This week's Totally Optional Prompt is about places. I decided to write a few haikus to give you a glimpse of this multifaceted city I now call home:
stack of houses
on a photogenic hill --
tourists gaze in awe.
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café in North Beach
poets meet and write --
bikes wait outside.
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downtown train station
bearded man plays guitar --
young girl looks away.
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streetcar crawls
up and down steep hills --
the fog is lurking.
excellent selection of snapshots there.
ReplyDeleteGreat Haiku! I loved all. Great photo too!
ReplyDeleteGreat use of haiku here! A longer piece wouldn't have been as sharp. It's like click click click. ~Linda
ReplyDeletehi juliet,
ReplyDeletethanks for visiting! glad you liked my SF snapshots. :)
hi gautami,
thanks! i had to walk up really steep stairs in my neighborhood to get this shot.
hi linda,
i actually tried to write a longer piece but it was so hard to put it together and i got frustrated with it, hence the switch to haiku. and your right, i think it works better. thanks!
I like the haiku-snaps, too. The photo is amazing--houses on houses on houses. They don't fade into the blus (which in my memory could be sky or bay) and the haiku captures that.
ReplyDeleteI can picture bikes on the sidewalk--fun image!
Makes me hunger for another visit to SF.
Very well done!
ReplyDeleteSharp, clear glimpses.
ReplyDeleteHi,
ReplyDeletelove the photo and the haiku(s) give(s) a little glimpse into the places in your world.
Wonderful series of haikus! Made me envision my favorite city!
ReplyDeleteWhoa. A breathtaking shot. Coupled with the first haiku, it'd be such a strong haiga. ^_^ (The walk up the steep stairs has been well worth it, I reckon.)
ReplyDeleteOdessa ... Wonderful set of 'ku that reflect the city ... having spent time there, I embrace each one. Peace & love, JP/deb
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