lost in thought —
a train thunders past
stubble fields
.
NaHaiWriMo prompt: infinite
Category Archives: Haiku
‘the short glide’
the short glide
into autumn —
hermit ibis
.
NaHaiWriMo prompt: ibis
‘their stories’
their stories
in my bones —
harvest moon
.
NaHaiWriMo prompt: inherit
‘dream ivy’
dream ivy
clinging without
clinging
.
NaHaiWriMo prompt: ivy
‘harvest trail’
harvest trail
the iridescent properties
of hope
.
NaHaiWriMo prompt: iris
.
Photo taken in Faversham, Kent.
‘nearly autumn’
‘lunchtime concert’
St Martin-in-the-Fields lunchtime concerts are a treat! Check them out here
NaHaiWriMo prompt: incognito
Nine Haiku Moments
‘icon’
‘from the source’
Photo: In front of the Neue Pinakothek, Munich.
Prompt: NaHaiWriMo, hint.
‘late afternoon’
Photo: At Lake Woerthsee, near Seefeld, Bavaria.
‘heave and landslip’
heave an landslip
the clay’s slow
breathing
.
NaHaiWriMo prompt: landslip
‘joined at the hip’
joined at the hip
the red currants I forgot
to harvest
.
Photo taken summer 2014 in a quiet corner of Augsburg.
Prompt: NaHaiWriMo, hyphenate.
‘birthday girl…’
birthday girl…
each year
a little blunter
.
Photo: In the Public Gardens, Bad Woerishofen, ‘the secret capital of Health.’
‘on my walk…’
on my walk…
the number of files
to sort out
‘winding road’ in Haiku 2014
.
winding road to nowhere rituals
.
Originally published in Blithe Spirit 23:2, 2013 is now included in
Haiku 2014. Edited by Scott Metz & Lee Gurga, Modern Haiku Press, 2014.
100 notable haiku from 2013 selected by the editors of the award-winning Haiku 21. With an introduction by the editors.
Nine Haiku Moments
‘hiking —’
hiking —
for a moment the door
swings open
.
I took this photo on a walk round Lake Schliersee, in the Bavarian Alps. Beautiful lake!
half truths…
‘swollen river’ in Modern Haiku
swollen river —
another deep
regret
‘plum blossoms’ in Frogpond
plum blossoms
a handbag mirror
on the garden bench
.
In Frogpond, the Journal of the Haiku Society of America, 37 : 2, summer 2014
‘the cut and thrust’
.
the cut and thrust of space travel agency
.
.
Inspired by an article in the news section of The Independent newspaper about engineers from the space agency NASA managing to produce tiny amounts of thrust using a microwave engine design that could turn space travel on its head.
‘evening cool’
evening cool
the meadow’s breath
condensing
.
NaHaiWriMo prompt: heap
‘golden ratio –’
golden ratio –
songs and salvia wafting
through the cool air
NaHaiWriMo prompt: golden
Photo: International Augsburg Jazz Summer, Botanic Gardens, Augsburg, 2014.
‘raining stars’
raining stars
the glow-in-the-dark set
peeling off
NaHaiWriMo prompt: Glow
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Photo taken during a recent walk up the Lainbach, Benediktbeuern.
‘calm in the morning’
calm in the morning
my new short story
full of gusts
.
NaHaiWriMo prompt: Gust
‘perigee moon’
perigee moon –
making the wine glass
sing
.
NaHaiWriMo prompt: glass
‘mind game’
.
mind game gondola on the Danube
.
Prompt: Game
From the International Danube Festival 2014. Won’t miss this next year!
‘offerings’
offerings…
inside the clam shell
a hermit crab
.
NaHaiWriMo prompt: gift
‘cicada shell’ (and Florian)
cicada shell –
a ginger cat’s
loneliness
Prompt: ginger
Florian, who lived in a garden for the first two years of his life, has found a home with us. Welcome, Florian! (From Emile, too)
