Haiku Friday – Beast & Day

Hello! A warm welcome to my blog. Thank you for visiting. Today’s prompt words for Haiku Friday come from RonovanWrites Weekly Haiku Poetry Prompt Challenge. Anyone can participate in Ronovan’s weekly haiku challenges (Mondays). It’s fun and his prompt words always tests one’s abilities. Today’s prompt words are Beast and Day.

When I read the words they immediately made me think of the new Avengers movie The Avengers: Age of Ultron coming May 1st, 2015. Yes––I’m a big “geek girl”. I can’t wait to see it! Anyway, here is my haiku. I hope you enjoy it.

 

Kelsey Grammer as Beast (X-Men)

Henry Philip “Hank” McCoy

by Vashti Quiroz-Vega

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Blue fur, fangs, and claws

Reluctant beast awakens

New day for X-Men

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A human mutant

Avenger and Defender

Man of science and art

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Nerd Disclaimer: I know Beast will not be in the Avengers movie but once upon a time he was part of the Avengers in Marvel comics. So the prompt word “Beast” made me think of him.

 

 

Are you excited about the new Avengers movie? Who’s your favorite hero? Who’s your favorite X-Men? Did you read Marvel comics? Are you a geek? Are you a nerd?

Haiku Friday & Criminal Minds

Hello! Welcome to my blog!

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I’m a day late for this post. Sorry about that. I had a lot on my plate this week and I’m not talking about turkey and stuffing. Ha, ha! Get it . . . turkey and stuffing . . . never mind. I have always enjoyed reading haiku poems. Now, I’m enjoying writing them. They are so much fun to write and really get my creative juices flowing. That’s why I started Haiku Friday! Every Friday I will post a different haiku. I will feature my work, as well as haiku poetry written by others. I love infusing my haiku with a touch of horror, so most of my haiku will have a bit of a dark side.

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One of my guilty pleasures is watching a show called Criminal Minds it’s one of my favorite TV dramas and the inspiration for this week’s haiku.

 

My favorite characters on the show are Dr. Spencer Reid, Hotch, and JJ but they’re all great.

Hotch, JJ, and Dr. Spencer Reid

 

 

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Haiku

 

 

Black Market

by Vashti Quiroz-Vega

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Fall leaves blow in the wind

Chilled night air through open door

Kidneys on ice

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Missing

by Vashti Quiroz-Vega

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An icy pond shimmers

A blanket of snow

A corpse hidden ’til spring

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Do you watch Criminal Minds or any other crime drama on TV? What are your guilty pleasures? What inspires you to write, cook, craft? Have you ever tried writing a poem, song, or story?