4.17.2015

Haiku Day!


Grey lifts
incessant chatter
gift of sunrise

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Old maple’s
bare branches
soon will give birth

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Conifer
sways to earth
aid after my fall

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Sweet sleep
interrupted
by wicked wishing

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Back porch squirrel
peeks indoor with longing
I pine for out


Hannah reminds us that it’s International Haiku Poetry Day and asked for nature haiku to mark the occasion. These are unrelated impressions from this morning and are unfinished, but I’m sharing anyway for #17 of 30 in April. Haiku seems so simple, but I think it’s actually quite challenging to write GOOD haiku. I wouldn’t say these fit the bill, yet. :)


Also, looky looky! This was in our local paper yesterday. (I was shocked; I certainly did not send my photo to the paper with a press release!) My poetry group, Florence Poets Society, has a fun evening of spoken word planned tomorrow night at The Invisible Fountain (fantastic art space). If you are nearby, join us!
Posted by Marian at 6:52 AM
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21 comments:

  1. brudbergApril 17, 2015 at 7:14 AM

    Ah.. what a nice collection.. a little gem of wisdom in each of them. I find haiku very challenging too, the wordplay with pine in the last one was especially intriguing for me.

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  2. Sanaa RizviApril 17, 2015 at 7:29 AM

    Agreed with Bjorn :D This is superb..!
    Wishing you a very happy national haiku poetry day :D
    Love,
    Sanaa

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  3. SusanApril 17, 2015 at 8:18 AM

    Nice news suprise, Mariam. Anoother one comes from reading these haiku together and finding that whisper of playfulness in a day that includes a fall. Around here the buds are in a rush to open. Too soon!

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  4. Gillena CoxApril 17, 2015 at 9:38 AM

    thanks for sharing your haiku moments; A Happy INternational Haiku Day to you

    much love...

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  5. Sumana RoyApril 17, 2015 at 10:36 AM

    a beautiful set...the last one's my favorite...

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  6. Rosemary Nissen-WadeApril 17, 2015 at 11:19 AM

    Yes, haiku are at once the easiest and hardest things to write. :) I particularly like your last one here.

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  7. Susie ClevengerApril 17, 2015 at 11:26 AM

    Fantastic haiku! Yes, that last one speaks to me also. Congrats on your photo in the paper! I wish I could attend.

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  8. AnonymousApril 17, 2015 at 11:47 AM

    I love that your poetry group members have decided to wreak havoc when they meet. In a library, does that mean your voices rise above a whisper? Just kidding. I love it.

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  9. Buddah MoskowitzApril 17, 2015 at 12:00 PM

    Great haiku, great news clipping - good luck!

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  10. Kerry O'ConnorApril 17, 2015 at 12:41 PM

    You create a detailed image of the final days of winter/first of spring with your string of haiku.

    Great to see you featured in the local rag! I wish I was near enough to come and watch the performance.

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  11. Mama ZenApril 17, 2015 at 3:23 PM

    Well, look at you, gorgeous!

    Lovely haiku. That last one is particularly awesome.

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  12. JimApril 17, 2015 at 3:57 PM

    A nice set you wrote, Marian. My favorite lines were of the sunrise gift of incessant chatter. We get that announcement quite often. Your squirrel comes over to our back porch too. I got a couple of nice pictures him, one standing up.
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  13. MargaretApril 17, 2015 at 4:05 PM

    How nice to have a lovely poetry group to share with. I like your "unrelated haiku" but I enjoyed them strung together. My favorite is the last one - as I have lately been eyeballing my squirrels and trying to out-fox them at the bird feeders :)

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  14. HannahApril 17, 2015 at 5:15 PM

    I really love each of these, Marian! The one about the tree resonated with me most because this morning's first coffee was spent beneath one that's ready to burst as well. :) Thank you so much for writing, Marian and I SO wish I were near you...I love that you're in a poetry group! ♥

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  15. WolfsrosebudApril 17, 2015 at 7:26 PM

    loved those last three lines

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  16. Other MaryApril 17, 2015 at 10:19 PM

    These are all delightful. I think the last two are my favorites.

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  17. EllaApril 17, 2015 at 11:43 PM

    Bravo, I love yours~ And congrats on the mention in the local paper~

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  18. grapelingApril 18, 2015 at 12:47 AM

    yer famous! ~

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  19. OutlawyerApril 18, 2015 at 1:59 PM

    First, Marian--many congrats! Also they are all super charming--thanks! k. (Manicddaily)

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  20. MarianApril 19, 2015 at 8:42 AM

    Hey thanks everyone! We had SUCH a fun time last night. High on poetry!

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  21. KirApril 20, 2015 at 9:33 AM

    such beautiful poems, so much hope and spring in them.

    We long for out! (Love that line)

    xo

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