Dry Spell

Photo by John Fowler

Bare bones blist’ring bright
Wind whirls whistling ‘round hoodoos
In drought, cacti sing

This is a Haiku for Haiku Hub’s Prompt: Inspiration by Sherry Kappel, inspired by writers like Elizabeth Helmich, Moses in the Wild, Zev, A Maguire, and others who draw from the air, and their very own cells, the inspiration they need to write in and out of season.

About the Author

Owen Banner spent his childhood baptized in the red dirt of Mandeville, Jamaica and his adolescence in the neon morass of Manila in the Philippines. He’s lived in or traveled to countries all over the planet, nourished by people and cultures. These diverse voices plant the seeds of his stories, which twist genre and seek new perspectives. Discover more at owenbanner.com.