What is Haiku Challenge? The Haiku Challenge is a Haiku writing challenge that runs in the month of February every year. Write a Haiku or set of Haiku every day and share them in the linky tool to enjoy the words.
How it began? As February being the month of love, I decided myself to express my love for Haiku, after penning down close to one hundred Haiku the love for it has become immeasurable and that made me throw a Challenge to myself, ‗The Haiku Challenge!‘ in 2011.
The Journey...! It‘s a sweet journey and Aw, my sweet child is aging two now, and I consider the journey as a sweet achievement as it helped to discover talents.
Summary...! I thought it was my dream when reading you but now I realize that it happened in real while drafting this. It was fun, 29 days of fun with Haiku, exploration of different signatures of Haiku (Haiga, Acrostic Haiku, Pi-Ku, Naisaiku and Haibun). I hope you enjoyed writing for the challenge as much as I did when hosting the challenge, if not then I should call it as Failure of Haiku Challenge and not Success! In this edition, 45 of you registered for the challenge, 54 challenged, 22 of you completed the challenging challenge colourfully and made this challenge a grand success! Three Cheers to all!!! Thank you! I love numbers and I‘ve been known to cherish stats a lot. In this edition, we had 29 days, 28 challenging themes, 7 different forms, and the poets kick started the challenge expressing their love for words. In all, we read 54 poets, 1001 entries ~ (1706 Haiku); that‘s an average of 35 entries (59 Haiku) each day. The minimum entry was 29 entries on Day 25, 26 & 27 and the maximum entry was 41 entries on Day 1, 2 and 9. Considering the count of Haiku, the least was 34 on Day 7 and the maximum entry was 108 on Day 23. I must thank everyone for adding smile to my heart! Now, it is my turn to return the favours by crowning ‗KING OF HAIKU’, ‗QUEEN OF HAIKU‘, ‗STAR NEWBIE OF THE CHALLENGE‘, ‗CHEERFUL CHALLENGER‘, ‗FAVOURITE CHALLENGER‘, ‗FIRST SWEET CHALLENGER‘ and ‗LAST SWEET CHALLENGER‘. Thanks for making my job easier with your precious votes. Here we go.... ***************************************************************************** THE KING OF HAIKU CHALLENGE... ***************************************************************************** Ready.........................................
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There was a
healthy competition between three
contenders (Andy Sewina,
Chevrefeuille and Ramesh Sood) and Ramesh Sood won the title in the end. Congrats Rameshji, you deserve the title, ‗KING‘...
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There was a healthy competition between three contenders (Becca Givens, Pranali Kadam and Grace) and Grace went past others with a heavy shower of votes (5 at a stretch) to win the Title. Congrats Grace, you deserve the title, ‗QUEEN‘...
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There was a healthy competition between three contenders (Asni (A Walk in my Heart), Valli (Reflection of my feelings) and Vidya Sury) and Asni won the title in the end. Congrats Asni (A Walk in My Heart), you have won many hearts with your words...
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None other than a person who dominated others right from the start. She is a true winner as she has won hearts with her encouraging words. As I say, ‗I personally feel
that appreciation is the best food for a blogger hunger, in that perspective I thank you for feeding me. I also feel critics will help a human being touch heights. So be my best critic‘, she did the best, give a big hand of becca givens who garnered 80% of the votes.
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She penned ‗Blank Verses and Invisible Lines‘ to conquer the heart of many people. She has stolen the heart under three categories by garnering votes under all the categories, ‗Queen, Star Newbie and Cheerful‘. Here we welcome our Favourite Challenger Pranali Kadam, Kudos to you...
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He came in first, he signed up first on 9 days out of 29 days defeating Ramesh Sood (7) and Pranali Kadam (5) to win the Title. Let‘s give a big hand to Leo, Our Haiku Master....
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7 out of 29 days, she came in last to join the challenge and completed the challenge colourfully. Thank you, ‗BLOSSOM VYDRINA‘
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It is easy to write a day but it is difficult to write continuously for 29 days with seamless flow. They did it with pride! Here you go (in alphabetical order)...!
Is that all done? Do you love to read haiku of poets who completed the challenge? It‘s all yours... (In Alphabetical Order) ***************************************************************************** ASNI (A Walk In My Heart) ***************************************************************************** Day 1 – February 1st – Theme: Freestyle. Writing from the heart My first challenge starts today Butterflies dancing Day 2 – February 2nd – Theme or Word: Mother Nurturing, selfless; heaven lies under your feet. In your love I bloom. Day 3 – February 3rd – Theme: Paint the Image these hands once cooked meals this old body was once loved now just existing a glass full of love a bowl of hope and your smile that‘s all I‘m asking another day here another day of waiting live for one more day Day 4 – February 4th – Theme: Opposite Emotions moment so precious the sun rises in your eyes how jealous the night Day 5 – February 5th – Theme: ‘Ur’ Choice - Form: Acrostic Haiku Shine and light my way Under His big umbrella New hopes, a new day
Day 6 – February 6th – Theme or Word: Think Form: Haiku & Pi-Ku Happy, having fun children find joy everywhere why can‘t adults too? Makes me think where happiness hides? Day 7 – February 7th – Theme: Life Form: Haiga
Day 8 – February 8th – Quote: This Above All, To Thine Own Self Be True Sing a song of hope dance to your own inner beat to yourself be true
Day 9 – February 9th – Theme: Paint the Image feeling safe and sound inside this zone of comfort forever locked up life is for living many adventure awaits find the master key closed hearts and closed minds love is the master key to set your spirit free Day 10 – February 10th – Write a Haiku describing about a Special day in your life... angels smiled, birds sang holding you tight in my arms my love flowed over Day 11 – February 11th – Theme: Paint the Image running through the mind thoughts balancing on tight rope the yin and the yang Day 12 – February 12th – Theme or Word: Colours Form: Naisaiku blue skies, you and I under the cherry blossom colour me happy UNDER THE CHERRY BLOSSOM colour me happy under the cherry blossom blue skies, you and I Day 13 – February 13th – Theme: Paint the Image balloon in my hands birthday cake with two candles this is happiness Day 14 – February 14th – Theme or Word: Love or Valentine
