Poets United, Wonder Wednesday #3

   

 Good day dear visitors,

Another Wonder Wednesday at Poets United. Last week I tried this for the first time with a haiku on 'tea-ghost' and this week I will try it again. This week it's all about changing yourself, be yourself and try something new therefor I have chosen to write an Acrostic Haiku.

Haiku writing, composing is a wonder. To say a lot with so less words ... it's not only a wonder, it's an adventure. In our modern times we have such much different haiku forms and that's why I call haiku ART ... we have Pi-Ku, Naisaiku, Cascading Haiku, Non-traditional Haiku and last but not least we have the Acrostic Haiku.

I wasn't aware of all those haiku forms 'till last February. I participated in the February Haiku Challenge of Few Miles (the website of SiS), a daily haiku meme in which we had to write haiku on a given prompt or theme. In that challenge I had to conquer also other forms of haiku. The toughest one was the Acrostic Haiku. I had never heard of that form so I had to search for information about the Acrostic Haiku. I found an article about that form on DevianArt I read it again and again ... it was really a struggle, but I had to try and well ... I did. I came up with the following Acrostic Haiku in which POETRY is the Acrostichon and EAST the Liaison. I think you can understand why I chose those two words (smiles).

Perfect way
Of writing haiku
Eastern thoughts
a
s
Tulip bulbs
Redder than red
Year after year

Well ... I can tell you it wasn't an easy one to compose, but I was proud that I had crafted my first Acrostic Haiku ever. It was hard to write it and after writing this one I concluded that I never will write, compose an Acrostic Haiku again.

Until now I didn't write an Acrostic Haiku again, but ... well see for yourself.

A rainy day
Under the umbrella
Tears of Joy

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t

United again by
Music of the Swan lake
Newly weds

In this Acrostic Haiku you can see that sadness and joy can walk together. In nature all is music. Autumn stands for decay and detachment as Swan Lake does also, but love conquers everything.
In this Acrostic Haiku I have tried to compare Autumn's falling and dancing leaves with a ballerina in her Tutu dancing Swan Lake.
I used Autumn as the Acrostichon and Tutu (a skirt worn as a costume in a ballet performance) as the Liaison.

I hope you enjoyed reading this, to me it was (again) a struggle to write it, but also a great joy.

Well ... maybe 'till next week's Wonder Wednesday.

A second full moon ... Blue Moon

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Last August 31th we had a Blue Moon. In several other countries this occurred on September 1st. And now we have a second full moon in September.

it's a mystery
today a second full moon occurred
awesome ... Blue Moon

Isn't it a wonderful idea? A second full moon again. Two months after eachother a Blue Moon. I love it.

Blue Moon

Poets united, wonder wednesday, weird, tea ghost

A new challenge?  Poets united's Wonder Wednesday, weird ... tea ghost ... Wonderful idea. And of course ... I have to try.

translucent tea cup
hides a deep secret
ghost of tea

geisha's secret life
gathering tea leaves
for her lover

Haiku Heights, prompt "hour"

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Hello to you all,

After our April Challenge we start with new weekly prompts. This week's prompt is hour not so easy to write a haiku about, but I should try ...

in the rush hour

standing in a full train

reading the newspaper

reading the newspaper

another day of 24 hours

caught in black ink

caught in black ink

stories on war and hunger

all around the world

all around the world

people reading the newspaper

in the rush hour

See you next week.

Haiku Heights April Challenge, day 28 "clarity"

Also published for: Poets United's The Poetry Pantry

There we are again for a new day in our April Challenge of Haiku Heights. This day it's all on clarity, the prompt given by Becca Givens, clarity (in dutch helderheid) has a few synonyms for example brightness, purity and serenity. All words which I can use for today's haiku. So lets start.

bright sunlight

reflects on the white wall

shadows moving

shadows moving

making my kids anxious

I caress them

I caress them

in their purity and serenity

my adult kids

my adult kids

standing in our garden

bright sunlight

Haiku Heights April Challenge, day 7 "forgive"

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For the Poetry Pantry # 96 :

Day 7 of the Haiku Heights April Challenge is on. Today's prompt forgive is a tough one. But it's a prompt which is especially for this time of year. Why? Because it's Easter. Today it's Silent Saturday (as we call the saturday before Easter) and it's a day of contemplation and meditation.

Today I will try that unique 3-5-3 haiku form.

forgive

meditate today

roses bloom

roses bloom

between bare branches -

broken wings

broken wings

a little bird flew against the window

forgive me please

forgive me please

I have broken the crystal vase

of my grandmother

of my grandmother

I found a youth photo

she was a beauty

she was a beauty

the rose I broke today

forgive me

forgive me

with tears in her eyes

she asked me

she asked me

deep from the heart

forgive

See you again tomorrow.

Emerging music and haiku

For




And their Thursday Think Tank on "music".
And also published for: Haiku My Heart

Music was always my first love until I discovered haiku. Music became less interesting and writing haiku became my passion. In this weblog I will try to combine both. So I will write a few new haiku (impromptu) with music (or an association on it) as theme.
the sound of naturerustling leaves, singing cicadasmusic of Mother Earth
music of Mother Earththe cherry blossoms coming to bloomwithout sound

without sound
winter departs on bare feetsnowdrops blooming
snowdrops bloomingthe drizzling spring rainthe sound of nature

Well I think that I have succeeded in emerging both passions.

