leaves start to fall …
how to lighten
the load
.
Photo of costume for The Golden Cockerel, by Natalia Goncharova, from the exhibition at Tate Modern.
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‘the load’
‘shorn sheep’ 96/100 haikufeltings
slate-coloured dawn
the frolics of freshly shorn
sheep
‘landwards’
landwards—
the tide turns in
our favor
‘thermal current’ 95/100 #haikufeltings
thermal current
a stork glides over
the meadow
’94/100′ #haikufeltings
94/100
how many heart beats
in a lifetime
‘failed star’ 93/100 #haikufeltings
who is to say
this flower is not it …
failed star
‘chaos and order’ 92/100 #haikufeltings
chaos and order …
the butterfly flaps
its wings
‘early dark’ 91/100 #haikufeltings
early dark
this need to explain
the meaning of life
‘distant train’ 90/100 #haikufeltings
distant train …
as if I had
the answer
‘Homewards’ in KYSO Flash 12
Honoured to have my haibun “Homewards” included in “White Blossoms”
[An e-Collection of Photographs and Words] by Susan Tekulve in KYSO Flash 12!
{scroll down the page to “Magnolia blossoms and red clay”}
Many thanks to editor Clare MacQueen!
“White Blossoms:” “In addition to photographs and lyrical prose by essayist and novelist Susan Tekulve, this collection contains prosimetra by authors such as Rick Mulkey, Stella Pierides, Brenda Sutton Rose, and Carl Sandburg, among others.”
‘felting class’ 89/100 #haikufeltings
felting class
we stop to smell
the roses
.
I made the purple and white flowers during a felting class by Beate Maxzin of Wolllust, “atelier fuer filzbegeisterte,” Augsburg. I am very pleased with the purple flower in particular! Wunderbar!
‘noon heat’ 88/100 #haikufeltings
noon heat ...
seeing what
isn’t there
‘chiaroscuro’ 87/100 #haikufeltings
chiaroscuro …
breathing through
the holes
‘worn smooth’ 86/100 #haikufeltings
worn smooth
by the sea
my sharp edges
‘The Path’ in Califragile
Delighted to see my #haibun “The Path” included in Califragile (July 23, 2019)
Many thanks to the editor Wren Tuatha!
Originally In Blue Fifth Review, Broadside #44 Fall 2016 with the beautiful painting below by Maria Pierides
In addition, full text here
‘falling petals’ 85/100 #haikufeltings
falling petals—
she gently combs
her hair
‘aging carousel’ 84/100 #haikufeltings
aging carousel
the restorer picks up
her brush
‘unforgivable’ 83/100 haikufeltings
the unforgivable otherness of flowers . .
.
(my first attempt at a wet-felted flower didn’t turn out very well: unforgivable!)
‘not quite’ 82/100 #haikufeltings
not quite
female …
doll
‘rockpools’ 81/100 #haikufeltings
worlds within worlds . . .
rockpools holding
the restless sea
‘clock repairs’ 80/100 #haikufeltings
clock repairs
the watchmaker slows down
the minute hand
‘the unknown’ 79/100 #haikufeltings
quiet hour lighting the unknown
‘candied fruit’ 78/100 #haikufeltings
candied fruit . . . preserving my sanity
‘olives’ 77/100 #haikufeltings
air-dried olives—
her advice to avoid
the sun
(this is the wet-felted bowl drying. It ended up with more wrinkles than I wanted for it, so I may needle felt it tomorrow)
‘the smell’ 76/100 #haikufeltings
the smell
of golden wheat fields . . .
millstone
Photo of the first stage of wet-felting a bowl!
‘chains’ 75/100 #haikufeltings
chains or wilderness . . .
life choices of the unfinished
bear
.
‘from my window’ 74/100 #haikufeltings
from my window
the path to
the woods
‘dawn’ 73/100 #haikufeltings
dawn …
what is life
but light
‘brass pedestal’ 72/100 #haikufeltings
brass pedestal
the ceiling fan’s
hum
‘sugar wool’ 71/100 #haikufeltings
sugar wool—
in the long queue
short tempers
