In response to Ronovan’s Haiku Challenge #63…”Stag” & “Noise”. This one was quite a challenge, but it got the old brain clicking, which is a good thing on a rainy Monday morning! So…here’s my take…Poor deer. 😦
Photo Credit: by Matt Reinbold from Bismarck, ND, USA on Flickr
Ears perked toward the noise,
the stag became a statue
on some hunter’s wall.
kat ~ 21 September 2015
Ears perked toward the noise, the stag became a statue.
The stag became a statue on some hunter’s wall.
An interesting word, Shibboleth. I really had to do my homework on this one! The abridged definition in Dictionary.com’s Word of the Day graphic was slightly vague in scope and I wanted to be sure I captured the full flavor of this colorful word. I hope I’ve done it justice. Here’s an expanded definition and my take.
Expanded Definition: Shibboleth
: an old idea, opinion, or saying that is commonly believed and repeated but that may be seen as old-fashioned or untrue
: a word or way of speaking or behaving which shows that a person belongs to a particular group.
Shibboleth…a Haiku
“Can you hear me now?”
It’s a useless shibboleth.
No one is list’ning.
Kat ~ 18 September 2015
Phew! Another challenging challenge. Wanna play? I’d love to see your take! 😊 Be sure to ping your Haiku back if you give it a go.
(The Challenge: Use Dictionary.com’s Word of the Day in a Haiku – a 3-line poem with 5 syllables in lines 1 & 3 and 7 syllables in line 2)
Photo Credit: Stock Photo: http://www.alamy.com/
From Ronovan Writes: Haiku Challenge #62/Start & Hot
As the venom spread
his skin flushed hot with fever…
start the antidote!
As the venom spread his skin flushed hot with fever
His skin flushed hot with fever…start the antidote!
kat – 14 September 2015
The challenge…write a Haiku (3 lines, 5 syllables line 1 & 3, 7 syllables line 2) using Dictionary.com‘s Word of the Day. 
My take:
Everyone believed
She passed the test swimmingly
Smiles never lie.
kat 11september2015
How would you use today’s word in a Haiku?
Summer’s late blooming,
yellow roses warm the heart
bitter frost looms nigh.
kat ~ 9 September 2015
like mercury colliding... 