I gifted you Earth
to strengthen your foundation.
You buried my heart.
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I gave you the sky.
You ran away with the stars,
and blackened my sun.
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For Kenny Penn's Haikuplet Challenge
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Cathy holmes
Canadian family girl with a recently discovered love for writing. Other loves include animals and sports.
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March 15, 2026
Merriam Webster - Word of the day: Tranche refers to a division or portion of a whole. World Contact Day is commemorated every year on March 15. It is a unique observance held globally to focus on communicating with extraterrestrial life and exploring the possibility that intelligent beings may exist beyond Earth. World Contact Day inspires people to invoke their curiosity and spend time thinking about the universe and the mysteries surrounding it. What is the “Ides of March”? According to the Roman calendar, the Ides are a monthly occurrence. In March and other months with 31 days, the Ides always falls on the 15th; it falls on the 13th in months with 30 days. The Ides traditionally marked the arrival of the new Moon and was cause for celebration. The word “Ides” is derived from Latin, meaning “to divide.” Mothering Sunday in 2026 falls on Sunday, March 15. Mothering Sunday, celebrated in the United Kingdom and Ireland, occurs on the fourth Sunday of Lent, which is exactly three weeks before Easter. Unlike the fixed-date Mother's Day in countries like the United States, Canada, and Australia, Mothering Sunday’s date changes each year according to the Christian liturgical calendar. On March 15, 2026, several notable observances and events are celebrated: Dumbstruck Day: A day to express frustration. Everything You Think is Wrong Day: A day to challenge and celebrate wrong beliefs. International Day Against Police Brutality: A day to raise awareness and advocate against police violence. My look at today, March 15, 2026 below:
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Comments (18)
Beautifully done… congratulations 🥳.
Wow, so impactful! Beautiful!
Cathy, this is absolutely exceptional. WOW, and congratulations!! Every line was brilliants!
Cathy, you've done it again! What a powerful, poignant lament. This is why haiku was invented.
Congrats, co-winner!! Your haikuplet is truly a gem! Very honored to have mine place alongside such a strong piece!
This is a splendid set of haikus. Well done and congrats again on the win!
Awesome entry, Cathy! And congrats on winning Kenny’s Challenge!
Loved your nature poem!!!♥♥♥
Emotion at its strongest. Wow! I love haikus. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Oh this was so ouchy! This encapsulates that kind of relationship perfectly
Great take on it
Haikuplet...what...another poetic form. What a terrible thing for a person to do, running off with a heart.
Powerfully evocative! Great use of natural elements in such a narrative piece!!
Whoaaa, that second stanza!! Gosh imagine someone doing that to us. It's soooo devastating! I freaking loved this masterpiece of yours!
Good gawd Cathy this Haikuplet is fantastic! I really loved the earth and sky theme, hit me hard in the feels. Great job!
😔 Terrific imagery Cathy. Short and bittersweet. 👏☺️
Cathy.. these are fundamentally powerful. Fantastic work. Well done.
I love the epic, elemental feel of your Haiku stanzas, almost as if God had gifted the Earth and the sky to an ungrateful and duplicitous creation. Very, very powerful poetry, Cathy!