More one-liners purporting to be haiku or senryu
Feb 22 Leaf
fallen leaf the end of the long summer
gold leaf edging the pages – books my grandpa gave me
plump leaf of my lucky jade bush – broken off
Feb 23 Nature (human)
city visit the too-quick speech of strangers
Summer fades I mourn the heat I deplored
I extend my walk to see my old home from outside
I make and hang the dream catcher, start to dream again
Feb 24 In short (brief, minimal haiku)
summer ends – last flowers
late – one crow call
magpie sings unseen
autumn – empty beach
Feb 25 To
to the hill! fog falls away
flowers brought to the patient in time for a wreath
mother of sons I learn to kick a football
raising glass to lips – eye contact
fingers to lips – the train departs
Feb 26 Our
your long absence from our home – I rearrange the space
our ball flies high – crack! the window shatters
dusk along our street mothers calling children in
slowly our nights grow cooler summer begins to end
Feb 27 Buddha
pelting rain serene-faced statue of Buddha
Buddha's gesture invites discourse magpies warble
wooden Buddha on highest shelf – in kitchen
lotus lips deep eyes to drown in Buddha's painted face
February 28, 2017 Nature (a pure-nature poem).
tiny black-and-white feather on the lawn ibis in flight
small feather on the grass rain-soaked Autumn starts early
mountain swathed in cloud today summer's over
loud rain-drops falling from leaves after the rain stops
small cat sleeps with both ears pricked but closer to me each night
Michael Dylan Welch, who runs NaHaiWriMo, told us:
For those of you who might have wondered, the prompts for this month all came from two sentences (slightly adapted) from R. H. Blyth: “Haiku is a hand beckoning, a door half-opened, a mirror wiped clean. It is a way of returning to nature, to our moon nature, our cherry blossom nature, our falling leaf nature, in short, to our Buddha nature.” So that’s why a few of the prompts have been repeated. This is one of my favourite quotations from Blyth about haiku.
Michael Dylan Welch, who runs NaHaiWriMo, told us:
For those of you who might have wondered, the prompts for this month all came from two sentences (slightly adapted) from R. H. Blyth: “Haiku is a hand beckoning, a door half-opened, a mirror wiped clean. It is a way of returning to nature, to our moon nature, our cherry blossom nature, our falling leaf nature, in short, to our Buddha nature.” So that’s why a few of the prompts have been repeated. This is one of my favourite quotations from Blyth about haiku.
Thank you for this privilege, of seeing dreams in progress
ReplyDeleteThese are all visually so gorgeous. Loved them. Love the inspiring quote too.
ReplyDeleteMy word, these are gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteSo thrilled you all like them. I have been very uncertain whether they truly qualify as haiku – but if I have managed to produce poetry, that will do very well!
ReplyDeleteMagpies and Buddha. You paint quite a picture and mood. I love small.
ReplyDeleteI felt that broken leaf of the jade plant. I always used to view that much like a broken arm or finger, those plants are such Presences.......I can feel the change in your seasons in these lines....and I LOVE "begin to dream again". We must never stop! These are all so beautiful, Rosemary. I had to come back and read again. I especially love the Buddha lines!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful images....makes me feel the sadness of the end of summer. I like the idea of beginning to dream again, as Sherry mentioned, too.
ReplyDeleteLovely lines..especially liked - I extend my walk to see my old home from outside
ReplyDeleteI love the images, like little gems.. they are like brushstrokes in a painting.
ReplyDeleteHow easy it is to visualise each beautiful scene. How I enjoyed the read.
ReplyDeleteSo lovely...I can feel the bittersweet poignancy that comes with autumn.
ReplyDeleteThese are absolutely gorgeous, Rosemary!❤️Especially love; "city visit the too-quick speech of strangers. Summer fades I mourn the heat I deplored. I extend my walk to see my old home from outside. I make and hang the dream catcher, start to dream again."❤️
ReplyDeleteLots of love,
Sanaa
This was my favourite as well. Beautiful !
DeleteThe second one, on Feb 25th, nearly broke my heart... It tells a complete story, a bittersweet tale that tugs at the heart.
ReplyDeleteSerene!
ReplyDeleteflowers brought to the patient in time for a wreath
That hit me hard.
Ah, thank you for sharing a week in images. The 24th, the shift in season and mood.
ReplyDeleteYour one-liners delight me! They also make me somewhat envious, because I'm not nearly as adept at writing them as you are.
ReplyDeleteNonsense, you are the queen of short!
Deletevery nice
ReplyDeleteHappy Sunday Rosemary
much love...
Each vignette a lovely gift!
ReplyDeleteThese are all so beautiful......and you have so perfectly captured the human tendency in this one: "Summer fades I mourn the heat I deplored"--that is so spot on!
ReplyDeleteI have jades planted around my porch and this morning someone flattened one right under my kitchen window like they were looking in. Creepy and my poor bush!
ReplyDeleteI love them all, good haiku.
Well thought out and creative. I Enjoyed each day.
ReplyDeleteZQ
Your haikus are sooo thoughtful and deep. what an accomplishment for that week!
ReplyDeleteLove your haiku and love the quote. You truly expressed your Buddha nature.
ReplyDeleteAh, I have a love and hate relationship with summer. My faves were Feb 23 / 24. I thought they are poignantly and beautifully written, Rosemary.
ReplyDeleteThis are WONDER-FULL! The pure-nature compilation, I found particularly evocation, for me.
ReplyDeleteGreat images extended here Rosemary! There is a tinge of sadness at end of a season certainly!
ReplyDeleteHank