Miracles happen unexpectedly love comes and I am ready Day 15 – February 15th – Theme: Paint the Image down and out may be this is just temporary I‘ll bounce up, you‘ll see Day 16 – February 16th – Theme or Word: Sin Form: Haibun Not living to our full potential is a sin. It is a waste of a life. A waste of opportunity and the possibilities. Know that anything is possible. There is no limit to what we can achieve, what good we can do. There is a purpose to our being born here on earth. Seek that purpose. Nothing happens without a reason. So does our lives. It is not just to exist. But to live. Fully awake and alive. To leave it a better place than when we arrived. We will not pass this way again. reach out for the stars life is for living your dreams you too can do great Day 16 – February 16th – Theme or Word: Sin Form: Haibun day is almost done even the birds have flown home time moves so slowly help us help ourselves education is the light to better future a glimmer of hope beyond these closed green shutters a mother‘s prayer Day 18 – February 18th – Theme or Word: Famine all the trees have died beyond hunger, beyond thirst tomorrow too far Day 19 – February 19th – Theme: Seasons Type: Kigo
the final leaf falls reluctantly to the ground let it go, let it Day 20 – February 20th – Quote: Live out of your imagination, not your history let go your story move on and live out of your imagination Day 21 – February 21st – Theme: Dedication she writes with passion inspiring, beautiful soul Princesa Fiona a wonderful host with encouraging comments someone is special sweet and gracious friends you lift me up with kind words fellow challengers Love and gratitude for inspiration, friendship best time of my life sit a while with me under the cherry blossom for we will soon part Day 22 – February 22nd – Theme: Paint the Image beautiful feet poised heart beating, waiting, ready ching .. ke ching .. ke ching … moving to the beat all fears and worries took flight one with the rhythm eyes mesmerized watch poetry in motion on stage enchanting moment
Day 23 – February 23rd – Theme: Joy of Giving Form: (ABC, CDE, EFA) - Haiku when you give with love not expecting a return giving from the heart giving from the heart not always wrapped in boxes can light the darkness can light the darkness a listening ear, a smile when you give with love Day 24 – February 24th – Words: Dream Walks after the rain falls somewhere along these dream walks a rainbow awaits Day 25 – February 25th – Theme or Word: Cult Form: - Haiku Structure: - 3-53 free spirit flowers in their hair peace and love Day 26 – February 26th – Theme: Food for Thought - Paint any of the Image Below sleep little brother escape from this reality continue to dream at least we can dream living like maharajahs in palace of gold dare my heart to dream tomorrow the sun will shine darkness will be gone Day 27 – February 27th – Theme: Paint the Image
my mind had been free long before this gate opened it can‘t be held back it can‘t be held back freedom of the mind to dream to live and to love to live and to love beyond these walls of hatred my mind had been free Day 28 – February 28th – Theme or Word: YOUR BLOG NAME FORM: Haiku + Any Poetry Form of your Wish a walk in my heart self-discovery journey one step at a time write from the heart my secret garden of poetry journey of self – discovery casting fears aside dare to dream to seek to fly Day 29 – February 29th – Theme or Word: Journey etched in memory inspiration and friendship journey of haiku journey of haiku haiga, haibun, naisaiku what an awesome ride what an awesome ride a learning experience etched in memory
***************************************************************************** Ainsley Allmark ***************************************************************************** Day 1 – February 1st – Theme: Freestyle. Wild smiles cannot be Tamed or captured ~ They will play Wherever they want Day 2 – February 2nd – Theme or Word: Mother Earth ~ She holds us close through our days and through our nights She – our ~ Mother Day 3 – February 3rd – Theme: Paint the Image Gnarled hands, aged wood Grip the cane, remembered thoughts Holds the precious life Day 4 – February 4th – Theme: Opposite Emotions Sad ~ words not flowing Rain tears ~ cascading ~ grey thoughts Grey sky ~ more tears fall Dew washes feet ~ Joy Walking through dawn ~ Sun lighting Birds singing ~ sky bright Day 5 – February 5th – Theme: ‘Ur’ Choice - Form: Acrostic Haiku Your Love has touched me Opened my Heart, touched my Soul Under all the stars Day 6 – February 6th – Theme or Word: Think Form: Haiku & Pi-Ku Scattered thoughts begin to coalesce, form ideas Give birth in your mind Don‘t just think … YOU …
can DO it NOW Day 7 – February 7th – Theme: Life Form: Haiga
Day 8 – February 8th – Quote: This Above All, To Thine Own Self Be True More powerfilled words to ever be understood … Thine own self be true Day 9 – February 9th – Theme: Paint the Image No locks can bind me no bars nor words of anger Your Love has set me free Day 10 – February 10th – Write a Haiku describing about a Special day in your life... Meeting ~ never met Souls ~ dance together again In Love ~ knowing why Day 11 – February 11th – Theme: Paint the Image Janus ~ looking back looking ahead – all around
~ Lovers look within ~ Day 12 – February 12th – Theme or Word: Colours Form: Naisaiku Dawn ~ a painted moment Sun holds aloft ~ painted sky Eternities Gateway COLOURS BRIDGE THE SPACE Eternities Gateway Sun holds aloft ~ painted sky Dawn ~ a painted moment Day 13 – February 13th – Theme: Paint the Image Bubble full of Joy Held with anticipation Waiting for the POP! Day 14 – February 14th – Theme or Word: Love or Valentine I want to tell you LOVE brought you into my life YOU make me complete Day 15 – February 15th – Theme: Paint the Image Mum will not be pleased … who cares? Splashing through puddles is so much more fun Day 16 – February 16th – Theme or Word: Sin Form: Haibun I stood, alone in the centre of the room. I could feel their eyes upon me, accusingly and rather disdainfully trying to peel my defences from me. ―The rules state clearly that Sins have to be experienced and then you should move on to other things. High Demon Asmodeus tells me that you haven‘t moved on, your answer please…‖ I essayed a little bow, partially to hide my blushes, ―I am sorry Master,‖ I turned to look at Asmodeus, ―sorry Lord High Demon but I really enjoy your Sin.‖ ―Enough! Your punishment shall be…becoming deputy head of Lust, that way you will NOT be able to indulge again – - – you may go!‖ ―No‖ I whimpered.
