Poetic Musings: Turn Sign and Wild Lilies Haiku by Ellen Compton

missing the turn sign

                                    missing the turn

                                                                wild lilies

Woodnote, 30, 1996

Ellen Compton

Commentary: The indention on L1 could imply that "missing the turn sign" is unintentional, and the layout of Ls 2&3 are the result.

And unexpected yet visually and emotionally evocative L3 makes Ls 1&2 nothing but beautiful mistakes.