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full moon
and magnolia scent—
fish kites
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Fish kites as a symbol of good luck, in the case of this haiku my good luck: seeing the full moon and sitting under the summer-flowering magnolia!
For a thorough description of fish kites and the symbolism involved see the best site there is for kigo, put together by the tireless Dr. Gabi Greve, the World Kigo Database.
Today’s prompt: Full moon, NaHaiWriMo extension 2011.
holding the flag high
they march taller than
trees–
the heady aroma
of summer magnolias
Today I read a post about appreciating and writing tanka in Red Dragonfly’s blog. It should have carried a health warning, something like, Read it at your peril: you will be tempted to write tanka for the rest of your day(s); or, Read and risk tanka obsession! Something like that to warn its readers of adverse effects. My own first reaction was to write my daily haiku – which I write participating in the Facebook community’s NaHaiWriMo project extension – as my first ever tanka! The day’s prompt had been ‘flags.’ I got carried away, you see. Tongue in cheek, I posted it in the NaHaiWriMo facebook site for the good folks there to see! I only hope Melissa doesn’t see my first attempt!
If you like living dangerously though, do read the post about tanka. It is a tanka beginners’ dream: informative and with a number of good links. So, tanka? I’ll try to do that!
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empty flagpole–
a dove loses its
way
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Prompt: Flags. NaHaiWriMo extension 2011.
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magpie—
down the road my purse grows
wings
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Prompted: Crime, NHaiWriMo extension 2011.
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old people’s home—
she insists on making her own
bed
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Prompt: independence, NaHaiWriMo extension 2011.
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tzitzikas—
the millennia-old rustling
of the pines
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tzitzikas is Greek for cicada http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cicada
Prompted, NaHaiWriMo extension 2011.
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wet June—
the marchers stop to listen
to the laterna
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laterna: barrel organ. For a picture of the laterna click here
Prompted, NaHaiWriMo extension 2011.
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Cinderella–
turning into a pumpkin
was the easy part
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Prompted, NaHaiWriMo extension2011.
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tomato—
sometimes even stars are not
enough
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Prompted, NaHaiWriMo extension 2011.
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crimes against peace-
a mosquito buzzes
in my ear
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Prompted, NaHaiWriMo extension 2011.
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June winds—
on sober sands
frothing waves
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(Kingsgate Bay. (Klick for the wiki photo.This wiki photo shows the bay in its calm mood!!!)
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chill wind—
the boy now beyond
the daffodils
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Prompted, NaHaiWriMo extension 2011.
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stars—
red carpet to
the milky way
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Prompted, NaHaiWriMo extension 2011.
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dream space—
yoking the bear we plough
galaxies
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Prompted, NaHaiWriMo extension 2011.
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Prompted, NaHaiWriMo extension 2011.
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midsummer-
losing the tug of war
once again
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Prompted, NaHaiWriMo extension 2011.
Kaspa & Fiona have taken over my blog for today, because they need our help.
For their fantasy wedding present, they are asking people across the world to write them a ‘small stone’ and post it on their blogs or on Facebook or Twitter.
A small stone is a short piece of observational writing – simply pay attention to something properly and then write it down. Find out more about small stones here.
Whether or not you have a blog, write them a small stone on their wedding day whilst they are saying their vows and eating cake, post it on your blog, and send it to them.
You can find out more about their project at their website, Wedding Small Stones, and you can also read their blog at A River of Stones.
They also have a July challenge coming soon, when they’ll be challenging you to notice one thing every day during July and write it down.
They thank you for listening, and hope they’ll be returning from their honeymoon to an inbox crammed with small stones, including yours.
So do it! Please…
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medicine bag—
pine needles, sage and crystal
against missing you
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full moon–
in the pine forest
shadows
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Prompted, NaHaiWriMo 2011.
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between glances
a question mark—
butterfly noon
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Prompted, NaHaiWriMo extension 2011.
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word by word
we burned
our bridges
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Prompted, NaHaiWriMo extension 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’.)
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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!
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first butterfly –
a piece of the sky in
my cat’s mouth
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mountain mist-
all through the rain
the cuckoo calls
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Prompted NaHaiWriMo extension 2011.
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vesper bell
on the tree so many
pomegranates
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Prompted, NaHaiWriMo extension 2011.
