Cloudy morning.
Cobwebs
across the view.
***
At the Gallery
clouds and mountains
through the window.
***
Noisy Miners*
shriek at the roof.
A cooling breeze.
***
Midnight.
My black cat
miaows.
miaows.
Prompt 17 for 'Poems in April' at 'imaginary garden with real toads' is to write haiku. Once upon a time I used to do that every Friday. I think I should start again; I've got rusty! Apparently in America the 17th of April is National Haiku Poetry Day (and therefore internationally online). I wonder if that's because of the 17-syllable rule. As we are told a 'syllable' in Japanese doesn't really equate to the English, I no longer stick to that but aim for something briefer.
This is an unconnected series, not a sequence.
This is an unconnected series, not a sequence.
Beautiful :D
ReplyDeletePerfect for National Haiku Day :D
Loved it....!!
xoxo
Australian bird?
ReplyDeleteYes. Not to be confused with Indian Mynah.
Deletelove the visual and aural haiku...the last one is sweet :)
ReplyDeleteI like how your cat miaows. It has its own voice.
ReplyDeleteThis was simply beautiful. - Mosk
ReplyDeleteluv how the sounds push throom the gloom
ReplyDeletethanks for dropping in to read mine
much love...
These poems recreate the atmosphere and scenes very well. We also have the noisy mynahs in SA.
ReplyDeleteYou've not lost it at all!! I really like your use of brevity and that you don't bother with the syllables. For me, I love the way your last compliments the style of Basho's old pond haiku. Excellent!
ReplyDeleteAll terrific. I especially like the gallery! k.
ReplyDeleteYou do these so well! The last one is my favorite.
ReplyDeleteNice trio, Rosemary. I like the thought of the miners coming up. But you squared away, thanks. I had now idea that Noisy Miners were Australian birds. They might have had some that we saw in Tasmanian sanctuary and we didn't even know.
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They are not the kind we put in sanctuaries, Jim. Not rare or endangered, and not popular because of their noisiness.
DeleteMidnight is splendid and I really enjoy them all. I agree. I think haiku would be better if we would not be so slavish to the counted rule. I should have done that. I will next time.
ReplyDeleteI — along with many others — take the view that syllable count is the least important rule in haiku. I think it's much more important to capture a moment in its essence, without embellishment.
DeleteI can sympathize with you for that restless night.. sometimes the cat can be a nuisance.. marvelous set.
ReplyDeleteOh, I'm a night owl!
DeleteMmm. These haiku are stepping stones through the day. Visual and aural--very neat.
ReplyDeleteYes, that's exactly right, Susan. Well spotted.
Deleteall the simple things in life
ReplyDeleteEach one a painting!
ReplyDeleteI love all of them. Each one an exclamation on life.
ReplyDeleteI liked all of these.
ReplyDeleteThanks for visiting.
Very good Rosemary. I like the cobweb art gallery.
ReplyDeleteI also love the cobweb art! Well done
ReplyDeletewhen I was in Perth some years back, I noted the crows cawing in a different dialect than what I am accustomed to, back in the States. regardless, your 'ku's resonate ~
ReplyDeleteThe crows are all right. The Noisy Miners really do shriek; their only and persistent note.
DeleteLove, love, love the ambiguity of "Noisy Miners". For before your clarification, I did think of a gang of miners screaming in a bard or something like that. The "breeze" seemed to be a joy for both the birds and the possible workers.
ReplyDeleteI'm quite taken by the cobwebs, too... ♥