haiku #18 May 2012
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in the mirror world
my reflection smiles back
bamboo shoots
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NaHaiWriMo prompt: mirror
‘blue moon’ haiku in 3 languages
blue moon
why am I reminded
of Mount Fuji?
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in French:
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lune bleue –
pourquoi me rappelle-t-elle
le mont Fuji ?
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and in Romanian :
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lună albastră
de ce îmi aminteşte
de Muntele Fuji ?
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I wrote this haiku as a response to the painting by André Derain: Mountains at Collioure, 1905, posted on FB by Virginia Popescu (see here).
Virginia very kindly, and enthusiastically, translated my haiku into French and Romanian! Once again, thank you, Virginia! I like this idea!
You can see Virginia Popescu and other poets’ responses to paintings, and indeed contribute to her project yourself, on her FB page here
‘Instead of’ (Asahi, 4 May 2012)
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Instead of
cherry-blossom-viewing
she counts syllables
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My poem in the Asahi Haikuist Network, From the Notebook, http://www.asahi.com/english/
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‘writing on the wall’ haiku in 3 languages!
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writing on the wall
the drum beat grows
faster
écriture sur le mur
le rythme du tambour s’accélère
rapidement
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scriere pe perete –
ritmul tobei se accelerează
cu rapiditate
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Virginia Popescu posts paintings on her FB page and invites poets to write a haiku on them. I wrote this haiku to go with Rembrandt‘s Balthazar’s Feast, and Virginia translated it into French and Romanian! Thanks, Virginia!
It is also a response to the NaHaiWriMo prompt: drums
haiku #16 May 2012
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rolling the tense head of his timpani set
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NaHaiWriMo prompt: drum
Tanka in Take Five!
Delighted that my tanka was selected to be included in Take Five: Best Contemporary Tanka, Volume 4!
It can now be ordered through Amazon, or the link here
haiku #15 May 2012
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cloistered garden
scent of roses drifts
over the wall
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NaHaiWriMo prompt: rose(s)
haiku #14 May 2012
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south wind
a ball rolls across
the lawn
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NaHaiWriMo prompt: green
haiku #13 May 2012 and Poet Page on THF Registry!
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Today, an old poem from 2011:
spilling its seeds
a broken pomegranate
bleeds for luck
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First appeared in Unfold magazine, 2011
(NaHaiWriMo prompt: broken)
And the great news:
My poet page is up on The Haiku Foundation’s Haiku Registry site. It can be seen by clicking here
Many thanks to Billie Wilson for creating it and putting it up.
haiku #12 May 2012
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sundial
waiting for the clouds
to move along
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NaHaiWriMo prompt: sun/shine
‘Instead of’ (Asahi, 4 May 2012)
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Instead of
cherry-blossom-viewing
she counts syllables
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My poem in the Asahi Haikuist Network, From the Notebook, http://www.asahi.com/english/
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Yesterday’s photographs
By the river Lea and Hooks Marsh. Yesterday’s photographs, today. What is left of the walk, of the slow river Lea, of the smiling sun, of the day? (Tapping on the computer all day today!) See also Stella’s Stones here and here
Frisian Lands
I brought back from my holiday this picture of the Frisian landscape ( I’ve never seen so much sky! ) and a freshly-penned poem. Read it in escarp, “a text-message-based review of super-brief literature.”
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The Voice of (the) God (particle)
Poets, writers, artists, and composers have always tried to listen to God. Through words, paints, colours, notes, they have often succeeded, as is attested by the quality of literature, art, and music in the treasure-chest of humanity. Now, scientists are getting nearer to hearing God. Or rather, nearer to the sound of the Higgs Boson [...]
Carry a Poem
Responding to the “Carry a Poem”, Edinburgh’s city of literature reading campaign question: “How do you carry yours?” I sent in the piece below. I also enjoyed reading other people’s poem stories. Have a look, you might find something to your heart’s liking: http://carryapoem.com/category/stories/ STELLA’S STORY: BLUE NIGHT Thursday, 28 January 2010 I have different poems [...]
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