Ambushed by bush fire
had we only been dragons
a lizard's last words
Mark Morris is a journalist with more than a decade of experience writing for major broadcasters and national publications in the UK. He runs the Twitter account Pure Land Haiku, which has a simple goal best explained in the form of its strap-line: haiku to help you relax. In addition to the above, Mark also produces music under the pseudonym Pure Land Haiku Music and Journoiz.
Haiku by Mark Morris
Picture by Jiawei Chen
This haiku poem is part of the Naviar haiku music challenge, where artists are invited to make music in response to a weekly assigned haiku poem. Participation is free and there are no limitations in the songs’ length or genre.
You have seven days from the posting of this haiku to submit your track. For information on how to make a submission, visit the Naviar Haiku Music Challenge page.
Submission deadline: 22nd January 2020