Thursday, January 29

dreaming



kite circles overhead
fingers at wingtips spread wide -
nightmare or dream?


hawk sails overhead
wingtips open like fingers -
fieldmouse washes face





Which one works best, and why, I wonder.
Or are they both rubbish.
I know the classic haiku don't have comparisons.
But....




Written for a prompt at CarpeDiem

4 comments:

PirateGunn said...

The first hits quick and causes one to ponder - but the second creeps up slowly then pounces on the reader. At first thought first was best, but really, the second works wonderfully and is a very powerful haiku indeed.

joanna uk said...

Thank you Hamish.
Your comments are poetry in themselves. They make me keep on writing these lines.
How's about you prompting us another of your inspiring haibuns?

Birgitta Rudenius said...

Lovely!

Bastet's Waka Library said...

I'd agree with Hamish ... the second haiku is the better it leaves one pondering. Both have their merits and beauty though. Bastet