Tag Archives: haiku

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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SciFaiku Digest #1

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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NASA TDLR Orlando

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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haiku #7 (2014)

my dogs fidget, bitter draft under the door – outside, the storm howls © Ron Sparks

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haiku #6 (2014)

mini cyclone swirls in my yard – leaves moving in circles   © Ron Sparks

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haiku #5 (2014)

white knuckled grip – first time fliers watch the wings de-ice   © Ron Sparks

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