Challenge
Summer-into-Fall Prose. Wrap-up Challenge
In five haikus, tell a story about the cycle of life. Start with being born, then so forth. Because this is absorbing the entirety of all Prose. Challenges until October's start, we're giving the winner $250. Winner is decided by a combination of likes, and our panel. And...Go.
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the name of water
new year's baby
a blizzard
outside the maternity ward
puddles & lily pads
i learn the name
of water
dress clinging
to my rounded belly
cloudburst
low mist
over red mountains...
fading fire
hospice heartbeat
the steady descent
of snow
Author's note: rather than following a 575 structure, I've written this series in the style of the majority of modern English language haiku—with an emphasis on brevity, seasonal references, and juxtaposition, rather than a strict syllable count.
For more info on why I don't write 575 haiku, see this essay: https://www.graceguts.com/essays/urban-myth-of-5-7-5