Haiku My Heart

Also published for: The Poetry Pantry #92 of Poets United

Haiku My Heart

I almost forgot to write a haiku for Haiku My Heart this week because I had a very busy week at work. So I am a few days late but I had to write a new haiku my heart. This week was very busy. At my work in the local hospital I had a few patients that were given bad news. They had all cancer and it's my task, as an oncology nurse, to help them through this very bad news and telling them the possibility's for cure and care. It was a tough week that I can tell you. Very heavy sometimes, but I am always happy as I see how my patients flourish again when they hear what the possibility's are. Of course sometimes there is no cure ... that's giving me tears and sadness ... to be powerless to help them.
Under such conditions ... I am so glad that I have my haiku to write. So this week's Haiku My Heart haiku is inspired on my work as an oncology nurse.

tears falling
on silk pillows
life has gone


life has gone
leaving me powerless
such sadness


such sadness
on this grave of my brother
tears falling

Until next time

The Haiku Challenge day 19

Written for The Haiku Challenge 2012 - Day 19 – February 19th – Theme: Seasons Type: Kigo

Well today's challenge is fun. Write a haiku about your favorite season and use the classical Japanese Kigo (or season words).

Also published for: Poets United The Poetry Pantry #88


I haven't a favorite season, but if I have to say a favorite season than it should be spring or autumn. Why? Spring because of the feeling to be reborn and Autumn because of the moon. The moon of autumn is, in my opinion, the most beautiful.
For today's challenge I will write haiku about every season (including the classical Japanese season New Year).

New Year:


New Year's eve
through the bare branches
the wind as always

Spring:


after the darkness
I am longing for the young leaves
and cherry blossoms


the blooming cherries
watching them in the moonlight
it's magical


under the cherry trees
a gathering of families
cherry petals fall

Summer:


leaving the beach
sands on our backs and buttocks
at sunrise


the shortest night
a shallow depression
and used condoms


after the heat
cooling down in the rain
almost naked


the cool rain
washes away the moisture
of the hot night

Autumn:


crystal vase
all colors of the rainbow
chrysanthemums bloom


what a sad day
drizzling rain and dark clouds
colorful leaves


behind the clouds
hides the almost full moon
the scent of rain


cloudless sky
at midnight the blood moon (*)
breathtaking


(*) the full moon of October, also called Harvest Moon

Blood Moon

weeping willow
in the autumn sunlight
a golden tree

Winter:


snow falls
on colored leaves
departing autumn


Buddha
covered with fresh snow
still smiles


deep frozen lake
the sound of scratching skates
children's laughter


snow melts
the crow moon (*) rises
at last spring


(*) the full moon of March is called Crow Moon or Lenten Moon

Crow Moon

as always
seasons come and go
the moon stays the same

Sorry ... as you can see I was inspired. Hope you enjoyed reading this series of haiku on seasons. :-)

See you tomorrow again ... be inspired and write your verses right from your heart.

The Haiku Challenge, day 7

Written for The Haiku Challenge 2012 - Day 7 – February 7th – Theme: Life Form: Paint/Write your Imagination on an Image for the theme.

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LIFE What about life. Life is wonderful, I love the nature around me, I love the people who are in my direct surroundings. I love the way birds sing and flowers and trees are blossoming in Spring. I love summer, when the sun stands high on the sky I love to be outside in nature. In autumn I love the fruits nature is giving us. And winter ... well I love winter but it is not my favorite season.

For today I have to write a haiku on LIFE accompanied by a picture or photo ... a Haiga.

Well I have to look around in all the pictures I have and write a haiku by it. I will try to paint with my words and I hope I will succeed.

cherry blossom blooms
so fragile, so wonderful
that's my life

Another one:

the cobweb trembles
blue butterfly struggles
to stay alive

'till tomorrow :)

The Poetry Pantry, new haiku

For Poets United, the Poetry Pantry:

A new series of haiku. Well ... finally my country (The Netherlands) have winter weather. Strong frost and snow fall. So at last winter has come to the Low Lands. So I thought to write a few haiku on snow ...

first snow of the year
covers fragile blossoms
tears in my eyes

such a sad event
young cherry blossoms frozen
in a cold spring night

Credits: Cherry Blossom in Snow

And at last another haiku, but this one is inspired on a well known haiku by Matsuo Basho:

autumn evening
a crow perched
on a withered bough

I wrote:

is that a crow
in the bare branches?
it's just black plastic

I loved doing this again of course and looking forward to your comments on this series.


Sincerely,

Brilliance

Again a week has flown away, surely this new year ... time flies :). This weeks prompt of the Sensational Haiku Wednesday is brilliance. I will see if I can write a haiku with this prompt.

days of brilliance
the cherry trees in full bloom
in my old backyard


my first classical
Basho's haibun Narrow Road
what a brilliance


honeysuckle -
the queen of  mansion's garden
Ah! which brilliance

Until the next week,

Sincerely,

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POETS UNITED, The Poetry Pantry is now open

I discovered Poets United, the place to be, when you have your own poetry blog. I am glad to have found this website and I have published there one of my first English Haiku:

a lonely flower
my companion
for one night

Dutch translation:

een eenzame bloem
mijn metgezel
voor een nacht




credits image: varbak