Month: December 2017
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Fresh snow… a #NewYears moment in #haiku…
fresh snow a single chime at sunset
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Haiku and Bussokusekika: New year’s Eve
Originally posted on kanzen sakura: We all know haiku – 5-7-5 (roughly) with seasonal word. The Bussokusekika is even more ancient Japanese form. It was supposedly found etched upon a stone at a ruined Buddhist temple. The name means “footprints of Buddha” and has a 5-7-5-7-7-7 (strict) syllable count. the weather is bitter – the…
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2017 In Review #Haikai #NewYear
Photo by Paul M on Unsplash Whoa! Hard to say much more, considering: 10, 734 views 2,929 visitors 4,113 likes 1,754 comments 110 followers (total) And an overwhelming amount of this growth began in August of this year! I’m humbled. Honored. Doing cartwheels! And as if that weren’t enough: A new haibun published in Haibun…
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Today’s Haiku (December 31, 2017)
Originally posted on Blue Willow Haiku World (by Fay Aoyagi): 年の夜の埠頭雪積む荷揚船 深谷雄大 toshi no yo no futô yuki tsumu niagesen New Year Eve’s wharf landing ships with fright of snow Yudai Fukaya from ‘Haiku,’ a monthly haiku magazine, May 2016 Issue, Kabushiki Kaisha Kadokawa, Tokyo
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Reflections & Blessings – Haibun Poem
Originally posted on awisewomansjourney: MLMM Heeding Haiku With Chevrefeuille – New Years Eve 2017 Today is New Year’s Eve and a time of reflection for me. There has been pain of wisdom gained, the weeping of many sorrows, moments of joyful laughter from a tickled soul. I have expectations of “Red Sea” miracles to come…
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past year considered
Originally posted on rivrvlogr: past year considered thankful for friends and blessings in the final hour thoughts of hope for the future celebration for the new Frank Tassone’s New Year Challenge Image source: allfree-clipart.com ?
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#VisionQuest: a #NewYears Manifesto #haibun #haiku #poetry
Over at Real Toads, Bjorn calls on us to write a manifesto for 2018. I’m one for goals, not New Year’s resolutions. But when I reflected on this post, I realize there is one vision I can achieve, and 2018’s as good a year as any to do so. I have practiced centering prayer for…
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#NewYearsEve flashback: an .@ImageCurve #haibun
New Year’s Dinner Gathered at the end of the table: Platters of feijoada (pig’s feet with chick peas), trays of rice, glasses topped with red wine so deep and strong it could pass for whiskey. Mira puts down a plate of Carne Alentejana (Pork Cubes with Clams and fried potatoes). My favorite. The men talk…
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