This post is in response a prompt from Carpe Diem Haiku: wrapped in a straw mat
Our host’s writes:
“…The ‘trick’ is to state the riddle in as puzzling terms as possible. What can one say that the reader cannot figure out the answer? The more intriguing the ‘set-up’ and the bigger surprise the answer is, the better the haiku seems to work….”
winter garden
colorless and ugly –
spring flowers
© Chèvrefeuille
A fallen blossom
Returning to the bough, I thought —
But no, a butterfly
© Moritake
My attempt:
a returning soul
meanders through concert crowd –
a lone butterfly
PR
5/26/15
For further reading on the prompt and other responses follow the link below
http://chevrefeuillescarpediem.blogspot.com/2015/05/carpe-diem-741-wrapped-in-straw-mat.html?m=1