Seven deadly sins …More enjoyable by far Than all the rest … Lust Day 16 – February 16th – Theme or Word: Sin Form: Haibun Behind the shutters delights incomparable …Waiting patiently Day 18 – February 18th – Theme or Word: Famine Dust rises ~ no rain parched land ~ no reason to plough Nothing grows ~ again Day 19 – February 19th – Theme: Seasons Type: Kigo Days warming up now Haze ~ Nightingale announces Opening blossom Day 20 – February 20th – Quote: Live out of your imagination, not your history Lips pressed against mine You took my hand ~ led me off to another world . Under different stars… Is it imagination Or our new life? Day 21 – February 21st – Theme: Dedication I have pledged myself Eternal dreams shared between ~ Two Souls ~ Together Day 22 – February 22nd – Theme: Paint the Image She danced through my Soul lightly moved ~ thoughts ~ through moments her Soul kissed me ~ deep
Day 23 – February 23rd – Theme: Joy of Giving Form: (ABC, CDE, EFA) - Haiku Coming round again She brings joy when touching me Connecting in Love . Connecting in Love Sweet pleasures ~ giving her Love Companion ~ my Moon . Companion ~ my Moon She ~ smiling now ~ in darkness Coming round again Day 24 – February 24th – Words: Dream Walks She dream walks through me ~ Footprints she left on my Heart sign her name in Love Day 25 – February 25th – Theme or Word: Cult Form: - Haiku Structure: - 3-53 Liturgy I call you to me Offering ~ Me Day 26 – February 26th – Theme: Food for Thought - Paint any of the Image Below Delicately steamed served with rice and subtly spiced fresh vegetables Day 27 – February 27th – Theme: Paint the Image A forgotten land where Spirit and Earth conjoin …now…only conflict
Day 28 – February 28th – Theme or Word: YOUR BLOG NAME FORM: Haiku + Any Poetry Form of your Wish Dolphin spoke to me in meditation ~ Ainsley … you are brother In an Eternal day Light and Dark dance together Mirrors reflect the passing moments See me watching Me Day 29 – February 29th – Theme or Word: Journey One step at a time Journey through Infinity Stars for company
***************************************************************************** Andy Sewina ***************************************************************************** Day 1 – February 1st – Theme: Freestyle. Mad as a March Hare April showers for Alice January's gone Day 2 – February 2nd – Theme or Word: Mother Watching over us She smiles like Mona Lisa Our Luna Mother Day 3 – February 3rd – Theme: Paint the Image She stands silently So statuesque, serving soup Secretly smiling Day 4 – February 4th – Theme: Opposite Emotions Yang recently Yin Yang to Yin then Yin to Yang Yin recently Yang Day 5 – February 5th – Theme: ‘Ur’ Choice - Form: Acrostic Haiku Tot over talent Onto xylophone onto Talent over tot Day 6 – February 6th – Theme or Word: Think Form: Haiku & Pi-Ku The little acorn Thinks it's a mighty oak tree Bears the weight of time PI-KU Mighty oak Thinks Little acorn
Day 7 – February 7th – Theme: Life Form: Haiga
Day 8 – February 8th – Quote: This Above All, To Thine Own Self Be True He gave us his light And paid the ultimate price The candle wax man
Day 9 – February 9th – Theme: Paint the Image Safer than Fort Knox Lots of locks but just one key Insecurity Day 10 – February 10th – Write a Haiku describing about a Special day in your life... Deep inside your soul Your kaleidoscopic eyes Staring back at me Day 11 – February 11th – Theme: Paint the Image Open the third eye Faster than the shutter speed Click Photography Day 12 – February 12th – Theme or Word: Colours Form: Naisaiku I SEE BLUE Icy Blue Vocalising green YOU SEE RED When describing green I see blue Day 13 – February 13th – Theme: Paint the Image In his birthday suit He lifts the medicine ball Easy as his smile Day 14 – February 14th – Theme or Word: Love or Valentine Catch me if you can Feasting on Black Noodle Day Or white candy March Day 15 – February 15th – Theme: Paint the Image I've not lost my head I might be stuck in the mud But I'm still smiling
Day 16 – February 16th – Theme or Word: Sin Form: Haibun The Deafblind Manual Alphabet is the best way to communicate with someone who is Deafblind. In fact it would be a sin not to try to communicate with them. You can learn it quickly, and here's how you do it. Stick out your index finger (that's the long one next to your thumb) on your right hand. Fold your other fingers out of the way. Think of this finger as your pen. You are going to use it to write - not on paper, but on your deafblind friends left hand which they will hold out for you. She holds out her hand He spells out L~O~V~E Communication Day 16 – February 16th – Theme or Word: Sin Form: Haibun Left on the green shelf All the sandwiches have gone Until tomorrow Day 18 – February 18th – Theme or Word: Famine One man sees famine Poverty personified Another sees feast Day 19 – February 19th – Theme: Seasons Type: Kigo Snow stops frogs blossom Skating on the frozen pond Singing for his mate Day 20 – February 20th – Quote: Live out of your imagination, not your history Mix faith with vision Inventive transformation Choose change over chance Day 21 – February 21st – Theme: Dedication Monosyllabic I am not a row~bot~tic Toc stop all
the clocks Day 22 – February 22nd – Theme: Paint the Image Big foot little foot Little foot goes to the south Big foot legs it north Day 23 – February 23rd – Theme: Joy of Giving Form: (ABC, CDE, EFA) - Haiku He gives ten per cent From his income before tax It gives him great joy It gives him great joy every time he pots a ball To save just one child To save just one child Losing at Snooker won't help He gives ten per cent Day 24 – February 24th – Words: Dream Walks His dream safari Was a monkey tail nightmare Please don't eat the soup Day 25 – February 25th – Theme or Word: Cult Form: - Haiku Structure: - 3-53 Sitting there Brainwashed like piffy Cultishness Day 26 – February 26th – Theme: Food for Thought - Paint any of the Image Below It's nearly morning Mummy's coming back with food Don't think about it Day 27 – February 27th – Theme: Paint the Image
