This is no April Fool’s joke. National Poetry Month has officially begun!
I have decided to follow the daily prompts from the NaPoWriMo website. Today’s challenge is to write a Lune or American Haiku. A Lune can be written in two ways. The first, similar to a Haiku, has 3-5-3 syllables. I have decided to experiment with the second type created by poet Jack Collom, which limits the number of words to 3-5-3.
My Lune is inspired by Northern Alabama, where I grew up sweltering in the unbearable summer heat.
Day 1 – Lune
Flat, verdant fields
Open a like lover’s arms
Drawing me in.
A dogwood tree,
Petals of pink and white,
Sings her tale.
Bob, Bob White
Calls the quail on high
Perching and searching.
Drops of perspiration
Cling to my pale skin
And summer begins.