Three weeks of haiku. I don’t know whether I’m deluding myself or getting better. Here’s my 21st offering:

even with a heart
as stalwart as an oak
rejection burns

Source: Haiku 366-21

time spent on that ladder
shielding emotions, mute
success, not

Source: Haiku 366-19

don’t sing, caged bird
seek the locked door
and kick

Source: Haiku 366-18

skipping along the path
amid breathing trees
soul medicine

Source: Haiku 366-17

cloak your fear
of the stranger
feed your soul–and his

Source: Haiku 366-16