By Scott Bailey © 2017
Behold the great eye
Watching through the trees, maybe
Just a butterfly
The Eye
Tag: Ronovan Writes Haiku Challenge
Seasons
By Scott Bailey © 2017
I’m fresh out of spring
Beyond the long summer days
Winter is coming
Another Anthem
By Scott Bailey © 2016
Ring the bells of life
Every heartbeat tolling on
So jingle them well
Deep Green
By Scott Bailey © 2017
I stand on the shore
Unsure. Intimidated
By the great green deep
Also inspired by an old and longer poem -> here
Green Shoots
By Scott Bailey © 2017
In the red embers
The wake of the forest fire
Fresh green shoots arise
The Eye
By Scott Bailey © 2017
Behold the great eye
Watching through the trees, maybe
Just a butterfly
Owl
By Scott Bailey © 2021
The screech of an owl Clouds like scratches on the moon Mouse darts warily For “Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 369 SCRATCH and Screech.”
Lark
By Scott Bailey © 2016
Lark perched by a lake
Reflected in dark water
A train rushes by
Clouds
By Scott Bailey © 2016
Sunlight streams through clouds
Warm, cascading waterfalls
Dispelled by a breeze
Creaking
By Scott Bailey © 2018
Calcification
And aches, these creaking old bones
Have seen better days
Storm
By Scott Bailey © 2018
Tyrant storm rages
Lashes the land in fury
Still, the flood brings hope
Milk
By Scott Bailey © 2016
Renowned Harvey Milk
His life anything but smooth
His legacy shines
Creaking
By Scott Bailey © 2018
Calcification
And aches, these creaking old bones
Have seen better days
Lake
By Scott Bailey © 2019
Zen-like calm descends
Belies the chaos beneath
Butterfly settles
In response to RonovanWrites #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge #261 Zen&Chaos
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Pride
By Scott Bailey © 2019
The pride fights as one
The king of the beasts leads them
But the queen provides
In response to RonovanWrites #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge #260 Pride&Fight
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Quarks
By Scott Bailey © 2019
Strange, tiny, movements
Invisible to the eye
Birth, supernova
In response to RonovanWrites #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge #259 Super&Strange
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Fox and Hare
By Scott Bailey © 2019
Fox detests the stream
Barring the way to her prey
Favour for the hare
In response to RonovanWrites #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge #258 Favor&Detest
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Northern Wonder
By Scott Bailey © 2017
The sun reaches out
And excites the northern sky
A watcher’s pleasure
In response to RonovanWrites #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge #164 Pleasure&Excite
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Fleet
By Scott Bailey © 2018
The prancing gazelle
Being fleet of foot evades
The red rending jaws
In response to RonovanWrites #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge #232 Foot&Mouth
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Cup
By Scott Bailey © 2018
The goal should not be
To fill the cup to the brim
But savour it
In response to RonovanWrites #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge #231 Goal&Cup
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Chance
By Scott Bailey © 2018
For the sake of one
Stray meteor dinosaurs
Might exist today
In response to RonovanWrites #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge #230 Exist&Today
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Bound
By Scott Bailey © 2018
Whenever wolves win
A warm beating heart is lost
The law of the wild
In response to RonovanWrites #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge #229 Win&Lose
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David
By Scott Bailey © 2018
Leading with honour
Bonding with friendship, not fear
True path to glory
In response to RonovanWrites #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge #227 Truth&Honor but also inspired by David Attenborough’s latest masterpiece Dynasties
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Puzzle
By Scott Bailey © 2018
There is a puzzle
Seen from way up on high, that
Only birds can solve
In response to RonovanWrites #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge #226 Question&Resolve
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Hunger
By Scott Bailey © 2018
Hunger’s fingers steal
Deep into an empty gut
So the wolves must strike
In response to RonovanWrites #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge #225 Strike&Hunger
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Pigeon
By Scott Bailey © 2018
Flying is an art
The pigeon needs no compass
To find its way home
In response to RonovanWrites #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge #224 Art&Compass
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Swells
By Scott Bailey © 2018
Waves rise and waves fall
And thunder wrestles the sea
The whales stay serene
In response to RonovanWrites #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge #223 Rise&Fall
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Reeds
By Scott Bailey © 2018
The winter wind breathes
The reeds on the lake rustle
Night and day unite
In response to RonovanWrites #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge #222 Breath&Unite
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Lake
By Scott Bailey © 2018
Sun embraces earth
Peace descends on the calm lake
The swan makes a splash
In response to RonovanWrites Weekly #Haiku #Poetry #Challenge #221 Peace&Love.