Narrow is the path If only leaves had fallen Innumerable Day 28 – February 28th – Theme or Word: YOUR BLOG NAME FORM: Haiku + Any Poetry Form of your Wish Sweet talking guy sweet Straight talking street talking sweet SWEET TALKING GUY Straight talking street talking sweet Sweet sweet talking guy FROM THE VIRTUAL VINE Sweeter than sugar His words are dripping with wine That sweet talking guy Day 29 – February 29th – Theme or Word: Journey Walking on the waves Turning water into wine Retracing his steps WITWANTON Wave walking Water wilding wine Wet whine wet
***************************************************************************** becca givens ***************************************************************************** Day 1 – February 1st – Theme: Freestyle. Showering puddles Nourish and quench nature‘s ache Toadstool umbrellas Day 2 – February 2nd – Theme or Word: Mother Born to welcome arms Mother‘s tender loving care Voice that calms the storms Day 3 – February 3rd – Theme: Paint the Image Working man saddles Responsibilities‘ brunt Tender heart hidden Day 4 – February 4th – Theme: Opposite Emotions Loving you till death Hating your mannerisms Lifetime between Day 5 – February 5th – Theme: ‘Ur’ Choice - Form: Acrostic Haiku Spacious calming pace Pries stress away from my mind Acquiring lightness Day 6 – February 6th – Theme or Word: Think Form: Haiku & Pi-Ku my love thinks I hung sun and moon of course, I won‘t tell my love any different center stage is fun
Day 7 – February 7th – Theme: Life Form: Haiga
Day 8 – February 8th – Quote: This Above All, To Thine Own Self Be True To yourself be true Divine Love encompasses Inspiration bright Day 9 – February 9th – Theme: Paint the Image Heart locked securely Which key will open its wealth Prized possession
Day 10 – February 10th – Write a Haiku describing about a Special day in your life... All perfect digits Joy, blessedness and wonder Sweet godchild of mine Aceleration Nine years eleven months Young lady evolving Day 11 – February 11th – Theme: Paint the Image Fused male and female Dual personalities Clear entanglement Day 12 – February 12th – Theme or Word: Colours Form: Naisaiku Vivid colors jump From rich palette to paper Shimmying paints‘ course Artist‘s eye peruses stage Shimmying paints‘ course From rich palette to paper Vivid colors jump Day 13 – February 13th – Theme: Paint the Image Delight in his eyes Innocent face of wonder Warming hearts with joy Day 14 – February 14th – Theme or Word: Love or Valentine I could never see This is the life I wanted Till you painted your dreams Day 15 – February 15th – Theme: Paint the Image rainy clouds visit spoon and pie tins packed with mud immersed in nature
Day 16 – February 16th – Theme or Word: Sin Form: Haibun I attended an all-girl Catholic boarding school for high school. My education, steeped in tradition including education about faith, trust, love of God and the relationship with Him and the Trinity, quite naturally included learning elements of evil and sin. These years were immeasurable and invaluable in creating good academic habits, lifelong friendships, and shaping my view of the importance of prayer, and its lifeline connection to God. I am encouraged most faiths are supportive of this Divine Connection as part of one‘s spiritual journey – supporting my thoughts … ―we are all connected‖. Void of light and love Wages of sin distances Corrupts souls of all Connection on knees Prayer awakens us within Lifeline to God Day 16 – February 16th – Theme or Word: Sin Form: Haibun Ignorance is bliss Child knows only love‘s aegis Awaiting dreams dawn Day 18 – February 18th – Theme or Word: Famine Devastating times World famines should not exist Teach viable paths Day 19 – February 19th – Theme: Seasons Type: Kigo Daffodil bonnets Signal approaching spring days Illusion of warmth Day 20 – February 20th – Quote: Live out of your imagination, not your history Disillusionment ~~ Envision your wildest dreams Set your course and fly
Day 21 – February 21st – Theme: Dedication Gone is youthful glow No longer slim, quick, auburn Wrinkles evident Time washes over Etched experience throughout Transforming beauty Dedicated years Love continues to blossom Bond stronger with time
Day 22 – February 22nd – Theme: Paint the Image Gypsy of my heart Mysterious seductress Temptation looming
Day 23 – February 23rd – Theme: Joy of Giving Form: (ABC, CDE, EFA) - Haiku Kindness wrought Strangers unaware Giving joy Giving joy Giver to taker Ripple blooms Ripple blooms Inner joy shimmers Kindness wrought
Day 24 – February 24th – Words: Dream Walks Dream walking through clouds Living life‘s clear purpose Jubilant passage
Day 25 – February 25th – Theme or Word: Cult Form: - Haiku Structure: - 3-53 deepest stake zest beyond reason captured heart Day 26 – February 26th – Theme: Food for Thought - Paint any of the Image Below Baby sister laughs Almost ―cute enough to eat!― Second serving primed Day 27 – February 27th – Theme: Paint the Image Needless massacre Gateway of memories Lest we not forget Day 28 – February 28th – Theme or Word: YOUR BLOG NAME FORM: Haiku + Any Poetry Form of your Wish Dancing dragonfly Flittering and fluttering Nestles for a rest Enjoying buttercup tea Ants picnicking with fairies Day 29 – February 29th – Theme or Word: Journey Life‘s satchel jammed Gifts, love, gratitude within Precocious journey
***************************************************************************** Blossom Vydrina ***************************************************************************** Day 1 – February 1st – Theme: Freestyle. vanquished king bleeding crimson berries on holly oak king greets the sun Day 2 – February 2nd – Theme or Word: Mother watching Mother paint life flowing through her brushes creating wonders Day 3 – February 3rd – Theme: Paint the Image gnarled, weathered limbs standing and remaining strong through the winds of life Day 4 – February 4th – Theme: Opposite Emotions tears of joy and grief final flight of Atlantis era ends safely Day 5 – February 5th – Theme: ‘Ur’ Choice - Form: Acrostic Haiku beautiful crescent order shines from the maelstrom whimsical vision Day 6 – February 6th – Theme or Word: Think Form: Haiku & Pi-Ku pondering dreams future awaits thinking, daydreaming contemplating the maybes shadows cross the walls
Day 7 – February 7th – Theme: Life Form: Haiga
Day 8 – February 8th – Quote: This Above All, To Thine Own Self Be True this above all else honor the web connecting all life together Day 9 – February 9th – Theme: Paint the Image padlocked barrier protective wall safeguarding lonely fragile heart
