Virtual World
virtual world games
successful winner
remainder die
This is a scifaiku, a speculative haiku.
Written by Roxanne Barbour.
Previously published on Medium.
01 Mar 2022 Leave a comment
in haiku, Poetry, Science Fiction, SciFaiku Tags: haiku, Poetry, science fiction, scifaiku, Writing
Virtual World
virtual world games
successful winner
remainder die
This is a scifaiku, a speculative haiku.
Written by Roxanne Barbour.
Previously published on Medium.
25 Feb 2022 Leave a comment
in haiku, Poetry, Science Fiction, SciFaiku, Tanka Tags: Poetry, science fiction, scifaiku, Tanka, Wordpress
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.
22 Feb 2022 Leave a comment
in haiku, Poetry, Science Fiction, SciFaiku, Tanka Tags: haiku, Poetry, Space, Tanka, Wordpress
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.
21 Feb 2022 Leave a comment
in Poetry, Science Fiction, SciFaiku, Tanka, Uncategorized Tags: haiku, Poetry, science fiction, Tanka, Wordpress
Chrysalis
chrysalis
downward opening
emerging life form
offworlders desire
dinner
……
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.
13 Feb 2022 Leave a comment
in haiku, Poetry, Science Fiction, SciFaiku, Tanka, Uncategorized Tags: Medium, Poetry, Space, speculative, Tanka
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.
11 Feb 2022 Leave a comment
in eBooks, haiku, Poetry, Science Fiction, SciFaiku Tags: haiku, Poetry, science fiction, scifaiku, speculative
Antibodies
organisms producing antibodies
decipher
encrypted cells’ history
This is a scifaiku (a speculative haiku).
Written by Roxanne Barbour.
Previously published on Medium.
10 Feb 2022 Leave a comment
in haiku, Poetry, Tanka, Uncategorized Tags: Tanka; Poetry; Haiku; Writing; Space
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.
09 Feb 2022 Leave a comment
in Poetry, Uncategorized Tags: haiku, Poetry, science fiction, scifaiku
Intoxicating Mushrooms
botanical research
intoxicating mushrooms
sacred Martian history
Written by Roxanne Barbour.
A scifaiku (speculative haiku).
Previously published on Medium.
07 Feb 2022 Leave a comment
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.
06 Feb 2022 Leave a comment
Backpacks
backpacks
filled with
Martian Spring rocks
A scifaiku (speculative haiku) written by Roxanne Barbour.
Previously published in ‘Scifaikuest’.