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Virtual World–Poem of the Day–March 1, 2022

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Virtual World

virtual world games
successful winner
remainder die

This is a scifaiku, a speculative haiku.
Written by Roxanne Barbour.

Previously published on Medium.

Mountain Ridges–Poem of the Day–February 25, 2022

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mountain Ridges

offworlders heroically traversing
mountain ridges
waiting
for chance
to return home

This is a reverse sci(na)ku tanka, of the form:
3 words / 2 words / 1 word / 2 words / 3 words

Written by Roxanne Barbour.
Previously published on Medium.

Garbage Picking–Poem of the Day–February 22, 2022

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Garbage Picking

garbage picking crews
ancient debris
skeletons
historical Martians
buried with radioactives

This is a reverse sci(na)ku tanka, of the form:
3 words / 2 words / 1 word / 2 words / 3 words

Written by Roxanne Barbour.
Previously published on Medium.

Chrysalis–Poem of the Day – February 21, 2022

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Chrysalis

chrysalis
downward opening
emerging life form
offworlders desire
dinner

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This is a sci(na)ku tanka, of the form:
1 word / 2 words / 3 words / 2 words / 1 word

Previously published in Polar Starlight 2, June 2021.

Written by Roxanne Barbour.

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Life Extensions–Poem of the Day–February 13, 2022

Life Extensions

aging multimillionaire Martians
discussing life extensions
agreement
humans accede
Sahara dust elixir

This is a reverse sci(na)ku tanka, of the form:
3 words / 2 words / 1 word / 2 words / 3 words
Written by Roxanne Barbour.

Originally published on Medium.com.

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Antibodies–Poem of the Day–February 11, 2022

Antibodies

organisms producing antibodies
decipher
encrypted cells’ history

This is a scifaiku (a speculative haiku).
Written by Roxanne Barbour.

Previously published on Medium.

Purr–Poem of the Day–February 10, 2022

Purr

purr
of unknown
sound on Earth
fills human
airspace


A sci(na)ku tanka, of the form:
1 word / 2 words / 3 words / 2 words / 1 word

Written by Roxanne Barbour.
Previously published on Medium.

Intoxicating Mushrooms–Poem of the Day–February 9, 2022

Intoxicating Mushrooms

botanical research
intoxicating mushrooms
sacred Martian history

Written by Roxanne Barbour.
A scifaiku (speculative haiku).

Previously published on Medium.

 

Rings of Saturn–Poem of the Day–February 7, 2022

Rings of Saturn

rings of Saturn
eternally frozen
evaporating
ring debris
circling components disappear

Written by Roxanne Barbour.

A reverse sci(na)ku tanka of the form:
3 words / 2 words / 1 word / 2 words / 3 words

Originally published on Medium.

 

Image courtesy of the author

Backpacks–Poem of the Day–February 6, 2022

Backpacks

backpacks
filled with
Martian Spring rocks

A scifaiku (speculative haiku) written by Roxanne Barbour.
Previously published in ‘Scifaikuest’.

 

 

Photo courtesy of The Wild Rose Press