Day 10 – February 10th – Write a Haiku describing about a Special day in your life... third degree bestowed before family and friends honoring service
Day 11 – February 11th – Theme: Paint the Image Janus gate scrying past and future times collide guiding the present Day 12 – February 12th – Theme or Word: Colours Form: Naisaiku flesh-colored crayons no more monochromatic a rainbow of hues FLESH-COLORED CRAYONS a rainbow of hues no more monochromatic flesh-colored crayons Day 13 – February 13th – Theme: Paint the Image young mischievous imp brings unexpected laughter sun on winter day Day 14 – February 14th – Theme or Word: Love or Valentine love remains steadfast after blazing flames recede embers retain heat Day 15 – February 15th – Theme: Paint the Image covering flood plain clogging mud obliterates where children once played
Day 16 – February 16th – Theme or Word: Sin Form: Haibun In a garden free of all cares and worries, Adam and Eve wandered without purpose. Their overseer provided for all of their physical needs with only one restriction – do not eat of the fruit of this tree. sly serpent temptress offering self-awareness apple of knowledge In a land of eternal spring, Kore was courted by Hades. The dark lord persuaded the maiden to eat four pomegranate seeds before returning to the light, fating her to return four months of the year as his bride, Persephone. underworld queen born through the wisdom found within pomegranate seeds In a world of chaos, you cannot stop growth. No matter how much we long to protect our children, their rites of passage into adulthood must come. It is a time to be honored, not prevented, not ignored, not a sin. Day 16 – February 16th – Theme or Word: Sin Form: Haibun balanced on the edge precariously waiting uncertain future Day 18 – February 18th – Theme or Word: Famine child‘s mental famine starving for stimulation ill behavior‘s root Day 19 – February 19th – Theme: Seasons Type: Kigo with sunlight-blazed breast robin heralds the warm winds snow melts from her wings Day 20 – February 20th – Quote: Live out of your imagination, not your history escaping the fear breaking the violence cycle soaring on dreams‘ wings
Day 21 – February 21st – Theme: Dedication publicly declared dedication emblazoned love‘s testimony Day 22 – February 22nd – Theme: Paint the Image footsteps in the dust soft drumbeat beneath the chimes music surrounds her Day 23 – February 23rd – Theme: Joy of Giving Form: (ABC, CDE, EFA) - Haiku working together community service grants better cohesion better cohesion reaffirms alliances strengthens neighborhoods strengthens neighborhoods improving local lives by working together Day 24 – February 24th – Words: Dream Walks walking in my dreams talking, laughing together as we did in life Day 25 – February 25th – Theme or Word: Cult Form: - Haiku Structure: - 3-53 Firefly cult ―can‘t stop the signal‖ Browncoats win Day 26 – February 26th – Theme: Food for Thought - Paint any of the Image Below love for another giving purpose through the fear
reason to survive Day 27 – February 27th – Theme: Paint the Image confining labels creating fences, freedom just beyond the bars Day 28 – February 28th – Theme or Word: YOUR BLOG NAME FORM: Haiku + Any Poetry Form of your Wish otterblossom‘s holt home of feminine laughter playful spirit guide Day 29 – February 29th – Theme or Word: Journey journeys never end each new dawn and ev‘ry step new vistas open
***************************************************************************** Chevrefeuille – ***************************************************************************** Day 1 – February 1st – Theme: Freestyle. such sadness the spring wind has molested cherry blossoms cherry blossoms fall it feels like an eternity before summer Day 2 – February 2nd – Theme or Word: Mother when bad dreams come mother makes them disappear by singing her song tiny mustard seed grows in Mother Earth's womb shade for summer Day 3 – February 3rd – Theme: Paint the Image unchain your heart give your inner beauty like nature does closing the gate to become a real master cherry blossom falls break the lock look around, open your heart be part of the world rusty lock easy to break start living
Day 4 – February 4th – Theme: Opposite Emotions children laughing while playing in the garden it starts to rain after the funeral the cherry tree in my backyard makes me happy Day 5 – February 5th – Theme: ‘Ur’ Choice - Form: Acrostic Haiku Perfect way Of writing haiku Eastern thoughts as Tulip bulbs Redder than red Year by year Day 6 – February 6th – Theme or Word: Think Form: Haiku & Pi-Ku Rodin's Thinker stands alone and forgotten overgrown by Ivy The Thinker alone no more thoughts Day 7 – February 7th – Theme: Life Form: Haiga cherry blossom blooms so fragile, so wonderful that's my life the cobweb trembles blue butterfly struggles to stay alive Day 8 – February 8th – Quote: This Above All, To Thine Own Self Be True this above all is the clear truth about me I am a haiku poet
Look! the little girl says That caterpillar will be soon a cocoon And than? Father asks It will become a butterfly and that's the truth Day 9 – February 9th – Theme: Paint the Image unchain your heart give your inner beauty like nature does closing the gate to become a real master cherry blossom falls break the lock look around, open your heart be part of the world rusty lock easy to break start living Day 10 – February 10th – Write a Haiku describing about a Special day in your life... dazzling thunder in the middle of the night New Year's Eve the cooing of pigeons between blooming cherry trees the cool rain I live with haiku this short Japanese verse makes me happy so less words to say a lot that's haiku
haiku my life haiku the air I breath I am all haiku Day 11 – February 11th – Theme: Paint the Image morningglories bloom like the eyes of my wife I fell in love look into the eyes of the people around you share your love great eyes the eyes of Buddha full compassion Day 12 – February 12th – Theme or Word: Colours Form: Naisaiku cry of a cuckoo breaks through the early day scattered silence scattered silence scattered silence breaks through the early day cry of a cuckoo colorful bouquet a joy to look at today memorial day colorful bouquet memorial day a joy to look at today colorful bouquet modern art fantastic colors amazing modern art amazing fantastic colors modern art
