Iris seeds
Bright pseudacorus
nourishing coastal birdlife
natures abundance
Come away with the raggle taggle gypsy-o
Wintering Waders, A Haiku Trio
Resting weary wings
On Exe and Clyst confluence
Fresh and salty meet
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Beware the buzzard
In the reserve of marshland
Safety in numbers
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Wintering waders
Gather strength for long haul flight
Global migration
This post was inspired by a visit to Green Mackenzie. Although Seonaid focussed on the cold night, she made me think about writing some wintery haiku. I’m a long way south of Seonaid and winter has only just begun, so this photo was taken last January at Bowling Green Marsh, a nature reserve and resting place for migratory birds. You can click for a bigger view, I was too far away to get a clear shot, but I believe these are mostly Dunlin, Godwit and Oystercatchers. The estuary is known for its Avocets, the symbol of the RSPB.
If you don’t know Seonaid, I know you’ll find peace and inspiration here.
http://breathofgreenair.wordpress.com/2013/12/20/one-light/
To Madiba
From small steps in Xhosa land
You made strides around the world
Who could fail to love you
You led so many by the hand
Rolihlahla without you the world would be a different place
We are blessed and thankful
For the kind of trouble that you made
Because Great Father, you saved an entire race.
South Africa, South Africa he still holds you in his arms
His longest walk is over now and he is safe from harm
Mvezo, your greatest son has passed
But his spirit will ever last.
Heaven has called you to freedom
Rest well now Madiba
And day five, I’ve made it to the end of the challenge. To be honest I’ve really enjoyed it and I think I’m getting addicted! Here is my last attempt.
Future Swathe
Surrounded by vine
seat bound and tightly entwined
overwhelming growth
You can do all five days in one if you want! http://dailypost.wordpress.com/2013/11/25/challenge-haiku/
And as I’m a lazy poet on Thursdays – and every other day, it’s two in one!
Fern
Shelter in its shade
ancient and mysterious
grand Dicksonia.
Micro Climate
Dark pinnated fronds
pride of Devon’s gardeners
make yourselves at home.
This is day four of the Daily Post’s challenge but there’s still time,
http://dailypost.wordpress.com/2013/11/25/challenge-haiku/
Day three of the five day Haiku challenge from Krista at the Daily Post. Here is the photo I used for inspiration.
Next Generation
Red heart full of seeds
burst spread your bounty and then
disintegrate
There’s still time to join in because you can post five days in one if you like!
http://dailypost.wordpress.com/2013/11/25/challenge-haiku/comment-page-3/#comment-271080
Krista over at The Daily Post says,
In the words of Ray Bradbury, “Just write every day of your life…”. Your mission is to write five haikus — one for each of the five days leading up to this Friday when we will choose some entries and feature them on Freshly Pressed.
Of course, you can modify this challenge to suit your needs — you can write two haikus one day and three the next, or five all in one day, or one haiku every day from today through Friday — the choice is entirely up to you. If haikus don’t inspire you, you’re welcome to write a paragraph of prose instead. As always, the challenges are meant to be malleable so that they suit your needs.
While traditional haikus tend to focus on things found in nature — anything goes for this haiku challenge. You can write haikus about your dog, your house, your cat, your great aunt Tilly — anything that captures your muse. The object is to try a new form and put some variety into your writing projects.’
I really like this challenge. As some of you know I regularly write a Lazy Poets Haiku, Tanka or poem on Thursdays and I always use one of my own photos as inspiration. I really am a lazy poet, an undisciplined dabbler, so the Japanese short forms really appeal to me. From now until Friday I will attempt to match a haiku to a photo, here is day one.
Tutu’d white ladies
will you dance in the forest
glowing pas de deux
To join in or read some more polished work, http://dailypost.wordpress.com/2013/11/25/challenge-haiku/