The Personal World

Miles of dull houses Full of amazing people Trapped by their mortgages.

Howl a tribal scream Feel like a mighty mountain The net bulged for us!

Groan of anguished soul Seared heart plunges to cold feet The net bulged for them…

Time, healer of pain. Or not. Heartache can rankle. I have yearned for years.

The household gnome sits Bringing luck to my keystrokes Icon of warm home. : : : First published (as E. Rogers) in Tranquility: An Anthology of Haiku, edited by Gabriela Marie Milton, Published by Literary Revelations LLC ISBN 979-8-9913325-9-0

I plunge into words To live the lives of others And banish my woe. : : : First published (as E. Rogers) in Tranquility: An Anthology of Haiku, edited by Gabriela Marie Milton, Published by Literary Revelations LLC ISBN 979-8-9913325-9-0

She loved him for words That he wrote for all to read But spoke just to her. : : : Photo: One of William Shakespeare’s sonnets that may have been addressed to his wife, Anne Hathaway

Glory! Whistle blows! Our four fine goals to cherish. And six splendid saves.

Sweetness of love soared Then twisted, frayed, twisted Snapped, trodden, aching. : : : First published (as E Rogers) in Petals of Haiku: An Anthology of Haiku, edited by Gabriela Marie Milton, Published by Literary Revelations LLC ISBN 979-8-9875548-9-0

Screeching falsetto Disco beat boom guitar twang I can dance all night! : : First published (as E Rogers) in Petals of Haiku: An Anthology of Haiku, edited by Gabriela Marie Milton, Published by Literary Revelations LLC ISBN 979-8-9875548-9-0 : Photo: King of the turntables, Vernon Kay, at Pub in the Park, Marlow, UK, May … Read more