Day 13 – February 13th – Theme: Paint the Image the little boy playing with a balloon "it's the full moon!" big white balloon makes the little boy laugh after his tears the future is here and now full of joy a little child laughs Day 14 – February 14th – Theme or Word: Love or Valentine behind the clouds the mysterious moon 'be my Valentine' Valentine's Day the postmen brings love cards someone unknown newly weds eating oysters under the plum tree her lovely face smiling at me in the mirror 'love you forever' newly weds under the blooming cherries Ah! how lovely Day 15 – February 15th – Theme: Paint the Image after the game an abandoned football smiling from the mud the game is over all levels played with a smile
in the muddy water a smiling ball looks up to the sky rain broke the game Day 16 – February 16th – Theme or Word: Sin Form: Haibun I am an oncology nurse. I see very ill patients every day. It sometimes feels as a sin to do what the physician wants me to do. Of course the goal is to make the patient healthy again, but there are lines I don't want to cross. Patients, e.g. with lung cancer, are at the end of there strength and nevertheless the physician wants to do everything. I can understand that. Physicians are healers, but not to all costs. Very ill patients not becoming healthy anymore must have the chance to die in peace and with a certain quality of Life and in dignity. Patients must have a perfect way to die. I think it's a sin, an imperfection, to cross the lines and take the patient's dignity and quality of life. death can be a friend the savior of very ill people a flower of light Day 16 – February 16th – Theme or Word: Sin Form: Haibun waiting for the shop to buy the everyday groceries every day again waiting for spring the last snow is melting finally green leaves I can't wait to see the blossom of the cherries the shortest day life is about waiting longing for tomorrow the first day of spring
Day 18 – February 18th – Theme or Word: Famine the cold winter birds in misery heavy snow
an old cow stable a place for refugees what a poverty scarcity water birds freezing severe winter Mother Earth cries every day her inhabitants starving of hunger Day 19 – February 19th – Theme: Seasons Type: Kigo
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 Day 20 – February 20th – Quote: Live out of your imagination, not your history my imagination walking on a sunny beach another day gone laying in the sand with the love of my life totally naked totally naked sharing body fluids sand on my buttocks walking in moonlight hand in hand with my love the sound of the sea the sound of the sea accompanies a French kiss her delicious scent Day 21 – February 21st – Theme: Dedication in the old temple man can feel the devotion of the monks with faithfulness monks resonating their mantra for the Boddhisatva dedicated to the doctrine of emptiness the monks keep silent in every flower I can see the hand of God that's devotion
dedicated to ancient Japanese poetry I am a haiku poet Day 22 – February 22nd – Theme: Paint the Image ankle chimes listen to the movement of the young dancer a ballerina dances through the streets sound of chimes sound of chimes through the midsummer night fading away Day 23 – February 23rd – Theme: Joy of Giving Form: (ABC, CDE, EFA) - Haiku Joy of Giving wonderful verses of the Far East a haiku addict a haiku addict writing every day again verses of nature verses of nature every season it's own words all through the year all through the year I enjoy giving my haiku to the world to the world I only can say 'haiku is great' join the fun join the fun throwing snowballs in the street a child's play
Day 24 – February 24th – Words: Dream Walks against cancer walking with each other Dream Walks Dream Walks while walking, my thoughts go to my brother's spirit bringing alive the inner child within me on a Vision Quest on a Vision Quest searching for the roots of my life in my far past Day 25 – February 25th – Theme or Word: Cult Form: - Haiku Structure: - 3-53 Honeysuckle can be wonderful persuasion my religion faith of Mother Earth blooming plum the old church a shelter for the storm the butterflies Day 26 – February 26th – Theme: Food for Thought - Paint any of the Image Below near starvation living on the streets of the world brotherly love brotherly love stronger than ever now they are alone like swans Like swans a lifetime together
like swans a lifetime struggling together against hunger Day 27 – February 27th – Theme: Paint the Image unlocked fence walking towards the countryside finally free brown leaves rustle through the corridor David's Star rises closing the garden no one to disturb my thoughts Virginia Creeper Day 28 – February 28th – Theme or Word: YOUR BLOG NAME FORM: Haiku + Any Poetry Form of your Wish scent of Honeysuckle arouses my senses this hot summer night
searching my inner self following the way of Honeysuckle path of wisdom (*) (*) Honeysuckle, in her spiritual meaning is the path of wisdom to find your inner self. midsummer night Honeysuckle in full bloom Ah! that perfume (Chèvrefeuille is French for Honeysuckle) Another one: scent of Honeysuckle the smell of dew on her flowers Holy incense
Day 29 – February 29th – Theme or Word: Journey a little verse to leave my footprint on the Internet scent of Honeysuckle scent of Honeysuckle makes me slumberous dreaming of passion dreaming of passion while walking along the seashore with the one I love On a Journey, along the Lord's Roads with the one I love I undertake a journey into oblivion into oblivion with my pencil and paper a little verse
***************************************************************************** Cloaked Monk ***************************************************************************** Day 1 – February 1st – Theme: Freestyle. eagle youngster waits on his father‘s empty perch no one will return Day 2 – February 2nd – Theme or Word: Mother fragile tea cups sit on a shelf of memories heavy emptiness Day 3 – February 3rd – Theme: Paint the Image ancient limbs of teak stretch and heave and dance with wind solidly anchored Day 4 – February 4th – Theme: Opposite Emotions lustrous petals glow armored in temptation‘s thorns deeply scarring hands Day 5 – February 5th – Theme: ‘Ur’ Choice - Form: Acrostic Haiku Akekee swooping In extravagant journeys Rejoice! Delight! Bliss!
