Sunday, February 15, 2015

Haiku--By Robert P. Hansen--United States

lotus position
rhythmic breathing exercise
searching for nothing
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spring thaw
ice jam breaking
recycled tears
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rays of sunlight
capturing dust motes
antihistamine
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tiny stream of smoke
rising up from the bushes
a broken promise
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Robert P. Hansen teaches philosophy courses at a community college. In addition to poetry, he also writes genre fiction. His recent eBook publications include a free Story Sampler (14 stories from his collections), The Golden Key (Book 3 of his Angus the Mage fantasy series), and 2014: A Year of Poetry. For more information on his writing and where to find what he has published, visit his blog at: http://rphansenauthorpoet.wordpress.com/.

7 comments:

  1. Robert, thank you for sharing your Haiku. Very interesting and well written. Thank you for sharing your talent.
    Charlene

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  2. Hi Charlene,
    Oooh, that dreadful word "interesting...."
    Just kidding! I'm learning how to write haiku, so I'll take anything at this point. :-) My philosophical mindset (abstract rational thought / logic) is an impediment for the concrete nature of the haiku, so I felt a sense of accomplishment when Karen decided to publish these.
    Thanks!
    Robert

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  3. Wow, Robert! A wonderful quad of Haiku! I love Haiku the conventional way or other ways, as I have found within this site - there are many ways to write them! Well done! Sheri

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  4. Hi Robert! I love haiku, and I can tell you with honesty that I enjoyed this whole string which you put on offering. All the best. // paul

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  5. Wow. Nice work, Robert. I enjoyed your haiku, especially that second one. That is very powerful. Thank you for sharing and continued blessings!

    -MJ (www.tgbtgpublictions.com)

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  6. Hi all!

    Thanks for the encouraging comments! It is really helpful to have the feedback from haiku lovers, since I am beginning to understand that it's a different sort of poem than the ones I usually write. Maurice's comment in particular highlights that struggle, since the second haiku is probably the closest to a traditional haiku in substance and (to me) the most "alien" one. :-)

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  7. These are all amazing, making me think about so many aspects of nature and thought. How much I love being outside, in spite of allergies, for example.

    Pam

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