Six Takes on ‘Harbor’

Apr 2

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some distant harbor
Athens or Copenhagen
to cast my anchor
 
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three seagulls wheeling
over the harbor at dawn
ships bob at anchor
 
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knowing her husband
will no longer harbor her
she opens the door
 
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no lock on my door
no safe harbor for the night
old London hotel
 
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on a moonless night
she slips down to the harbor—
sailors are waiting
 
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down at the harbor
three ships bobbing at anchor
my old compass lost

 
© 2012 by Magical Mystical Teacher
 
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Posted on April 2, 2012, in haiku, Haiku Heights, NaPoWriMo, Poetry Picnic, senryu, We Write Poems. Bookmark the permalink. 20 Comments.

  1. Carol L McKenna (@artmusedog) | April 2, 2012 at 5:28 pm

    Prolific as ever ~ excellent haiku ~ thanks, namaste, ^_^

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  2. Cressida de Nova | April 2, 2012 at 5:45 pm

    knowing her husband
    will no longer harbor her
    she opens the door

    on a moonless night
    she slips down to the harbour
    sailors are waiting

    Aha! 🙂

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  3. elleceef | April 2, 2012 at 6:01 pm

    I enjoyed your series of haiku. The second is my favourite – it paints a picture of home 🙂

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  4. Karen | April 2, 2012 at 7:44 pm

    Good ones! The second paints a very vivid picture for me.

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  5. Jeannette | April 2, 2012 at 8:58 pm

    i am amazed at how you can write several nice haiku for a single prompt…thanks for sharing!

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  6. Ramesh Sood | April 2, 2012 at 11:58 pm

    Well done MMT.. my favourite.. Sailors are waiting.. intriguing.. RS:)

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  7. Invisible Silence | April 3, 2012 at 12:26 am

    I loved them all..its a privilege to be reading your work..thankyou!! 🙂

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  8. Valli | April 3, 2012 at 2:31 am

    Beautiful set….I loved the third one!
    Harbour

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  10. Mr. Walker | April 3, 2012 at 7:41 am

    The middle two are my favorites.

    Richard

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  11. wordsandthoughtspjs | April 3, 2012 at 3:19 pm

    These are very nice, I love the first best.

    Pamela

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  12. JulesPaige | April 3, 2012 at 4:34 pm

    ah…a harbor of words…I was looking for a prompt for today and you have (through haiku heights) have provided it…now all I have to do is write something….
    I’ve also another offering at #50 wordle: It was my first actually…Panpipes was the second 🙂
    http://julesgemsandstuff.blogspot.com/2012/04/melt-my-heart.html

    I like your seagulls wheeling and bobbing! But they all are inviting. Thanks, MMT

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  13. Mary | April 3, 2012 at 4:54 pm

    Quite impressive all the poetry you produced based on ONE word!

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  14. brenda w | April 3, 2012 at 5:05 pm

    I love “sailors are waiting.” 🙂 Like Mary, I’m impressed with the common thread running through…

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  15. Cheryl's Excellent Adventure | April 3, 2012 at 5:08 pm

    I love all of these and they flow from one to the other and back to the start again.

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  16. JulesPaige | April 3, 2012 at 5:09 pm

    I still am not yet adept at blogging comments and links, so I shall just leave this here for you MMT… Inspired by the word ‘harbor’
    http://julesgemsandstuff.blogspot.com/2012/04/enclosed-marina-of-sun.html
    Enjoy

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  17. irene | April 3, 2012 at 5:47 pm

    I enjoyed your haikus about the harbor! They all strike me in their own ways.

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  18. Misky | April 4, 2012 at 9:33 am

    I love the first one. 😀

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  19. wordcoaster | April 4, 2012 at 1:26 pm

    The fifth one reminded me of The Scarlet Letter 🙂

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  20. Wyoming Diva | April 6, 2012 at 9:12 pm

    Interesting story in haiku!

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