Haiku
rain in the darkness
city lights shimmer like ghosts -
a lonely dog howls
city lights shimmer like ghosts -
a lonely dog howls
trying to sleep
midnight traffic rumbles
belching exhaust fumes
midnight traffic rumbles
belching exhaust fumes
American Sentences
walking the streets at midnight without a goal only fog as my wrap.
tick ticking at dawn, cold rain falling as the old lady goes walking.
unholy screams rend the fabric of night - two alley cats fighting.
(c) G.s.k. '14
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This week's Ghost Writer is Jen from Blog it or Lose it ... and she'd got us reflecting upon the film genre "noir" ... and the darker side of nature:
Even if you’re not familiar with the term “film noir” you’ll know film noir when you see it. Think of a 1940s black-and-white detective movie. Here are some common film noir scenes:· Driving at night … in the rain;· Dark, shadowy, smoky rooms with venetian blind shadows;· People in trench coats standing alone in the fog … or on a pier … or in an alley … or a street corner … or in some sort of awkward, lonely, vulnerable position.Here are an example of her great ability:
A haiku:
a dim street lamp
in a pale orange fog –
almost bleeding
And a tanka:
the city is curled
around a tossed cigarette
hissing in slush
and even the lamp light
recoils from its strike
(c) Jen R.
Linked to Carpe Diem Haiku Kai .. where you can read the full post ...
