Mendacity personified

Some haiku composed while wandering at Pearlridge

Inspired by a prompt at a recent spoken word class given by Lyz Soto at the Pen Woman Conference–"I want to be a poet because"

Tanka

The Pacu is a large fish originally from South America and an herbivore-spot him at 12:00 o’clock

Stern jungle natives draw sharp image deliver vivid dialogue.

Haiku

I was visiting a flower shop in Rancho Santa Fe and playfully touched one of the large wind chimes hanging outside. There followed a wonderful sequence of deep sounds.

Composed at a recent gathering of fellow poets!

This is an impression I got driving down H-2, crossing Kipapa Gulch