So happy to share that my haiku was published in pure haiku today as part of their Orchid series. Check it out!
delicate petals unfurl graceful as a bride barefoot at altar © Nortina Simmons 2023 Finding inspiration in the subtleties of life. This is Nortina's first appearance at Pure Haiku. This haiku is part of our ORCHID series.
pour out my love like
pails full of water—set sail
down the overflow
© 2023 Nortina Simmons
Written for Ronovan Writes Weekly Haiku Challenge.
thunder of waves draws
me out to deep blue, where feet
transform to flippers
© 2023 Nortina Simmons
Written for Ronovan Writes Weekly Haiku Challenge.
lone star in night’s sky
I stand under your spotlight
darkness encroaching
© 2023 Nortina Simmons
Written for Ronovan Writes Weekly Haiku Challenge.
tremors felt beneath
my soles—watch the trees swaying
birds cease their singing
© 2023 Nortina Simmons
Written for Ronovan Writes Weekly Haiku Challenge.
I suck your lips like
dark grapes from the vine. Merlot,
I’m drunk on your love
© 2023 Nortina Simmons
Continue reading “#BlaPoWriMo: I suck your lips”
light of my life, rise with the sun, brighten my day— springtime comes early
© 2022 Nortina Simmons
into fallen leaves I dive, searching for your lips sweetest autumn kiss
© 2022 Nortina Simmons
Lactose intolerance. Gastroesophageal reflux. Shellfish allergy. Heart palpitations. Each day a new WebMD misdiagnosis. My body is attacking me worse than pandemic fatigue. And the stress of a four-year long-distance relationship has added inches to my waist, additional pounds to my gut. The wait should feel lighter now that it’s off your procrastinating and onto government processing. Blame COVID delays, lack of funding, an unstable political climate, ethnocentric immigration policies—the timeline feels more indefinite with each tick of the clock. It’s the not knowing that’s slowly driving me insane. Each day I wake to repeat the same routine. Each day I pray it will be something different.
a mask to conceal tears that cry oceans away seven thousand miles
© 2022 Nortina Simmons
Long-time followers of this blog know I love Japanese poetry! So even though I’m late in joining, I still wanted to write something for the Pandemic Haibun Challenge hosted by trE on A Cornered Gurl.
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