Haikus

The Winter Solstice

The strong beating sun

Floods the sky, burnt sienna  

The shade of dusk

 

flush pink rose petals

Turn darker than heavy dark coal

The night has been here

 

Night

Deep dark

Stars are wishes

The night holds them

Tight

 

Don’t be as shy

Use more emotion
This is just a few of my favorite haikus and this is actually what I will read during the poetry breakfast. I was inspired by how much I hate it getting dark in the winter. The elements of poetry in this poem is the haiku format. 5 syllables, 7 syllables, and 5 syllables.  I think a lot of this makes sense, but I don’t know if people will understand what the roses turning black.