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frayed at the edges
this sunflower had too much
sun
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Prompt: sunflower. NaHaiWriMo extension 2011.
Tag Archives: aros
Haiku #7 August 2011
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pale moon—
sugar crystals travelling
south
.
Prompt: tired/sleep. NaHaiWriMo extension 2011.
Senryu #6 August 2011
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Hot dog
when hunger gets the better
of me
.
Prompt: dog. NaHaiWriMo extension 2011.
Haiku #5 August 2011
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ruby wine—
the song of a canary
on my tongue
.
Prompt: beverage. NaHaiWriMo extension 2011.
Haiku #4 August 2011
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ebb and tide—
our holiday against
the horizon
.
Prompt: driftwood haiga. NaHaiWriMo extension 2011. Written for photo by Terry Hale French.
Senryu #3 August 2011
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life’s journey
I count the years
in my neck
.
Prompt: journey. NaHaiWriMo extension 2011.
Haiku #2 August 2011
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beach combing–
amongst pebbles a muddy
Drachma
.
Prompt: coins. NaHaiWriMo extension 2011.
Haiku #1 August 2011
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corn silk—
still searching for the face
under all this hair
.
Prompt: child/childhood. NaHaiWriMo extension 2011.
Senryu #31 July 2011
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letters
learning the abc
of thanking you
.
Prompt: gratitude. NaHaiWriMo extension 2011.
Senryu #30 July 2011
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mockingbird
still I kept the Athenian
accent
.
Mockingbird: Mimus polyglottos!
You can hear this amazing bird mimic other birds, squeaky gates, machines etc here
Haiku #29 July 2011
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olive press—
how else do you write your
haiku?
.
Prompt: trees. NaHaiWriMo extension 2011.
Haiku #28 July 2011
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spring morning–
bluebird, is that my hair
in your nest?
.
Prompt: birds. NaHaiWriMo extension 2011.
Senryu #27 July 2011
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cat nap–
on my desk the mouse still
on the mouse mat
.
Prompt: cat NaHaiWriMo extension 2011.
Haiku #26 July 2011
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spring ephemerals—
now my roots need colour
often
.
Prompt: spring ephemerals. NaHaiWriMo extension 2011.
Haiku/Haiga #25 July 2011
two haystacks-- in the fields the same old story
.
Prompt: New Year. NaHaiWriMo extension 2011.
Haiku by Stella Pierides, Photo by Hermann Mueller.
Haiku #24 July 2011
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waiting for the peach
I miss the blue of the sky—
summer harvest
.
Prompt: soft fruit. NaHaiWriMo extension 2011.
Haiku #23a July 2011
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vernal pool—
they trend on Twitter all
morning
.
Prompt: pool, puddle. NahaiWriMo extension 2011.
Haiku #22 July 2011
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Aegean moon—
still hot the pebble shifts with
the tide
.
Prompt: moon. NaHaiWriMo extension 2011.
Hailu #21 July 2011
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wild goose chase—
even the duvet tries
to fly south
.
Prompt: quilt. NaHaiWriMo extension 2011.
Haiku #20 July 2011
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gale force winds—
I steer my desk through a dark
ink swell
.
Prompt: wind/stillness. NaHaiWriMo extension 2011.
Haiku #19 July 2011
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pins and needles—
sparkling stars
in my finger tips
.
Prompt: stars. NaHaiWriMo extension 2011.
Haiku #18 July 2011
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crisp snow—
I dream of a hunted
deer
.
Prompt: Snow. NaHaiWriMo extension 2011.
Haiku #17 July 2011
Haiku (Haiga) #16a July 2011
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sea of green–
even my trike
warms to it
.
Prompt: sea/seaside. NaHaiWriMo extension 2011.
Haiku #15a July 2011
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word-smith—
on the anvil a haiku
slowly takes shape
.
Prompt: haiku, writing, word. NaHaiWriMo extension 2011.
Haiku #14a July 2011
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Haiku #12 July 2011
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Cretan knife—
picking wild mushrooms she pricks
her finger
.
Prompt: indigenous/groups. NaHaiWriMo extension 2011.
Haiku #11 July 2011
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Lainbach—
the river sculpts a garden
in stone
.
Prompt: Garden. NaHaiWriMo extension 2011.
For photographs of the haiku walk, and of course, the river, see my Scrapbook here
Haiku #10 July 2011
ginko–
piling up words I build
cairns
.
The Lainbach is a stream cascading down the mountains in the area of Benediktbeuern, in Upper Bavaria.
Haiku #8 July 2011
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flow tide
hoarse through the fog
terns‘ cries
.
Prompt: Fog. NaHaiWriMo extension 2011.
