June 24 - Haiku Day. A day devoted to writing a three-line poem — who knew this simple throwback to grade-school English class could be so popular? Yet in the two years since we added it, it’s become one of the highlights of the month. Pick the topic of your choice and write about it in this Japanese poem form.
This year, I thought I'd try my hand at Haiku about my YA book, Chasing Memories. Let me first share the synopsis...
Seventeen-year-old Reagan has a problem: she can’t remember what happened the night her brother was taken. Now, the dreams haunting her from the incident are becoming more intense by the day. All the while, the lines between what’s real and what’s a product of her paranormal-obsessed mind are becoming blurred.
Is she losing her mind or has she just stepped into a world she thought only existed in books?
Caught in a web of worried parents, competing boys, Wiccan relatives, protective amulets, and psychiatrist babble, Reagan must determine the truth before it’s too late.
Chilling Darkness
Chilling darkness masks
the terror of that evening
where everything changed
Reagan must embrace
all she believes and some things
she has yet to know
In order to save
herself and others she loves
from drowning in loss
I hope you enjoyed my Chasing Memories haiku, and I can't wait to read everyone's Haiku today.
4 comments:
Loved the phrase "things she has yet to know." If we all could embrace those! Happy Blogathon Haiku Day!
I love haikus! I did an ode to jammies back when it was cold. :) hehe Fun stuff. WRITE ON!
I'm also a fan of haikus. These were great, Tia. (:
Glad you all enjoyed my haiku! It's the only kind of poetry I dare write. ;-)
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