Day 6 – February 6th – Theme or Word: Think Form: Haiku & Pi-Ku rivers of refuse carry destroyed homes and waste oceans degraded memories of Fukushima
brought to me by mother earth‘s thoughts Day 7 – February 7th – Theme: Life Form: Haiga
Day 8 – February 8th – Quote: This Above All, To Thine Own Self Be True swallows born to swoop horses to run, dogs to bark live into your truth Day 9 – February 9th – Theme: Paint the Image precious love gifted trampled, ignored, and shuttered fearfully locked away children behind bars souls hardened and petrified lost and locked away
Day 10 – February 10th – Write a Haiku describing about a Special day in your life... hearts held together curling fingers grasping breaths stolen away Day 11 – February 11th – Theme: Paint the Image innocent daydreams painting tomorrow‘s visions to be continued Day 12 – February 12th – Theme or Word: Colours Form: Naisaiku prisms imprison rainbows caught in crystals releasing colors RAINBOWS CAUGHT releasing colors rainbows caught in crystals prisms imprison prisms imprison rainbows caught in crystals releasing colors RAINBOWS CAUGHT colors releasing crystals in caught rainbows imprison prisms
Day 13 – February 13th – Theme: Paint the Image balloons have no form then the breath of life expands and joy is complete Day 14 – February 14th – Theme or Word: Love or Valentine songbirds trill lightly whispering secrets of love each note breaking hearts
Day 15 – February 15th – Theme: Paint the Image glutinous mud muck blankets abandoned playgrounds marring a child‘s joy Day 16 – February 16th – Theme or Word: Sin Form: Haibun when i see a polar bear stranded on an ice flow, i can only think that this is horrific. my heart jumps into my throat at wondering about the terror that this small cub must feel and the inevitability of her drowning. and that she cannot understand what is happening. an innocent mind void of thoughts of global-warming or man-made changes in landscaping. this beautiful creature is paying the price for our sins. marshmallow bear rests disintegrating ice flow infinite seas Day 16 – February 16th – Theme or Word: Sin Form: Haibun shuttered windows adrak sneaking through slats enticing appetites Day 18 – February 18th – Theme or Word: Famine old lion walks five ribs molded to fur time running out Day 19 – February 19th – Theme: Seasons Type: Kigo wizened branches twisted fingers seeking light anticipating Day 20 – February 20th – Quote: Live out of your imagination, not your history ferocious kitten becomes king of the jungle stalking butterflies live life fully let imagination fly become your dream
Day 21 – February 21st – Theme: Dedication another trip out nutritious treasures to find trails of dedication Day 22 – February 22nd – Theme: Paint the Image to dance or not to dance is the question Day 23 – February 23rd – Theme: Joy of Giving Form: (ABC, CDE, EFA) - Haiku wisdom shares her gifts gifts prosper and become become fruit from seeds Day 24 – February 24th – Words: Dream Walks furrow orbweaver spinning hypnotically dreams walking in webs Day 25 – February 25th – Theme or Word: Cult Form: - Haiku Structure: - 3-53 gathered here in the upper room wondering
Day 26 – February 26th – Theme: Food for Thought - Paint any of the Image Below if these walls could talk they would weep and wail with grief sharing tales of pain pain that illumines abandonment of children who barely survive
survive in a world that ignores cries of children if these walls could talk Day 27 – February 27th – Theme: Paint the Image the gate opens invitation or desolation? proceed with caution Day 28 – February 28th – Theme or Word: YOUR BLOG NAME FORM: Haiku + Any Poetry Form of your Wish alias: cloaked monk burning heart: prophet and priest disguise: normalcy
autobiographical monk pigtails and freckles playing in the rain creating a world beyond in the world gathering flowers for soup and pine cones for bread and planning nothing present to the threshold of water and light of darkness and breath of alone and communion seeing really seeing the boy who lives across the way in a ramshackle home noticing beautiful skin a smooth cocoa noticing all the colors are across the way
not here or there but in the disheveled and disturbed and distressed across the way dropping the soup and bread and screaming unfair flailing fists at ghosts picking up a rod and a staff and striding into the blaze Day 29 – February 29th – Theme or Word: Journey after the fire burns and only ashes remain souls are seasoned
***************************************************************************** Cressida De Nova ***************************************************************************** Day 1 – February 1st – Theme: Freestyle. mystified..really? not just a normal tattoo one from my childhood Day 2 – February 2nd – Theme or Word: Mother a mother suffers she feels the pain of her child much more than her own Day 3 – February 3rd – Theme: Paint the Image these beautiful hands chocolate brown gnarled tree trunks tell quite a story Day 4 – February 4th – Theme: Opposite Emotions ove can turn to hate so they say, if so, it was never ever love Day 5 – February 5th – Theme: ‘Ur’ Choice - Form: Acrostic Haiku Bed is my haven Every night I dive into Diurnal splendour Day 6 – February 6th – Theme or Word: Think Form: Haiku & Pi-Ku Socrates knew it the unexamined life is not worth anything he is right so keep thinking
Day 7 – February 7th – Theme: Life Form: Haiga
Day 8 – February 8th – Quote: This Above All, To Thine Own Self Be True Be true to thyself read the classics and write pomes you will die happy Be true to thyself Follow the sun,keep happy And things might work out Day 9 – February 9th – Theme: Paint the Image Is this a mirage Yonder I see before me Or am I thus sloshed? A tipple too much At lunch with vino rosso methinks Will bring ye undone
Is this bright array of coloured padlocks supposed to make me feel safe? Not really my dear No thief would dare to break in Not with your hutzpah Day 10 – February 10th – Write a Haiku describing about a Special day in your life... to wake up any morning with a smile is a special day for me Day 11 – February 11th – Theme: Paint the Image androgyny in fashion makes it hard to tell the yin from the yang so confusion reigns and sometimes one gets caught out surprise shock horror Day 12 – February 12th – Theme or Word: Colours Form: Naisaiku Give me some crayons My life has slumped into beige Where are the colours? Where are the colours? My life has slumped into beige Give me some crayons Day 13 – February 13th – Theme: Paint the Image a sweet cheeky kid with a strange balloon he took from big brother's room in a small packet hidden under his t shirts he never shares them
Day 14 – February 14th – Theme or Word: Love or Valentine i'm cooking an egg in the shape of a heart for my valentino no roses this year broke,but we have each other that is all that counts roses are rich red i will accept wilted flars if they are from you it has been twenty two years exes said no one could live with me,they were wrong it's never easy living with me but i know you think it's worth it so more adventures on the horizon even if it is on the tick thank you for choosing me as best person for you happy valentine
Day 15 – February 15th – Theme: Paint the Image an old grubby ball gives so much pleasure to the street kids in the lane garbage floating round picked through used as little boats sailing in the filth to live with natives is what i wanted to do i've had enough
