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soft haze dancing by…
swirling through treetops… playing
with the wind… laughing
{kigo ~ haze = spring}
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water falling down
caressing… kissing… reading
Earth’s tales of times past
{kigo ~ waterfall = summer}
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moon rises… sun sets…
sun rises… moon sets… endless
passing of the days
{kigo ~ moon = autumn}
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home
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home
is not a building
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home
is where you go
when you need to feel safe
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beauty
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beauty
even amid the spines
desert cactus in bloom
miraculous
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i have revised the third haiku above and added the two poems below the haiku for the prompts as listed, but needed to keep them all in this post as i had already linked this post at all of the prompt sites. i hope it’s not too confusing.
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the set of three haiku at the top are my submission to ~
Old Pond a Frog Leaps In at imaginary garden with real toads
prompt: write a set of fixed-form haiku
with kireji {punctuation} and kigo {word or phrase associated with a season}
thank you, Grace!
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the set of three haiku at the top are my submission to ~
The Haiku Challenge at Few Miles
Day 19 prompt: Theme: Seasons Type:
Kigo {word or phrase associated with a season}
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thank you Someone is Special for hosting the challenge!
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the set of three haiku at the top are my submission to ~
The Sunday Challenge at imaginary garden with real toads
prompt: first (top) image by Mary Ann Potter
and fourth image {derelict house} by Mary Ann Potter is for the Poets United poem ‘home’
thank you, Kerry!
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my poem ‘home’ is my submission to ~
The Thursday Think Tank #84 at Poets United
prompt: write about your home or what home means to you
thank you, Ella!
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my poem ‘beauty’ is my submission to ~
Have You Seen a Miracle Lately? at POETRY JAM
prompt: write a poem about a miracle you’ve witnessed
thank you, Chris!
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i am also participating in ~
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What lovely haiku. I enjoyed each of them!
thank you, Madeleine! ♥ i’m so happy you enjoyed them. {smile}
I so love the idea of water “reading Earth’s tales.” What a delightful image! I’m so glad I stopped by this morning. You just made my day! :)
Autumn
wow! thank you! ♥ you are too kind! i’m waaaaay behind on visiting my favorite blogs but i’ll be there soon!
I loved the first two! Oh what a delight to read them! :) <3
thank you so much, Amber! ♥ {i’ve rewritten the third one.} i’ll see you at your blog soon!
So beautiful…..
And such a wonderful blog as well……
Mimi
Collage Pirate
thank you, Mimi! your comment is very kind ~ i really appreciate feedback on the blog. {smile}
Very nice haiku set…
thank you, Heaven! ♥
Thanks so much for your lovely response to my photograph! Walking along that woodsy path that winds by our creek is a special delight as is your poetry! I walk that path every day with my dog, and today a little dusting of snow made it even nicer!
it’s a gorgeous photograph! how wonderful to live nearby. i’m grateful you approve of my words. {smile} ♥
This is a really beautiful set of Haiku and images dani ♥
Thank you for sharing ♥
thank you, Ainsley! ♥ i appreciate your visit and kind comment. {smile}
I want to play with the wind ~ start kissing the water and pass the day dani..
thank you, SiS! i really enjoyed writing these. {smile}
Beautiful photos, beautiful poems. I do thank you for ‘jamming’ with us over at Poetry Jam,. Life is miraculous indeed.
it is! ♥ i really appreciate your visit and kind comment, Mary.
I think a blooming cactus is a perfect miracle!
they are gorgeous when in bloom! thank you for your visit, Margaret! ♥ it’s always lovely to see you.
That is quite a lot to cram into one post.
Your haiku set is very nicely composed, image-wise. I believe you are utilizing the ellipsis in place of a cutting word? If so, there are too many for this specific exercise! It should be the turning point that hinges your juxtaposed images.
I really enjoyed your use of traditional kigo, but the repetitive nature of the third verse made it seem watered-down; perhaps not quite as sharp as it could have been. I believe if you had not attempted to fit the set to several challenges, it would have served your verses better.
Of course, I am often mistaken, but the jumble of this post suggests this was the case.
I look forward to your next link-up! Thank you for contributing.
you are completely correct, Grace! i had already linked in everywhere when i decided to write an entirely new third haiku, so i used the other prompts in separate poems. {they aren’t very good either.} {smile} i’ve never put multiple poems which are unrelated in one post before. rather too much, i know.
i struggle with the cutting word {obviously} and am really not comfortable with kigo or the traditional seasonal haiku ~ i need a lot of practice. almost everything i write in 5/7/5 is really senryu rather than haiku, but i enjoyed trying and your post was wonderful! thank you! ♥