Michelle’s PoW winner poem:
Silence, a poem by Michelle Ayon Navajas
silence
leaks from the roof where night
grips like sigh to a window. i
wait,
held in the calm between thoughts—
you were never noisier
than when you
left.
the moon pushes down on the lake,
smoothings stars into
keepsakes,
silence.
Michelle’s prompt guidelines
🧩 Form: Hay(na)ku poetry series
Invented by: Filipino poet Eileen Tabios (2003).
Structure (per poem):
Line 1 → 1 word
Line 2 → 2 words
Line 3 → 3 words
No rules for rhyme, rhythm, or subject beyond the word count.
🎭 Theme: Love
Write 5 separate Hay(na)ku poems, each about a different aspect of love, including but not limited to:
Romantic love
Familial love
Self-love
Unrequited love
Enduring/timeless love
Each poem should stand alone but together create a layered meditation on love.
I. Romantic Love
Whispered
promises bloom
beneath starlit silence
II. Familial Love
Roots
run deep
through generations' embrace
III. Self-Love
Mirror
reflects truth—
worthy, whole, enough
IV. Unrequited Love
Echoes
of longing
drift through empty halls
V. Enduring Love
Forever
beats steady
in weathered, clasped hands
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