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‘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

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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.

 

 

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‘autumn loneliness’ #4 October 2012

autumn loneliness —
checking whether flames
defy gravity
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NaHaiWriMo prompt: gravity
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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!

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August 2012 NaHaiWriMo

August was a great month for the NaHaiWriMo community. Every day, each single day of the month, a different haiku poet offered a prompt. Wonderful haiku were written, and shared, and the month whizzed by before we knew it. Well, before I knew it. But we have the poems; and the prompts.

The list of the thirty one prompts for the month of August can be found by clicking here

For the poems, alas, you have to go back to the Facebook timeline…Wouldn’t it be nice if there was an easier way?

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‘summer epic’ #13 September 2012

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summer epic —

a baobab tree

on the Southbank

southbank fabric tree

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NaHaiWriMo prompt: Mythology

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2nd annual 30 Days of Haiga, 19 Planets blog (Read Rick Daddario’s prose piece about his 14/30 Days of Haiga!)

Inspired by the fabric tree, part of the summer 2012 Festival of the World, Southbank Centre. Info about the fabric tree here

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‘salty breeze’ #11 September 2012

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salty breeze

the lull in the tide

just before the turn

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NaHaiWriMo prompt: sensual

61/100 Days of Summer

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Looking for an image for this area (Blakeney Point, North Norfolk, UK), I came across a wonderful blog:

Norfolk Birders Norfolk Birdwatching and beyond. This picture is a Google image included in this blog. Haiku poets everywhere, visit and enjoy!