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Day 12: National Poetry Month

The month of April is National Poetry Month! Each day I’ll be challenging myself to write and post a haiku! If you’re a poetry fan, please consider also visiting Ephemeral Elegies as we’ve expanded to two poems a week, and it’s a great place to discover some new and emerging poets!

Haiku 12

What is in a name?
Humans will judge anything
who chose the label?
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Day 11: National Poetry Month

The month of April is National Poetry Month! Each day I’ll be challenging myself to write and post a haiku! If you’re a poetry fan, please consider also visiting Ephemeral Elegies as we’ve expanded to two poems a week, and it’s a great place to discover some new and emerging poets!

Haiku 11

Giggles on the breeze
They watch their kites soar higher
with chimes of laughter
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Day 10: National Poetry Month

The month of April is National Poetry Month! Each day I’ll be challenging myself to write and post a haiku! If you’re a poetry fan, please consider also visiting Ephemeral Elegies as we’ve expanded to two poems a week, and it’s a great place to discover some new and emerging poets!

Haiku 10

White wisps on blue canvas
We gave upon the same sky
for generations
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Day 9: National Poetry Month

The month of April is National Poetry Month! Each day I’ll be challenging myself to write and post a haiku! If you’re a poetry fan, please consider also visiting Ephemeral Elegies as we’ve expanded to two poems a week, and it’s a great place to discover some new and emerging poets!

Haiku 9

The plastic houseplants
Are they happy in beauty
do they long for growth?
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Day 8: National Poetry Month

The month of April is National Poetry Month! Each day I’ll be challenging myself to write and post a haiku! If you’re a poetry fan, please consider also visiting Ephemeral Elegies as we’ve expanded to two poems a week, and it’s a great place to discover some new and emerging poets!

Haiku 8

Kisses of sunshine
We can dance in the garden
hold on to today
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Day 7: National Poetry Month

The month of April is National Poetry Month! Each day I’ll be challenging myself to write and post a haiku! If you’re a poetry fan, please consider also visiting Ephemeral Elegies as we’ve expanded to two poems a week, and it’s a great place to discover some new and emerging poets!

Haiku 7

Windy whispering
The grass knows all our secrets
It waves a warning
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Day 6: National Poetry Month

The month of April is National Poetry Month! Each day I’ll be challenging myself to write and post a haiku! If you’re a poetry fan, please consider also visiting Ephemeral Elegies as we’ve expanded to two poems a week, and it’s a great place to discover some new and emerging poets!

Haiku 6

One wilting green leaf
She is screaming in silence
longing for sunlight
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Day 5: National Poetry Month

The month of April is National Poetry Month! Each day I’ll be challenging myself to write and post a haiku! If you’re a poetry fan, please consider also visiting Ephemeral Elegies as we’ve expanded to two poems a week, and it’s a great place to discover some new and emerging poets!

Haiku 5

Bloody fingertips
Pricked from an unruly plant
Angriest cactus
Update

Ephemeral Elegies – 1st Quarter 2023

Ephemeral Elegies is still going strong! It’s been an honor to work with so many great poets already this year, so I wanted to share links to the 1st Quarter Poems:

March 2023

February 2023

January 2023

If you’re a new and aspiring poet, submissions are always open. Learn more about the submission guidelines here!

Thanks for reading ,

Tiffany

Poetry Review

April 2022 Ephemeral Elegies Roundup

We had 4 more great poems published over at Ephemeral Elegies in April, so I wanted to share them here:

It’s always a joy to meet new poets and reconnect with ones we’ve previously published!

I hope you enjoy experiencing these poems!

-Tiffany

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