Saturday, September 7, 2024

Haikus from a photo of Vietnam

 This week's Open Mic prompt was Life and this pic:



Which prompted these haikus:


forested city

shaded Vietnam beauty

verdantly urban


possessions carried

house in a gray bag

and walking wardrobe


curbside dining

colorful plastic seating

iced coffee and more


quiet neighborhood

neatly spaced parked vehicles

and the monkeys sleep


permit granted

tree may grow within this curb

and pay property tax


CO2 from cars

feeds canopy chlorophyll

see? it all works


concrete tiling

made from ground up shells

surf on turf


graffitied boxes

in all urban centres

illegible


utility poles

with no crooks or bends

painted to fit in


while he walks alone

and passes red and yellow

what does he think?


a license plate

or someone’s Line ID

or both


communism red

and red for stop and danger

mixed messages


if sports greats sponsor

sports shoes, who’ll sponsor

homeless walking shoes


there’s so much shade

sunny days create bumper crops

net exporter


no power lines here

arborist wizardry

the juice is in the roots


repeating pattern

every nth step there must be

a tripping hazard


in this season, green

in the next, also green

never gets boring



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