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eternal return of the same leaf falling
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NaHaiWriMo prompt: forever
‘harvest moon’ #25 October 2012
harvest moon
the poet’s tea
getting cold
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lune des moissons
le thé du poète
refroidit
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NaHaiWriMo prompt: poet
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Transl. Vincent Hoarau – thank you, Vincent!
Vincent’s blog, La Calebasse, in French, with several poems in English, can be read here
‘first’ #24 October 2012
first
heart tattoo on her arm
rest home
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NaHaiWriMo prompt: tattoo
‘radio silence’ #23 October 2012
radio silence
I dead-head
the Busy Lizzies
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(Busy Lizzie: flower Impatiens)
NaHaiWriMo prompt: non-verbal communication
‘lost in thought’ #22 October 2012
lost in thought –
his tongue caressing the crown
on his molar
NaHaiWriMo prompt: lost
Inspired by Lee Gurga’s THF Per Diem haiku ‘professional conference’!
For a day only, today, 22 October 2012, it will be available to read on the The Haiku Foundation website, in the Per Diem: Daily Haiku panel by clicking here
‘daily grind’ photo haiga #21 October 2012
‘daily grind’ #21 October 2012
daily grind
the river makes its way
to the horizon
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NaHaiWriMo prompt: horizon
‘bonfire’ #20 October 2012
bonfire
the bare bones
of our argument
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NaHaiWriMo prompt:bones
‘pins and needles’ and ‘echoing caves’ #19 October 2012
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pins and needles —
the sharp pinpricks
of flying sand
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echoing caves —
smooth tongues
of the Eurocrats
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NaHaiWriMo prompt: echo
‘autumn market stall’ #18 October 2012
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autumn market stall
the refugee’s child feeds
the doves
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child feeding the doves –
on the statue of Ares
vulture’s nest
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NaHaiWriMo prompt: socially engaged haiku
The social issue: the alarming xenophobia rising/social disintegration taking place in Greece
at present: see BBC report here
‘Alpha Centauri’ #17 October 2012
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Alpha Centauri
a fallen angel’s
fossil footprints
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NaHaiWriMo prompt: footprint(s)
In addition, I was fascinated and inspired by the following news in The Independent newspaper:
Scientists find Earth-sized planet Alpha Centauri Bb in neighbouring star system
‘noteworthy’ #16 October 2012
Chrysanthemum, October 2012
Chrysanthemum, the Internet Magazine for Modern Verse Forms in the Tradition
of Japanese Short Poetry, issue 12, 2012 is out. I am delighted to have three
of my haiku in this issue, translated into German. They can be found on page 21.
The Magazine can be downloaded from here
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Pleiades — Plejaden —
a hunter lowers ein Jäger senkt
his gun sein Gewehr
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Translation: Chrysanthemum Editorial team.
‘rowing’ #15 October 2012
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rowing against the current free will
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‘steam’ For #13 October 2012
steam
the sound of words
in C minor
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NaHaiWriMo prompt: steam
‘marsh trail –‘ #12 October 2012
marsh trail –
changing shape of a horsefly’s
bite through my jeans
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NaHaiWriMo prmpt: jeans
93/100 Days of Summer
‘pastime’ #11 October 2012 and 92/100 Days of Summer
pastime –
feeding watermelon seeds
to the hens
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Photo manipulated using PicMonkey
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NaHaiWriMo prompt: hometown
92/100 Days of Summer? And I am still at it? Only 8 more to go…
“A Blackbird Sings: a book of short poems”
Thrilling news: A new book brimming with wonderful poetry is out this month. The even more thrilling news: it includes two of my own short poems!
“A Blackbird Sings: a book of short poems” edited by Kaspalita and Fiona Robyn, is now available on Kindle and will be available in print from the 1st of November 2012.
This book is the second anthology of ‘small stones.’ What is a small stone? “A small stone is a short piece of writing that precisely captures a fully-engaged moment.” It may or may not be a haiku, tanka, or other form.
The editors say:
“This is a book you can dip into and be nourished by again and again. It will surprise you, shock you, move you and delight you. It’ll remind you of the important sparkling details in your own life, and inspire you to pay more attention to what’s around you.”
Well, I can only say I am very excited to be part of this project! Buy the book! You will find yourself coming back to it again and again!
‘poison ivy’ #10 October 2012
poison ivy –
he throws the suitcace over
the parapet
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NaHaiWriMo prompt: haiku noir
91/100 Days of Summer
‘writing on the wall’ #9 October 2012
writing on the wall
the new channel left behind
by the tide
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NaHaiWriMo prompt: graffiti
90/100 Days of Summer
Free Haiga
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Using the photograph I took while walking through Devil’s Valley (Teufelstal) in Bavaria (were you thinking of Dante?). Nice area!
‘can’t be serious!’ #8c October 2012
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can’t be serious!
the Devil Valley’s
other name
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89/100 Days of Summer (Phew! But still not there…)
‘crossing the Thames’ #8b October 2012
crossing the Thames again autumn wind
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Another river another time (a couple of weeks ago, so still in the autumn theme!)
On the Millennium Bridge linking St. Paul’s to the Tate
‘crossing the Schmutter’ #8a October 2012
crossing the Schmutter again autumn leaves
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Trying to catch up a bit with the 100 Days of Summer Project: 87/100 Days of Summer
Schmutter, near Neusaess, in the district of Augsburg, Germany.
‘autumn sunshine’ #8 October 2012
autumn sunshine –
she brings mother’s lipstick
to the nursery
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NaHaiWriMo prompt: crush
86/100 Days of Summer
‘autumn days –‘ #7 October 2012
autumn days –
the way leaves make a vase
out of the gutter
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NaHaiWriMo prompt: gutter
85/100 Days of Summer
‘captive audience’ #6 October 2012
captive audience –
I expand on the nature
of life
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NaHaiWriMo prompt: audience
84/100 Days of Summer
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Photo from today’s walk, Bad Kohlgrub, Upper Bavaria. Beautiful weather, eye-watering landscapes…
‘the woman in blue’ #5 October 2012
Woman in Blue
reading his last letter –
burning red leaves
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NaHaiWriMo prompt: haiku about a painting
83/100 Days of Summer
Small stone
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Found Haiku: The title of Vermeer’s painting is “Woman in Blue Reading a Letter.”
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One of my all time favorites. The stillness and silence in this picture, the allusion to pregnancy, waiting time, the letter/news almost associate to an annunciation.
Yet, it is likely that there is disappointment. The map associates to far away places. Where is he writing from? Perhaps he is not coming back… the autumn of the relationship in the haiku… will she burn the letter too? Where are all the feelings… .
Whatever you make of it, the stillness and containment in this painting keep bringing me back to it.
‘autumn loneliness’ #4 October 2012
autumn loneliness —
checking whether flames
defy gravity
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NaHaiWriMo prompt: gravity
82/100 Days of Summer
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I have been working on a micropoetry collection about loneliness, and the capacity to be alone, titled In the Garden of Absence. This poem is not included in the collection, but fits well with the theme. Enjoy!
‘dreaming again’ 3 October 2012
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NaHaiWriMo prompt: desk
81/100 Days of Summer
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This picture was taken in Teufelstal, Devil’s Valley, near Bobingen, in Bavaria, DE. Nice walk!
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‘the sun spots’ #2 October 2012
the sun spots
on her hands —
autumn leaves
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Responding to the NaHaiWriMo prompt: light (dark)
to 80/100 Days of Summer
and to the THF Per Diem series “Hands-On”
