distant train …
as if I had
the answer
‘distant train’ 90/100 #haikufeltings
Category Archives: Haiku
‘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
‘summer night’s dream’ 70/100 #haikufeltings
summer night’s dream—
and on the eighth day
she made a bear
‘evening hour—’ 69/100 #haikufeltings
evening hour—
sound of the wind
from the mountain
.
This is a later stage of the felting
‘Alpine air’ 68/100 #haikufeltings
Alpine air—
scent of the bubbling
stream
‘old flame’ 67/100 #haikufeltings
the old flame’s
swirling skirts …
summer’s day
‘bouncing light’ 66/100 #haikufeltings
bouncing light
togetherness in a group
portrait
‘cooling down’ 65/100 #haikufeltings
cooling down
the weight of this heat
.
‘summer grass’ 64/100 #haikufeltings
summer grass
the tortoise overtakes
the hare
.
I am planning a tortoise race this Saturday and these are the badges I've made for the tortoises (suspiciously similar to the two local football clubs 🙂 ).
‘blues song’ 63/100 #haikufeltings
blues song
the barmaid wipes
her tears
‘summer solstice’ 62/100 #haikufeltings
summer solstice
the delayed train
of thought
