Saturday, April 7, 2012

Haiku Heights April Challenge, day 7 "forgive"

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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.

Friday, April 6, 2012

Haiku Heights April Challenge, day 6 "hope"

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Today's prompt is hope it's a nice theme especially as we see in which time we are living. Today it is Good Friday (as we call it here in the Netherlands, it's the friday before Easter) and Easter stands in my opinion for Hope, new life and Spring. Spring the season of hope. Mother Earth is coming alive again. Everywhere I look flowers are blooming, trees are blooming, trees began to grow and you can see that nice touch of young green on the bare branches, buds beginning to open, birds and all other animals begin to reproduce ... it's all new life, it's really spring. And that's a wonderful theme for haiku. So this is my contribution for todays prompt.

Blooming cherry trees at Lake Biwa (Japan)
spring is here again
Mother Earth's face changes
becomes alive

becomes alive
our Lord Jesus Christ has risen 
conquered death

conquered death
all nature's coming to bloom
bringing new hope

bringing new hope
pigeons making love
in the Cherry Tree

in the Cherry Tree
a Magpie building his nest
spring is here again

Credits by Aryma: Thai Magpie

Well .... see you tomorrow.


Thursday, April 5, 2012

Haiku Heights April Challenge, day 5 "waves"


It's really a challenge to write a haiku (or senryu) every day. But I am a challenger so I have to go on. Today the prompt is waves in my country (The Netherlands) we are living with the sea so this must be an easy one.

waves breaking down
rolling on the deserted beach -
thundering breaker

thundering breaker
seagulls crying high in the sky
searching for food


searching for food
between the garbage
waifs and strays

waifs and strays
seeking warmth together
this cold winter night

this cold winter night
a thunderstorm scourges the beach
waves breaking down

Well ... enjoy the read.

Wednesday, April 4, 2012

Haiku Heights April Challenge, day 4 "doubt"


A new day in the April Challenge of Haiku Heights. Again a tough prompt "doubt". I have searched for some synonyms of this .... I found confusion, hesitation and ambiguity with those words I will try to write some new haiku.

I am confused
winter has departed
snow in april

snow in april
without hesitation flowers bloom
colors between white

Tulips in the snow
colors between white
such a strange ambiguity
for Mother Earth

for Mother Earth
no doubts at all today
I am confused

See you tomorrow for another challenge for the Haiku Heights April Challenge.


Tuesday, April 3, 2012

Haiku Heights April Challenge, day 3 harbor


Hello all,

Day 3 of Haiku Heights April Challenge. Until now I had no problem to write a haiku on the given prompts, but this one harbor isn't easy. But ... never say never ... so I tried and came up with the following haiku.

young dolphins
stranded in the city harbor
hear their sadness

hear their sadness
lost and alone in shallow waters
without their mother

without their mother
crying their lungs out
young dolphins

Portofino Harbor


Well .... see you all tomorrow.


Monday, April 2, 2012

Haiku Heights April Challenge, day 2 "deserted"


Day 2 of the Haiku Heights April Challenge. Today ... deserted. A word I know and maybe can use for a new haiku. Let's go ...

deserted desert
every where you look sand -
the trail of a desert snake

the trail of a desert snake
crafting a wonderful sand sculpture
towards the oasis

towards the oasis
finally found water and man
deserted desert

Credits: dessert snake (sidewinder)
See you tomorrow.




Sunday, April 1, 2012

Haiku Heights April Challenge, day 1 "eager"


Well ... finally the Haiku Heights April Challenge has started. A new challenge to write haiku every day on a given prompt. Today's prompt is EAGER . English is, as you maybe know (and sometimes can read), not my maiden language. So I am not so familiar with Eager. I have search the internet and found a few synonyms of eager e.g. ambitious, desirous and longing. Those are words I can understand so I will try to write a few haiku with those words and maybe some other synonyms.

Well ... let's do this!!!

yearning for spring
the frost makes nature suffer -
snowdrops are blooming

snowdrops are blooming
they are longing for spring
after the dark winter

after the dark winter
restless cherry blossom buds
starting to bloom

starting to bloom
the old apple tree garden
yearning for spring


See you tomorrow, for another day in the Haiku Heights April challenge.