two haystacks-- in the fields the same old story
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Prompt: New Year. NaHaiWriMo extension 2011.
Haiku by Stella Pierides, Photo by Hermann Mueller.
Haiku/Haiga #25 July 2011
Tag Archives: NaHaiWriMo
Haiku #24 July 2011
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waiting for the peach
I miss the blue of the sky—
summer harvest
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Prompt: soft fruit. NaHaiWriMo extension 2011.
Haiku #23a July 2011
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vernal pool—
they trend on Twitter all
morning
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Prompt: pool, puddle. NahaiWriMo extension 2011.
Haiku #22 July 2011
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Aegean moon—
still hot the pebble shifts with
the tide
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Prompt: moon. NaHaiWriMo extension 2011.
Hailu #21 July 2011
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wild goose chase—
even the duvet tries
to fly south
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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
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Prompt: wind/stillness. NaHaiWriMo extension 2011.
Haiku #19 July 2011
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pins and needles—
sparkling stars
in my finger tips
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Prompt: stars. NaHaiWriMo extension 2011.
Haiku #18 July 2011
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crisp snow—
I dream of a hunted
deer
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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
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Prompt: sea/seaside. NaHaiWriMo extension 2011.
Haiku #15a July 2011
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word-smith—
on the anvil a haiku
slowly takes shape
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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
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Prompt: indigenous/groups. NaHaiWriMo extension 2011.
Haiku #11 July 2011
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Lainbach—
the river sculpts a garden
in stone
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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
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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
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Prompt: Fog. NaHaiWriMo extension 2011.
Haiku #6 July 2011
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neon lights
a lonely glow worm’s
mate
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Prompt: Fireflies/Glow worms. NaHaiWriMo extension 2011.
Haiku #5 July 2011
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two doves fighting–
who‘ll perch higher
on the olive tree
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Prompt: Doves. NaHaiWriMo extension 2011.
Haiku #4 July 2011
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fireworks—
forgetting the taste
of cherries
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Prompt: Fireworks. NaHaiWriMo extension 2011.
Haiku #3 July 2011
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summer cool–
the blossom lingers
in the cherry
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Prompt: Blossoms. NaHaiWriMo extension 2011.
Haiku #2 July 2011
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larva and silkworm-
once upon a time
there was a girl
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Prompt: Butterflies, bugs. NaHaiWriMo extension 2011.
Haiku #1 July 2011
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cuckoo affair–
thrown out of its nest
a baby robin
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Prompt: Birds. NaHaiWriMo extension 2011.
Senryu #30 June 2011
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reggae—
in the book of life my name
in beats
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Prompt: reggae. NaHaiWriMo extension 2011.
Haiku #28 June 2011
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June heat–
by the pond
the shed skin of a snake
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Prompt: music. NaHaiWriMo extension 2011. I took the prompt to its limit; my haiku is full of silence and absence.
Haiku #27 June 2011
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good morning–
the rough feel of the bread roll
on the round plate
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Prompt: deaf/blind. NaHaiWriMo extension 2011.
Haiku #26 June 2011
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roller coaster ride—
I learn to hold my heart
still
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Prompt: Fairs. NaHaiWriMo extension 2011.
Haiku #25 June 2011
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Adam and Eve—
we keep mowing
their lawn
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Prompt: Indigenous people – my haiku is a long shot!
NaHaiWriMo extension 2011.
Haiku #24a June 2011
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home for strays—
her vacant eyes
stare through me
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Prompt: dogs/pets. NaHaiWriMo extension 2011.
Haiku #23 June 2011
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marathon—
beyond the wall
dandelion
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Prompt: Sport. NaHaiWriMo extension 2011.
Haiku #22 June 2011
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summer heat–
on school benches
bleeding hearts
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Prompt: School. NaHaiWriMo extension 2011.
