Martina Matijević

she still has
the last word-
headstone

Martina Matijević

#haiku #senryu

#poetryprompt #mpprompt

I like the playful imagery, especially “sparkling ladies.”

I like the Cinderella metaphor here.

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This reminds me of when I got tired of explaining my feelings to my mother and sister. For a couple of days, instead of naming the feeling after that dreadful “How are you?”, I decided to show them a picture of a Persian cat that matched my mood. It was healing—go ahead with your popsicle idea.

Les Paul's guitar

this hits harder than it should

oh Amy 😂😂😂

I like the rhythm of the poem and the sense that the child may have retreated upstairs from the revelry below. Back then, children usually stayed away from the adults’ party.

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Thank you for the feature.

this is one of my favorite songs thank you for posting it

I like the vivid imagery and the unexpected connection between the painted dolls and Mama’s red lips.

I appreciate how this paintku shifts the child's position from inferior to superior to the adults.

Kris, I like the humor in the first one, and focus on the child’s imagination in the second one.

it's much more anchored than mine tbh smh

This is just too adorable. I adore this interpretation of the painting. 😍

(Rockwell seems like a cool neighbor to have.)

#Paintku Tuesdays Week 10 From the urban alienation in "Automat" (1927) by Edward Hopper to a domestic solitude in "Little Girl Looking Downstairs at Christmas Party" (1964) by Norman Rockwell. top of the stairs — learning the silent language of adults Add your haiku to join.

Rockwell at the set of "Little Girl Looking Downstairs at Christmas Party" (1964)

#Paintku Tuesdays Week 10

From the urban alienation in "Automat" (1927) by Edward Hopper to a domestic solitude in "Little Girl Looking Downstairs at Christmas Party" (1964) by Norman Rockwell.

top of the stairs —
learning the silent language
of adults

Add your haiku to join.

wow ❤️

Thank you, Luke, for choosing my poem. Congratulations to all the incredible poets — especially @krislindbeck.bsky.social.

5haikuSpoken:
issue 22

Poets
@tinamatijev.bsky.social
Shahran Morshed
@krislindbeck.bsky.social
Gary Evans
Tony Williams

#5haikuSpoken #haiku #senryu #spokenpoetry

thank you ❤️❤️❤️

Thank you, Emily, for including my poem "Five Docks Away" in Tap Into Poetry #20. Congratulations to all the poets featured in this amazing issue.

Me Sunday cuppa needs a refill. 🍵🍵🍵

omg so adorable 😍😍😍

😂😂😂

I burgeon within the universe as one of its young stars.

I burgeon within the universe as one of its young stars.

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Nya, thank you SO much ❤️

Farah, these are amazing ❤️