Eyes on the 18th
Golfers taking their best aim
Hoping for the prize
A blinking cursor
Mocking me with harsh laughter
Creatively dry
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Bare and naked trees
Stripped free of summer’s green leaves
Branches like brown bones
Clock running out fast
Ball resting on the goal line
Time for one last play
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For more prompts like “game” go here: Haiku Horizons
I thought about moving my Haiku Horizons challenges over to my other blog, Yep, I created that. I did that for a bit, but decided I wanted to start doing the challenges on this blog again. So, what you see below (and if you read them all thank you) is what I wrote for that blog. Enjoy and let me know if you have a favorite one.
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Candy Colored Sky
In the sharp blue sky
Warm, yellow butterscotch sun
Brightens up the day
Hidden Behind a Mask
A strong Broadway cast
Phantom of the Opera
Playing sold out shows
Warm at Night
Skillful hands moving
Using thread to make a quilt
Filled with memories
Knife’s Gleam
The killer watching
– waiting for his final chance
Eyes steady and calm
A Forever Kiss
Chance meeting at night
A glint and flash of the blade
Killer striking flesh
Don’t Let it Die
Don’t throw away dreams
They may or may not come true
You still have to try
New Feathers
Tiny birds growing
In a nest of brown branches
Mother keeps them safe
Leader
Hail to the grand king
Sitting on his mighty throne
Crown upon his head
Creature
In the dark corner
Something moving, making noise
Bright red eyes staring
Rotting stinking corpse
Shambling, rambling, and roaming
In the mood for flesh
Hidden in shadows
Hissing and screeching loudly
Something unholy
Rapping on the wall
Smiling as I tap the beat
Something just knocked back
Wooden boards creaking
Footsteps that are not my own
Walking on the floor
Bleak cold grey headstones
Fresh light of dawn breaks on them
One grave is empty
In the darkened room
Nightlight protects the children
From monsters unseen
Deadly shape shifter
I hear your howls at the moon
Tonight it all ends
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I fear no silver
You cannot defeat me now
In my beastly form
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Claws slash, rip, tear flesh
Hunter and creature battle
A gun blast echoes
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A month of days pass
Fever, chills, tormented soul
Full moon on the rise