tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149217012399643733.post6720001048635542797..comments2023-12-06T00:48:23.734-08:00Comments on Daily Writing Practice: Tuesday December 27th, 2016Marchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14952331166517430843noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149217012399643733.post-75635044186560996342017-01-03T10:53:22.367-08:002017-01-03T10:53:22.367-08:00Greg - eh, I don't like making excuses, regard...Greg - eh, I don't like making excuses, regardless of the situation. But yes, things certainly are busier around here than they used to be :)<br /><br />Thank you for the kind words on mine!<br /><br />Ah, a return to the acrostic haiku! I approve. Also: I really love the first two lines of your first, and how its third ties the two haiku together so nicely with the acrostic. Very nicely done :DMarchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14952331166517430843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149217012399643733.post-273710430702836792016-12-28T22:08:34.390-08:002016-12-28T22:08:34.390-08:00It's Christmas and you have a young family -- ...It's Christmas and you have a young family -- I'm sure we all understand that :) Late postings certainly aren't the end of the world!<br />I can't choose between your two haiku this week, they both have stories to tell -- maybe they're even parts of the same one -- and they both are enticing. I like the natural flow of the first, and the urgency and anger of the second especially.<br /><br /><b>Evasive</b><br /><br />Dirt over windows,<br />Oil lamps burn low, airships rise;<br />Dodger captains one.<br /><br />Great sails unfurl, the<br />Eye sees an armada come.<br />Race to evade them.<br /><br />Greghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08503319830584828982noreply@blogger.com