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reggae—
in the book of life my name
in beats
.
Prompt: reggae. NaHaiWriMo extension 2011.
Haiku #29 June 2011
On June - 29 - 2011
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snake road—
on a haze-wrapped stone
moulted skin
.
Prompt: Road/travel. NaHaiWriMo extension 2011.
Haiku #28 June 2011
On June - 28 - 2011
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June heat–
by the pond
the shed skin of a snake
.
Prompt: music. NaHaiWriMo extension 2011. I took the prompt to its limit; my haiku is full of silence and absence.
Haiku #27 June 2011
On June - 28 - 2011
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good morning–
the rough feel of the bread roll
on the round plate
.
Prompt: deaf/blind. NaHaiWriMo extension 2011.
Haiku #26 June 2011
On June - 27 - 2011
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roller coaster ride—
I learn to hold my heart
still
.
Prompt: Fairs. NaHaiWriMo extension 2011.
Haiku #25 June 2011
On June - 25 - 2011
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Adam and Eve—
we keep mowing
their lawn
.
Prompt: Indigenous people – my haiku is a long shot!
NaHaiWriMo extension 2011.
Haiku #24a June 2011
On June - 24 - 2011
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home for strays—
her vacant eyes
stare through me
.
Prompt: dogs/pets. NaHaiWriMo extension 2011.
Haiku #23 June 2011
On June - 23 - 2011
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marathon—
beyond the wall
dandelion
.
Prompt: Sport. NaHaiWriMo extension 2011.
Haiku #22 June 2011
On June - 22 - 2011
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summer heat–
on school benches
bleeding hearts
.
Prompt: School. NaHaiWriMo extension 2011.
Haiku #21 June 2011
On June - 21 - 2011
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shortest night—
all day she misses her beauty
sleep
.
Prompt: Solstice. NaHaiWriMo extension 2011.
Haiku #20 June 2011
On June - 20 - 2011
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on the sands–
a lost whale’s silent
song
.
Prompt: Beach. NaHaiWriMo extension 2011.
Haiku #19 June 2011
On June - 19 - 2011
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father’s day–
he fills the cracks
in the wall
.
Prompt: Father’s day. NaHaiWriMo extension 2011
Haiku #18 June 2011
On June - 19 - 2011
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poppy fields–
the roar of the sea
a murmur now
.
Prompt: Noise, NaHaiWriMo extension 2011.
Haiku #17 June 2011
On June - 17 - 2011
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dark spring—
he dreams of sunflower seeds
on the moon
.
Prompt: Freedom. NaHaiWriMo extension 2011.
Haiku #16 June 2011
On June - 16 - 2011
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on the road—
train drives over
poppies
.
Unprompted, while travelling.
Haiku #15 June 2011
On June - 15 - 2011
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full moon
and magnolia scent—
fish kites
.
Fish kites as a symbol of good luck, in the case of this haiku my good luck: seeing the full moon and sitting under the summer-flowering magnolia!
For a thorough description of fish kites and the symbolism involved see the best site there is for kigo, put together by the tireless Dr. Gabi Greve, the World Kigo Database.
Today’s prompt: Full moon, NaHaiWriMo extension 2011.
Haiku/Tanka! #14 June 2011
On June - 14 - 2011
Magnolia Exmouth
holding the flag high
they march taller than
trees–
the heady aroma
of summer magnolias
Today I read a post about appreciating and writing tanka in Red Dragonfly’s blog. It should have carried a health warning, something like, Read it at your peril: you will be tempted to write tanka for the rest of your day(s); or, Read and risk tanka obsession! Something like that to warn its readers of adverse effects. My own first reaction was to write my daily haiku – which I write participating in the Facebook community’s NaHaiWriMo project extension – as my first ever tanka! The day’s prompt had been ‘flags.’ I got carried away, you see. Tongue in cheek, I posted it in the NaHaiWriMo facebook site for the good folks there to see! I only hope Melissa doesn’t see my first attempt!
If you like living dangerously though, do read the post about tanka. It is a tanka beginners’ dream: informative and with a number of good links. So, tanka? I’ll try to do that!
Haiku #14a June 2011
On June - 14 - 2011
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empty flagpole–
a dove loses its
way
.
Prompt: Flags. NaHaiWriMo extension 2011.
Haiku #13 June 2011
On June - 13 - 2011
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magpie—
down the road my purse grows
wings
.
Prompted: Crime, NHaiWriMo extension 2011.
Haiku #12 June 2011
On June - 12 - 2011
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old people’s home—
she insists on making her own
bed
.
Prompt: independence, NaHaiWriMo extension 2011.
Haiku #11 June 2011
On June - 11 - 2011
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tzitzikas—
the millennia-old rustling
of the pines
.
tzitzikas is Greek for cicada http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cicada
Prompted, NaHaiWriMo extension 2011.
Haiku #10 June 2011
On June - 10 - 2011
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wet June—
the marchers stop to listen
to the laterna
.
laterna: barrel organ. For a picture of the laterna click here
Prompted, NaHaiWriMo extension 2011.
Haiku #9 June 2011
On June - 9 - 2011
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Cinderella–
turning into a pumpkin
was the easy part
.
Prompted, NaHaiWriMo extension2011.
Haiku #8 June 2011
On June - 8 - 2011
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tomato—
sometimes even stars are not
enough
.
Prompted, NaHaiWriMo extension 2011.
Haiku #7 June 2011
On June - 7 - 2011
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crimes against peace-
a mosquito buzzes
in my ear
.
Prompted, NaHaiWriMo extension 2011.
Haiku #6 June 2011
On June - 6 - 2011
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June winds—
on sober sands
frothing waves
.
(Kingsgate Bay. (Klick for the wiki photo.This wiki photo shows the bay in its calm mood!!!)
Haiku #5a June 2011
On June - 6 - 2011
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chill wind—
the boy now beyond
the daffodils
.
Prompted, NaHaiWriMo extension 2011.
Haiku #4a June 2011
On June - 4 - 2011
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stars—
red carpet to
the milky way
.
Prompted, NaHaiWriMo extension 2011.
Haiku #3 June 2011
On June - 3 - 2011
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dream space—
yoking the bear we plough
galaxies
.
Prompted, NaHaiWriMo extension 2011.
Haiku #2 June 2011
On June - 2 - 2011
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sunrise—
or is the earth rotating
on its axis?
.
Prompted, NaHaiWriMo extension 2011.
Haiku #1 June 2011
On June - 1 - 2011
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midsummer-
losing the tug of war
once again
.
Prompted, NaHaiWriMo extension 2011.
Small Stone Blogsplash
On June - 1 - 2011
Kaspa & Fiona have taken over my blog for today, because they need our help.
They are both on a mission to help the world connect with the world through writing. They are also getting married on Saturday the 18th of June.
For their fantasy wedding present, they are asking people across the world to write them a ‘small stone’ and post it on their blogs or on Facebook or Twitter.
A small stone is a short piece of observational writing – simply pay attention to something properly and then write it down. Find out more about small stones here.
Whether or not you have a blog, write them a small stone on their wedding day whilst they are saying their vows and eating cake, post it on your blog, and send it to them.
You can find out more about their project at their website, Wedding Small Stones, and you can also read their blog at A River of Stones.
They also have a July challenge coming soon, when they’ll be challenging you to notice one thing every day during July and write it down.
They thank you for listening, and hope they’ll be returning from their honeymoon to an inbox crammed with small stones, including yours.
So do it! Please…
