Asymmetry and Symmetry–One Minute Poetry–May 15, 2022

Asymmetry and Symmetry

asymmetry and symmetry
confused Centaurans
only one

This is a scifaiku, a speculative haiku.
Previously published on Medium. com.

 

Body Parts–One Minute Poetry–May 11, 2022

Body Parts

unmatched
body parts
surgery gone awry

This is a scifaiku, a speculative haiku.

It was originally published on Medium.com, April 2022.

 

Connecting Tunnels–Poem of the Day–March 13, 2022

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Connecting Tunnels

connecting tunnels
disintegrating
ancient beings emerging

This is a scifaiku, a speculative haiku.
Written by Roxanne Barbour;
Previously published on Medium.

The River’s Course–Poem of the Day–March 10, 2022

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The River’s Course

the river’s course
eventually ended
down an earthly wormhole


A scifaiku, speculative haiku.
Written by Roxanne Barbour.
Previously published on Medium.

James Webb Telescope–Poem of the Day–March 7, 2022

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

James Webb Telescope

James Webb Telescope
language signals
capturing

This is a scifaiku, a speculative haiku.
Written by Roxanne Barbour;
Previously published on Medium.

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.

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.

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.

 

Minimalist Genre Poetry #1

I am the author of the following published genre poetry. Enjoy!

sunspots erupt
corruption
the Spring of change
……………..[scifaiku published in SCIFAIKUEST (print edition) Feb. 2015]

orange listened
purple imagined
inhuman Spring
……………..[scifaiku published in SCIFAIKUEST (print edition) Feb. 2015]

aliens at war
human diplomacy
winter becomes Spring
……………..[scifaiku published in SCIFAIKUEST (print edition) May 2015]

a purple sunflower
floating
awakening others
……………..[scifaiku published in SCIFAIKUEST (print edition) August 2015]

a frozen planet
sailing
forbidden seas
……………..[scifaiku published in SCIFAIKUEST (Online edition) Aug. 2015]

luminous arc of gas
exposing
a coven on Betelgeuse
……………..[scifaiku published in SCIFAIKUEST (print edition) Nov. 2015]

on a pool of glass
fingerprints
erasing the ghost
……………..[scifaiku published in SCIFAIKUEST (Online edition) Nov. 2015]

soul harvest
creating
witch extinction
……………..[scifaiku published in SCIFAIKUEST (print edition) Nov. 2015]

spaceship descent
thawing
invisible matter
……………..[scifaiku published in SCIFAIKUEST (Online edition) Nov. 2015]