Poppy

A haiku for a challenge on KPN. Flowers in the snow kind of thing. Took it a different way.

Poppy

　

"Poppy" they called her.

Ironic her death would come

Through razor lined snow.

　

Legion

19Nov10

Reviews

[r. f. jordan]

starting at the natural, and turning toward the tragic. this may be the most original haiku i've seen. i sensed the urgency of this piece from the title, and was not disappointed by the concise cut of the speaker. i had a good friend lose their daughter around this same issue. clear imagery, and bold passion speak throughout this work. thank you for sharing your talent with this site.

[Gee]

Ah,clever..............very clever indeed

[Fabian G. Franklin]

Chopping the old peruvian flake eh? Good thing Sigmund Freud is gone...he'd have snorted it all.

[...Relic...]

Very clever, didn't pick up on it right away, then the meaning became clear as though fog defrosting from a rain soaked window. Great description.

[Mockingbird]

excellent haiku. brings to mind a death caused by a cocaine addiction. it is an excellent metaphor. also the name poppy within this context brings to mind the phrase, 'chasing the dragon.' it's probably just me...

[Shayla Sayer]

oh dear... i usually dont like haikus, only because they're harder for me to write, me, the one with so many words to explain a raindrop... but this one was astounding! wow... you did take a twist on flowers! :)

[Ruth]

Woahhh, this is....something else! xx

[Ladysue]

wow, this was a very good haiku...nicely done...

[The Rock And Roll Cowbo..]

That was an unique approach... excellent haiku.