Haiku of a Sketch Book

a lead pencil, blunt
and flaking, in a sketch book;
grey faces peer back
Copyright © | Year Posted 2013

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Hicks Avatar
May 12, 2013 at 9:15 AM
Sorta reminds me of looking at M.C. Escher's drawings... always so disorienting for the mind to comprehend. You made the image come to life in this haiku... impressive and different.
Jones Avatar
March 29, 2013 at 9:29 PM
Very nice Michael. Like great authors do sketch books...I just finished one of Washington Irving's ..
Dietrich Avatar
March 23, 2013 at 12:24 AM
this has quite the imagery. I really like it.
Guzzi Avatar
March 22, 2013 at 1:24 PM
very very nice!! Thanks so much for stopping by my poems. Light & Love
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March 21, 2013 at 8:08 AM
Good morning Michael, now here's a haiku looking right back at you. I'm wondering what the sketcher is sketching, maybe the peeps around him. i like the thought... always~ Linda
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