No More Fairy Tales, XXVII
spring day mural:
green paint sprayed across the wall
behind leafless trees
FYI: A definition haiku or tanka, a subgenre of definition poetry, begins or ends with a short phrase or statement, followed or preceded by a description of the phrase or statement in concrete imagery. The visually and emotionally suggestive power of a definition haiku or tanka is NOT rooted in the explanatory relationship between its two parts, but in the "dialectical relationship" between them.
For more examples about "definition haiku," see To the Lighthouse: Definition Haiku and Tanka
Added:
mayor's office:
"Yes, We Can" hangs in the frame
above the desk
and reed orchids languish
in a dusty corner
