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between glances
a question mark—
butterfly noon
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Prompted, NaHaiWriMo extension 2011.
All posts by Stella Pierides
#28 May 2011
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word by word
we burned
our bridges
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Prompted, NaHaiWriMo extension 2011.
Haiku #27 May 2011
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reed beds—
all that remains of
a lost village
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Prompted, NaHaiWriMo extension 2011.
(Playing with Basho’s haiku here, using it as a ‘template’.)
Haiku #26 May 2011
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spring’s end—
a grass snake in the ashes
of the bonfire
Prompted, NaHaiWriMo extension 2011.
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And here is the snake in my garden, though not the one in the haiku!
Haiku #25a May 2011
Haiku #24 May 2011
Haiku #23 May 2011
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first butterfly –
a piece of the sky in
my cat’s mouth
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Haiku #22 May 2011
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mountain mist-
all through the rain
the cuckoo calls
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Prompted NaHaiWriMo extension 2011.
Haiku #21 May 2011
Haiku #20 May 2011
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vesper bell
on the tree so many
pomegranates
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Prompted, NaHaiWriMo extension 2011.
Haiku #19 May 2011
Haiku #18 May 2011
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Olympus –
reaching for the sky again,
Gaia?
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Prompted, NaHaiWriMo extension 2011.
Haiku #17 May 2011
Haiku #16 May 2011
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when the colors sing –
an onion dome between
my teeth
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Prompted, NaHaiWriMo extension 2011
This haiku refers to Kandinsky’s ideas about color and its use in painting; and my own novel in progress of the same title.
See also about synaesthesia here
Haiku #15 May 2011
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spring wind on the lake–
in the sound of the waves
the might of the ocean
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Prompted, NaHaiWriMo extension 2011.
Haiku #14 May 2011
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spring tides —
more regular than
some birds
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Prompted, NaHaiWriMo extension 2011.
Haiku #13 May 2011
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spring tides —
searching the sands for a
lucky stone
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Prompted, NaHaiWriMo extension 2011
Haiku #12 May 2011
Haiku translated into French
Three of the haiku I wrote for the 2011 NaHaiWriMo and its extension during the following months, were picked and translated into French by Vincent Hoaru in La Calebasse: ‘geranium’, ‘wrong season(ing)’, and ‘have you thought’. Vincent’s blog is highly original and I am indeed honored to be included. You can find the three haiku by scrolling down here.
For one more of my haiku translated into French see my earlier post here
Haiku #11 May 2011
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granny’s attic —
brushing my hair
spider web
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Prompted, NaHaiWriMo extension 2011.
Haiku #10 May 2011
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receding tide
a broken chair
in the river bed
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A version of this poem appeared in 7X20 in March 2011. This version was posted on NaHaiWriMo fb page. Many thanks to Pris Campbell for her suggestion.
Haiku #9 May 2011
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olive branch —
let our barque glide through
smooth water
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Prompted NaHaiWriMo extension 2011
Haiku #8 May 2011
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white daisies …
to her a necklace
of pearls
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Prompted, NaHaiWriMo extension 2011.
Haiku #7 May 2011
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between
my ego and yours
a butterfly
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Prompted, NaHaiWriMo extension 2011
Haiku #6 May 2011
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spring clean
shredded in the compost heap
newspapers
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Prompted, NaHaiWriMo 2011 extension
Haiku #5 May 2011
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lilac sprays
though my birthday is
in the summer
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Prompted, NaHaiWriMo extension 2011
Haiku #4 May 2011
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fruit bowl
a bee in and out of
the sunlight
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Prompted, NaHaiWriMo extension 2011
Haiku #3 May 2011
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lilac flower
first through the school gates
a bee
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Prompted, NaHaiWriMo extension 2011, see facebook page here
Haiku #2 May 2011
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April frost
I never meant to let you
go so early
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Prompted, NaHaiWriMo extension fb page here
Haiku #1 May 2011
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chamomile —
drinking the fields
from my teacup
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Prompted, on NaHaiWriMo fb wall here
