending.
Summer’s days are few
but it’s heat still lingers on.
Come cool autumn breeze.
Amanda notes how routines give a rhythm to things, and at the start of the school year, routines are key.
Grateful for routine
and savoring each moment
with new-found focus.
I love this one by Joe. It is just so poetic and thoughtful. It has a calm essence to it, doesn’t it?
The quiet stillness
of anxious first impressions
is far too short lived
I was pleasantly surprised to find not one, but two gems from Linda. Both are about nature. Close your eyes and see the moments.
Summer memories
linger in the warm air
as I welcome todayStrong cascades of rain
cover the saturated ground
with wonder and fear
And Britton‘s poem is like a camera. I can see the empty nests.
September highway.
Swallows gone, nests abandoned.
Half a moon rises
I had shared a haiku when I put out the call for reflections. But time has passed and I have another one to share now that I have been observing my new students.
Eager faces watch
Wait, with pens poised, writing lives
in fresh, new notebooks
Thanks to my writing friends and I hope you can join us when we next do Days in a Sentence. If you have a haiku you’d like to share, just add it into the comment of this post. The more, the merrier. Consider yourself invited.
Peace (in the reflections),
Kevin