# 1672 April 15, 2014 Found poems
doll
knock on the door
Hand made Japanese dolls
“wife sews well” ~ seals deal
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dim
dim sky at night
rain disappoints gazers
blood moon
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dog
dogged at night
Chip* fuss budget at night
I move ~ on edge
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my Cocker Spaniel.
The end of Chip’s sleeping in bed
was when hubby had me move
over to make room for the dog
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dog
sister first teen love
little brother what a bother
dogged her every move
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dog
friend reminds me
while away midnight full moon
howl at full moon
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in memory of a special friend who
told that message in 1992
His instructions were that if one
howled at the moon MN EDT or EST
to know he was nude on his back deck
howling too !
Wife occasionally howled too
…but no nude she says
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dribble
big time date
dressed to the nines
dribble cup
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dribble
traffic speeds by
time to listen for dribbling
to stop ~ crossing street
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date
life’s memories
time line to remember
heart ~ soul written dates
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dollop
tea with popovers
on Jordan Pond lawn
dollop homemade jam
corner booth gossip
two people giggle softly
dollop of gossip
(c) 4/15/2014 Saradunn
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Haiku Heights prompt: Whisper
August 14, 2011
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soft wind in the trees
memory of Nebagamon
childhood dreams whisper
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internet photo
Flowering quince grows prolifically here. It is a beautiful addition to any landscape.
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a touch on your heart
whispers your souls innermost space
friendship softly blooms
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Birthday tulips of crimson…a delight to receive.
Haiku: “Once Upon a Time…. 6 August 2011
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August 6, 2011
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Once upon a time
Life was simple, plain, sublime.
Now it is not, sigh.
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♪♫•*¨*•.¸¸♥ .♪♫•*¨*•.¸¸♥
liquid threads of gold
simple delights in moonlight
bound by hearts in love.
♪♫•*¨*•.¸¸♥ .♪♫•*¨*•.¸¸♥
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OctPoWriMo 2015 Day 13 off prompt
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photo: http://www.freeallimages
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crisp cool air
Autumn leaves color the ground
kids jump in leaf piles
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Photo from prompt.
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My Response to the Prompt
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man’s will to survive
strong at the broken places
man made walls crumble
………….Saradunn
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I was a senior in High School when the Berlin Wall went up.
It was for me unimaginable to think what it would be like and
of being behind a wall I could see where I want to be
and not being able to get across it in any way. You can’t get ther
from here.
The heart break and suffering of those left behind …
trying to put my self in that place. And wonder if I, myself,
would be strong at the broken places of my heart and soul
………..Siggi
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The prompt:
Our time challenging feature for this Sunday, June 28th, Time Glass, is The Wall Berlin. Why? My youngest son was at Berlin this weekend, because a friend of him has his bachelor-party there. They had fun and unknowingly he (and his friends) brought me this Time Glass prompt. You have just 24 hours to respond on the prompt given, The Wall Berlin, and the given photo with a haiku. Have fun!
Posted by Kristjaan Panneman
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photo (c) 2014 Saradunn
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My Response to the Prompt
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lilies greet the sun
blue heron watches
secluded lagoon
……………Saradunn
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The prompt:
Dear Haijin, visitors and travelers,
As I started to prepare this new episode, lagoon,
the first thing which came in mind was the motion picture “The Blue Lagoon”,
with Brooke Shields and Christopher Atkins in 1980.
I remember that there was a lot to do around this motion picture,
because of the nudity scenes in this movie.
As a teenager, in 1980 I was 17 yrs,
I remember that I was excited,
because nudity in such an American movie wasn’t done until than.
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Our prompt for today is lagoon
and here are a few haiku which Jane has used
in her saijiki “A Dictionary of Haiku”.
bridge
at the edge of the lagoon
the wind stops
lagoon
the name makes kayaks wiggle
with laughter
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© Jane Reichhold
Not a long episode this time and also no haiku by my self …
lack of time and inspiration …
I hope this episode will inspire you however.
