Saturday 12 August 2023

Ten Short Form Poems by Bonnie J Scherer

 





Ten Short Form Poems


the cow jumps

over the moon …

udder nonsense

 

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the wind rushing

my ruffled feathers -

something to snipe about

 

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too many beans

in the chili

I repeat my mistake

 

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egg on my face

spit on my boots -

where did we go wrong?

 

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you don‘t mince words —

the sting of garlic

 

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martagon lily -

even your name

turns my head

 

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snake plant

the long slick tongue 

of your kiss

 

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annual bird count -

a flock of cameras 

skirting the shoreline

 

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windy day…

I walk backwards

to yesterday’s calm

 

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canning day …

the ping

of a job well done






Bonnie J Scherer - Living her best life in Alaska, Bonnie J Scherer writes haiku, tanka, haibun and cherita. Happily retired, she spends time in the garden during the summer months and explores the arts during the long, dark months of winter. Her works have been included in numerous platforms both domestically and internationally. In 2022 she had a poem selected as one of the top 100 haiku in English in the Japanese newspaper, The Mainichi.  


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