Stormy morning—the bay is roughed up by the east wind and hurls itself onshore, tossing logs around like pickup sticks. I watch from the bluff, happy to be warm and dry. I leave my burdens on the beach for the outgoing tide to drag away. Still not done with winter, the storm is snowing on us in mid-march. A cold strata above us is churning out snowflakes that melt as they fall on warmer ground. Fog descends and blanks out land across the bay, isolating me in a furious gray flurry. Yet there are unmistakable signs of Spring. Red alder catkins glow against the gray sky and brighten my day, inviting bees to linger.
Continue reading...9. March 2009
I’ve joined the haiku group on Twitter and it has revived a former passion for the form. Haiku is a Japanese poetry form that traditionally is written in three lines of 5 / 7 / 5 syllables, though not all people adhere to that rule. Twitter, with it’s 140 character limit is the ideal delivery medium [...]
Continue reading...2. March 2009
Haiku is a Japanese poetry form that traditionally is written in three lines of 5 / 7 / 5 syllables, though not all people adhere to that rule. Twitter, with it's 140 character limit is the ideal delivery medium for this art form. Below are my haikus from the last week. I'd love to see you on Twitter where you can add your 17 syllables to the flow. (My latest tweets--as NatureSpirits--are in my sidebar.)
Continue reading...22. February 2009
I’ve joined the haiku group on Twitter and it has revived a long held love of the form. Haiku is a Japanese poetry form that traditionally is written in three lines of 5 / 7 / 5 syllables, though many people do not adhere to that rule. Twitter, with it’s 140 character limit is the ideal [...]
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