A Justification for Scifaiku
I wrote this a number of years ago for publication in a long-forgotten online magazine that is now defunct. Since I have been talking scifaiku on Twitter with some people lately, I thought I’d republish. Enjoy! The Role of Science Fiction in Poetry A justification for scifaiku Recently, while trying to define and explain “scifaiku” […]
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Just a dump of some of my scifaiku. Some are decent. Some are crap. Enjoy! climbing trees a thirteen-year-old Legolas 01/20/14 microscope eyepiece reveals a tiny figure waving at me 07/29/13 ancient fossil embedded in sediment wearing bluetooth 07/29/13 inside the pentagram flickering in candlelight; hot sauce 07/29/13 fighting ourselves […]
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haiku #8 (2014)
obscured by my breath rocket rising in the east I forget I’m cold © Ron Sparks Watched the NASA TDLR-L Atlas 5 rocket launch this evening. The picture above was taken from my neighborhood on my iPhone over 50 miles from the launch. Awesome.
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my dogs fidget, bitter draft under the door – outside, the storm howls © Ron Sparks
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mini cyclone swirls in my yard – leaves moving in circles © Ron Sparks
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white knuckled grip – first time fliers watch the wings de-ice © Ron Sparks
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