Baby's Breath

An image-inspired haiku

Created on Midjourney

Gentle spray of white

As sweet as baby’s first breath

Bouquet’s afterthought

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I’m finding myself more drawn to writing haiku these days (Curse you

Weirdo Poetry

). They won’t replace my stories, but you may see more of them.

I created the image above the haiku a few days before I decided to write the haiku. My mind wandered to the interesting choice to name this flower after a baby’s breath. Maybe it was because it seems so delicate? If anyone reading this knows the reason, please provide it in the comments.

As I was writing and rewriting the haiku, I created a few more images to go with the second and third lines.