Posted by Kristjaan Panneman
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My Response to Prompts
beach breezes
waves gently lap
day of solitude
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listen ~ seagulls
chattering in groups
lookout ~ guards
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tide changes
breeze on shore
days end ~ all’s well
.Tokubetsudesu gives me the OPPORTUNITY
to bring back special
features we have had here at our Haiku Kai.
This week that ‘former’ feature will be Carpe Diem’s Vision Quest.
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Do you remember that feature?
Three days on a row to write haiku
inspired on a theme and for every part only 24 hours
to respond
and if possible with a slight sauce of cohesion
to bind the three haiku together.
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So for this Tokubetsudesu episode I love to challenge you to go on a Vision Quest with me.
There is only a slightly little difference with the original feature.
You have to use the three prompts, all with the same theme,
in three different haiku
and there has to be some cohesion that binds the three haiku together.
For this challenge I will give you 24 hours extra time to respond.
Here is the theme: at the seashore and these are the three prompts you have to use:
1. waves
2. seagulls
3. sundown
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My response to the prompt:
gift of sight
clear skies on coast
star gazing amazing
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amazing patterns
bright sparkles over head
child-like wonder
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on a clear night
seeing the heavens light up
just a breath away
…………Saradunn
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Note from Saradunn
Following my cataract surgery I experienced
many miracles. The vision of the stars that filled in the gaps
in my previous “normal” sight, I slowly realized what others
could see and how they could identify the patterns in the heavens.
A never tiring experience of wonder for me.
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The Prompt:
Dear Haijin, visitors and travelers,
I like to gaze at the stars, not only in summer,
but through the whole year, but especially in summer stargazing,
as is our prompt for today, is a great activity.
Together with the one you love for example,
or just with friends, No clouds at the night sky, the sultry summer night,
the sweetPERFUME of trees, flowers and bushes.
Just an awesome feeling … surly worth doing sometimes (or more than sometimes).
On Shamrock Haiku I found a wonderful haiku written by Konstantin Kedrov about stargazing:
tired of stargazing,
I look down –
puddle full of stars
© Konstantin Kedrov
And I remember a beautiful tanka by Greg Wolford, one of our CDHK family members,
which he wrote in response on our first episode of “On The Trail With Basho Encore”:
upon BALE OF HAY
stars twinkle in the distance
memories flash by
times filled with our hopes and dreams
and innocence reigned supreme
Stargazing it looks like everyone likes it and so do I as I told you above.
There is no night for me without gazing to the stars.
I love to point my children and grandchildren to the constellations
and the individual stars like e.g. Venus.
Of course the classical haiku poets like Basho, Buson, Issa and Chiyo-Ni
for example wrote haiku about stargazing
especially around the Tanabata Festival (a traditional Japanese stargazing festival)
on July 7th for example this one by Issa:
kakurega mo hoshi machi-gao no yo nari keri
at the hermit’s hut, too–
an upturned face awaits
the stars
© Kobayashi Issa (Tr. David G. Lanoue)
And I just had to share a haiku by Basho,
which he wrote while gazing at the stars on Tanabata:
sazo na hoshi hiji kimono ni wa shika no kawa
surely star-lovers
using as a rug
a deer skin
© Basho
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Well … we are still discovering the beauty of the modern kigo
as gathered by Jane Reichhold in her saijiki “A Dictionary of Haiku”
and today our prompt is stargazing and these are her examples:
coming inside
after star gazing
my glow
our galaxy
in a folding chair
a star gazer
© Jane Reichhold
Awesome to read all those wonderful examples of haiku on stargazing …
all those different styles … thoughts and ideas behind it …. just awesome.
I had to share a haiku by myself, but I wasn’t inspired enough,
so I have an “oldie” for you all which I wrote in response on a haiku by Kala Ramesh
(one of our featured haiku-poets):
late summer night
wind chime resonates through the night –
stars shine bright
© Chèvrefeuille
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