Poetry Blog by Shirley Smothers (Haiku)
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Whispering Winds
Sent my heart away
Carried away on whispering winds
To a lonesome land
Tuesday 5th March 2019 12:59 am
Calm My Mind
God please calm my mind
And heal my heart, I am drained
Please take away pain
Wednesday 28th November 2018 6:31 pm
The Still Quiet Air
The still quiet air
The freezing touch of his hand
Death is by my side
Friday 12th October 2018 4:06 pm
Words Flow
Words flowing from my mind
Touching people I don't know
Facing the future
Saturday 31st March 2018 11:10 pm
Haiku's a different format?
Chilled air
Scatters leaves
Winter
A Mime
Make a rhyme
Hear it?
Anger
Consumes me
Inflicts hell
Stormy
Sea of life
God's there
You bring
Out the best
In me
Poems
Come from heart
Speaks soul
Turn eyes
I'm not here
Homeless
Depressed
With Jesus
Find rest
Happy
Loneliness
Share love
White H...
Friday 24th June 2016 2:03 am
The Scales of Unjustice
Held accountable
For my actions although those
Were not my actions
Monday 14th March 2016 12:48 am
My Words
My words sometimes flow
Like a torrent, Like a sieve
Hope to inspire
Spring weather
It's not too cold, it's not to hot
It's January
Friday 12th February 2016 2:36 am
Depressed Haiku, sort of
Appreciated
Is something I rarely feel
Told how much I screw up
Monday 8th February 2016 12:58 am
Twenty, One Line Poem
A ghostly Soldier, a Mother and babe alone, the price of freedom.
The chilled air rushes through the leaf strewn forest floor, winter's on its way.
A Mime make a rhyme, sure a Mime can make a rhyme, but who would hear it.
God is good and great, praise him now and don't be late, will decide Your fate.
The wind blows the snow into whirlin...
Wednesday 22nd July 2015 12:38 am
The Sea Haiku
The
Sounds
Of
The
Sea
Stand
On
The
Cliff
Listening
Lovely
And
Peaceful
This is my haiku.
Stretched out of cousre
Sunday 12th January 2014 11:10 pm
The Ole Fishin Hole (Haiku)
The ole fishin hole
Toss a stone it make ripples
Water has turned green.
Thursday 7th February 2013 5:14 pm
A Small Bud
A small bud, withered
But just a few drops of rain
Beautiful flower.
I was inspired to write
this haiku after reading
Nigel Astell's poem/comment
on my poem "Despair".
Monday 24th September 2012 8:01 pm
Gray Earth
Gray Earth and gray sky
Eternity in limbo
Lost souls in peril
My husband Scott once again recorded the audio version for me.
Saturday 10th September 2011 4:28 pm
The Air is Still
The air is still, quite
The freezing touch of his hand
Death is by my side
This audio was provided by my husband Scott
Sunday 21st August 2011 12:03 am
Anger
Anger consumes me
Eats my soul like a cancer
Self inflicted hell
P.S. The audio recording was recorded by my daughter Samantha.
Saturday 13th August 2011 5:48 pm
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