Bernardo F. Asuncion Poet Haiku

steel in the sky hiku

For Sir Brian Strand's 1400 Poetry Contest

1 August 2025

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                       /_\
                      // \\
                     //   \\                 iron fingers reach
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                  /_|___|_\             the clouds through memory’s stare ~
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                  /_|___|_\
                  //|     |\\
                 ///|     |\\\               Paris holds its breath
           __ ////|     |\\\\___
         /|____|_____|____|\
      /      [___________]      \

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Andrea Dietrich August 4, 2025 at 11:10 AM Great job with creating that shape! Bernardo F. Asuncion August 5, 2025 at 4:16 PM Thanks, dear Ma'am Rea. You are one of my inspirations. Love~BFA

sara Etgen-Baker August 1, 2025 at 3:42 PM poets like you who can do this impress the heck out of me. Nicely done & best wishes with this entry in the contest, Sara Bernardo F. Asuncion August 5, 2025 at 4:14 PM Thanks, dear Ma'am Sara. Joining the contest is already an honor. Winning is a bonus. Love~BFA