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The Arrogant Moon
By Scott Bailey © 2018
The arrogant moon
Believed he outshone the sun
But she disagreed
In response to RonovanWrites #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge #220 He&She
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Charged
By Scott Bailey © 2018
The dark clouds are charged
And reason fill us with fear
Released in thunder
In response to RonovanWrites #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge #219 CHARGE&Reason
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Steam
By Scott Bailey © 2018
The steam arises
Covers the trees and valleys
Verdant green below
In response to RonovanWrites #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge #218 Steam&Cover
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Legacy
By Scott Bailey © 2018
When present is past
All the poison will still seep
Deadly legacy
In response to RonovanWrites #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge #217 Poison&Past
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We
By Scott Bailey © 2018
Heroes are silent
Cowards protest loud and fierce
We are in between
In response to RonovanWrites RonovanWrites #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge #216 Hero&Coward
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Rebel River
By Scott Bailey © 2018
The river rebels
Against the rock, unaware
Its course is shifting
In response to RonovanWrites #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge #215 Rebel&Change
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Winter
By Scott Bailey © 2018
Winter brooks no fool
Or those lacking hunters fire
The cold teeth are sharp
In response to RonovanWrites #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge #214 Lack&Fool
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Hours
By Scott Bailey © 2018
Sun traces an arc
Marking the hours and setting
Events in motion
In response to RonovanWrites #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge #213 Time&Movement
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Hunt
By Scott Bailey © 2018
Adrenaline fuels
The pounding pulse of the hunt
That only blood sates
In response to RonovanWrites #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge #212 Sates&Fuels
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Hunters Rush
By Scott Bailey © 2018
Thoughts lost in the rush
Emptied by the hunter’s rage
Purpose cleansed once more
In response to RonovanWrites #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge #211 Brain&Cleanse
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Predator Rising
By Scott Bailey © 2018
Early sun rises
And a lazy eye opens
Alligator wakes
In response to RonovanWrites #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge #210 Woke&Up
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Creaking
By Scott Bailey © 2018
Calcification
And aches, these creaking old bones
Have seen better days
In response to RonovanWrites #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge #209 Old&Days
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Coming Home
By Scott Bailey © 2018
Unite behind them
And maybe they have a chance
So, come on England!
Sorry – couldn’t resist – so well timed!
In response to RonovanWrites #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge #208 Chance&Unite
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No Safety
By Scott Bailey © 2018
Child lacking safety
Will grow to fear the wide world
And narrow their mind
In response to RonovanWrites #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge #207 Child&Safe
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Wheel of War
By Scott Bailey © 2018
Brawn of the bear spent
The eagle sharpens it claws
This will bring no bliss
In response to RonovanWrites #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge #206 Bliss&Brawn
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Storm
By Scott Bailey © 2018
Tyrant storm rages
Lashes the land in fury
Still, the flood brings hope
In response to RonovanWrites #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge #205 Tyrant&Hope
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Flight
By Scott Bailey © 2018
Swallows fly freely
Soaring high in summer skies
Earthbound fox watches
In response to RonovanWrites #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge #204 Choice&Faith
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Freedom
By Scott Bailey © 2018
Swallows fly freely
Soaring high in summer skies
Earthbound fox watches
In response to RonovanWrites #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge #203 Home&Free
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Fragility
By Scott Bailey © 2018
I watched his heartbeat
Fragile and fading too fast
Stops everyday
In response to RonovanWrites #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge #202 Fragile&Heartbeat
And in Memory of Lucas Henry Bailey
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Dancer
By Scott Bailey © 2018
The ballet dancer
Perfecting her heart with grace
Hiding her sore heart
In response to RonovanWrites #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge #201 Body&Art
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Fire and Green
By Scott Bailey © 2018
Earth’s ire arises
Fire from the pulsating core
Fertilizing land
In response to RonovanWrites #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge #200 Ire&Fire
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