Puddles play with chalk
Pavement drawings, rearranged
into abstract art

Rain-drenched pedestrians stroll
across a Jackson Pollock

#tanka #haiku #senryu #poem #poetry #micropoem #smallpoems #writing #writingcommunity #mydayinhaiku #mastopoem

Two plump pelicans
dip their beaks in unison
A paired catch of fish

#haiku #poem #poetry #micropoem #smallpoems #writing#writingcommunity #birds

I'm writing my first ever manuscript to submit to a publisher!
(I've written but never submitted before)

I saw @jmsbooksllc.bsky.social is taking submissions and got the idea for the 1st book in series of 6. Trying to get it done for the Friends to Lovers themed callout ending Apr 30, wish me luck!

My comic is in Suburban Review magazine

Purchase a copy to read in full:

thesuburbanreview.com/issues/37-bo...

It's not directly related to @swingtimecomic.bsky.social but could be in the same universe

#art #artwork #comic #drawing #illustration #magazine #mask #pencil #rabbit #retro #webcomic

Ollie, my character from @swingtimecomic, dressed for Mardis Gras 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🎊💃🦋

(actually he's at 9x5 Exhibition The Drum Theatre Dandenong til May 2, on sale for $140, contact me if you want to take him home)

www.patreon.com/posts/9x5-ar...

#LGBTQIA #art #painting #patreon #pridemonth #queerart #gay

Ollie at Mardi Gras 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🎊💃🦋

Actually he went to The Drum Theatre Dandenong's 9x5 Exhibition

He will be on display til May 2 and on sale for $140 AUD, contact me if you are interested in taking him home

www.patreon.com/posts/9x5-ar...

#LGBTQIA #art #painting #patreon #pridemonth #queerart #gay

Bars will break your heart
if you think of freedom while
your cage is still locked

#haiku #senryu #poem #poetry #micropoem #smallpoems #writingcommunity #writing #freedom

In a patch of light,
dust motes twirl and spin like stars;
Tiny galaxies

We are all specks of stardust
orbiting around our sun

#tanka #haiku #senryu #poem #poetry #micropoem #smallpoems #writing #writingcommunity #stars #dust

Now I have Stardust by Hoagy Carmichael stuck in my head :P

When Icarus fell,
he paid the price for using
wings that were not his

Pilfered feathers, melted wax;
human greed, not meant to fly

#tanka #haiku #senryu #poem #poetry #micropoem #smallpoems #writing #writingcommunity #mythology #greekmythology

A swathe of orange
on the horizon; sun’s heat
warming cool blue skies

#haiku #haiga #poem #poetry #micropoem #smallpoems #writing #writingcommunity #sunrise #dawn #morning #goodmorning

She sleeps all spread out,
limbs akimbo, a spider
in her web of dreams

Sunlight tugs on one silk thread;
she yawns and peels back the sheets

#tanka #haiku #senryu #poem #poetry #micropoem #smallpoems #writing #writingcommunity #spider #sleep

Out of the blue night
fresh dawn blooms; petals of gold
unfurl in bright rays

Shadows linger, edged with gilt;
a bouquet of irises

#tanka #haiku #poem #poetry #micropoem #smallpoems #writingcommunity #writing #flowers #dawn #morning

For a little while,
I can pretend everything
hasn't gone to hell

Savouring warmth; ignoring
the flames lapping at my heels

#tanka #haiku #senryu #poem #poetry #micropoem #smallpoems #writing #writingcommunity

Man in the mirror
is an extension of you;
Does he make you proud?

Is he someone who deserves
to be enshrined in framed glass?

#tanka #haiku #senryu #poem #poetry #micropoem #smallpoems #writing #writingcommunity

All those things I learned
were in vain; life’s lessons were
too harsh to retain

Time was a kinder tutor,
teaching me how to let go

#tanka #haiku #poem #poetry #micropoem #smallpoems #writingcommunity #writing

When my hair turns grey,
I will braid it with ribbons
and call it a mane

Flowing like a unicorn’s,
immortal and wise with age

#tanka #haiku #senryu #poetry #poem #micropoem #smallpoems #writing #writingcommunity #aging #unicorn

Some poem terminology:

haiku: a Japanese poem consisting of 3 lines in syllable pattern 5-7-5

senryu: a haiku with a modern/unconventional theme

tanka: a poem of 5 lines in 5-7-5-7-7 pattern

haiga: a poem with accompanying picture

Hi! I'm Fiona, aka Wai-Jing; an illustrator, graphic designer, artist, writer and poet.

I'm @ftwaijing on most social medias

I originally joined social media to post my artwork and share my poems, will continue doing the same here. I'll post a few examples from my Mastodon account soon