i want to be home with hot water and clean streets it's time to go home Day 16 – February 16th – Theme or Word: Sin Form: Haibun Those who are not naturally inclined to sin are in danger of becoming saints. Saints have a reputation of not being much fun, are unpopular and are not socially sought after. Don't try for sainthood Be wicked and subversive You will have more fun Day 16 – February 16th – Theme or Word: Sin Form: Haibun I am not waiting for Godot. He is busy. He left long ago Day 18 – February 18th – Theme or Word: Famine You die from hunger We have strokes and heart attacks To ward off hunger Day 19 – February 19th – Theme: Seasons Type: Kigo the rain does not stop it's summer and La Nina is having a ball Day 20 – February 20th – Quote: Live out of your imagination, not your history imagination the key to discovery satan's nemesis
Day 21 – February 21st – Theme: Dedication i dedicate this to china mate,china blue china hot head you
so absent minded altruistic eccentric reclusive kind you Day 22 – February 22nd – Theme: Paint the Image it was the big toe framed by an ankle bracelet that sparked hot passion Day 23 – February 23rd – Theme: Joy of Giving Form: (ABC, CDE, EFA) - Haiku that cute street urchin gave me a bracelet for free i remember him i remember him that sweet young kid with nothing he gave me a gift he gave me a gift he taught me humility that cute street urchin Day 24 – February 24th – Words: Dream Walks Walk with me a while to soothe my tattered nerve ends I wish you were here But on second thoughts I am glad you are not here I delude myself I delude myself once again ad nauseam you're the kiss of death Day 25 – February 25th – Theme or Word: Cult Form: - Haiku Structure: - 3-53 Don't call me I'm a cult guru I'll call you
Day 26 – February 26th – Theme: Food for Thought - Paint any of the Image Below it may not seem much at least we have each other we are not alone and who lives like this? those who do not have power to stop this horror some suffer greatly while others dine from gold plates where is the justice? there but for the grace of God go I my dear friends some are born lucky Day 27 – February 27th – Theme: Paint the Image the star of David yellow,sewn on our jackets were we that special? Day 28 – February 28th – Theme or Word: YOUR BLOG NAME FORM: Haiku + Any Poetry Form of your Wish De Novo again starting beginning once more new identity enigmatic Cressida a magnet for misfortune she twiddles her thumbs attempting a good tanka it does not quite work unfortunately for her perhaps she should get tanka'd Day 29 – February 29th – Theme or Word: Journey a haiku journey a friend dies in the leap year her wake was today
i write these haiku a way to console myself for grief and the loss of a dear friend Rose her kindness charm and great style was a joy to all
***************************************************************************** Dani ***************************************************************************** Day 1 – February 1st – Theme: Freestyle. one loved completely… the other used craft and wiles …manipulated unexpected storm …one wrong word …or …just mis-heard …over-re-action all pretense lifted our life together became …cold …winter …ice …white he declared me… HIS! put me in a golden cage …set it next to yours yesterday i loved… today i mourn… tomorrow… i will release you white bird spread your wings fly away from love‘s last breath white bird… release me Day 2 – February 2nd – Theme or Word: Mother i keep saying it yes, i will forgive …let go… forgive her …and me i keep saying it yes, i will forgive …let go… now that Mother‘s gone Day 3 – February 3rd – Theme: Paint the Image these hands are not mine surely they have touched others in sadness… in joy?
these hands are not mine have they not offered comfort and pushed away pain? these hands are not mine did they strike out in anger or caress with love? these hands are not mine if my hands were to reach out would these hands reach back? Day 4 – February 4th – Theme: Opposite Emotions anticipation tantalizes and excites regret discourages Day 5 – February 5th – Theme: ‘Ur’ Choice - Form: Acrostic Haiku Hold your Loved One close Under their heartbeat you‘ll hear Music of the heart Day 6 – February 6th – Theme or Word: Think Form: Haiku & Pi-Ku i‘m grateful for calculators oh, what a relief not to have to think about adding two plus two Day 7 – February 7th – Theme: Life Form: Haiga
Day 8 – February 8th – Quote: This Above All, To Thine Own Self Be True fan at the ready, to hide uncalled-for blushes… praying he won‘t see. he‘d said ―all i ask is for you to remain true.‖ she, artless, agreed. then came a night when she heeded the Devil‘s call. oh! what had she done? fan no help at all… her guilty eyes all but scream ―yes! i was untrue!‖
this night has demands for confessions, rage and tears… what of forgiveness? will he realize he courted betrayal when he called for her vow? for faithful she may ever have been had he not planted that dark seed. Day 9 – February 9th – Theme: Paint the Image not a million locks can keep me in love with you a single smile will Day 10 – February 10th – Write a Haiku describing about a Special day in your life... looking into eyes filled with such love and desire looking back at me Day 11 – February 11th – Theme: Paint the Image opposites attract or so they say… but really, aren‘t we all the same? Day 12 – February 12th – Theme or Word: Colours Form: Naisaiku the colours of my life swirl around me memories of my life THE COLOURS OF MY LIFE memories of my life swirl around me the colours of my life Day 13 – February 13th – Theme: Paint the Image my beautiful boy always a smile on your face
you light up my life my beautiful boy never fear for i am near to keep you from harm my beautiful boy as you grow i will teach you all you need to know my beautiful boy and when you become a man i will watch you soar Day 14 – February 14th – Theme or Word: Love or Valentine give in to de-siRe… fall in L U S T feels like you‘re on FIRE… you wannA burn
{ tell yourSelf it‘s love… worth aNy pain… aNy humilia-tion, yah }
there really aiN‘t no other way… iNtoxicating… addicT-ing, yah we‘re coN-nected like SiameseTwins… atTheHeart… can‘t get No cloSer No-body ever loved like thiS before… we‘re Unique bet you jealouS, yah you can oNly dream of finding love like ourS… oNcein-a-life-time, yah if you Spend all your time waitin for prince Charm-in YOU the oNe losin
we don‘t Need your aPProval… we don‘t need nothin but eacH Other, yah happ-il-y eveR after sounds bor-iNg to me… i waNna live! yah { have you ever seeN ?starS? like those? almoSt worth the paiN… i aSked for it… } it‘s suCH a ruSH when temperS flare… makin loVe burns so mucH Hotter, yah livin ev‘ry day like it maY be the last… get iT while you can, yah cArpe DIEm BA~ BY! i feel viTal! A-live! { No doubt about iT… } give in to ? de-siRe… fall in L U S T feels like i‘m on FIRE… wannA burn, yah it‘s worth aNy pain… it‘s real Love you know i like the way iT hurtS, yah Day 15 – February 15th – Theme: Paint the Image sharing in the joy water for the thirsty Earth playground for children Day 16 – February 16th – Theme or Word: Sin Form: Haibun clothed in naught but the darkness, ol‘ sinnerman shook his head like a dog, trying to get the sweat out of his eyes. not that it mattered if he could see. rejected by both Jehovah and Beelzebub….. he had nowhere to go.
when e‘en Lucifer has shunned ye….. oh, sinnerman, just what did you do? Day 16 – February 16th – Theme or Word: Sin Form: Haibun waiting… for spring‘s warmth when blossoms brighten the world… spring… new beginnings Day 18 – February 18th – Theme or Word: Famine no dearth of food here …bright and shiny… we pretend no one goes without Day 19 – February 19th – Theme: Seasons Type: Kigo soft haze dancing by… swirling through treetops… playing with the wind… laughing {kigo ~ haze = spring} water falling down caressing… kissing… reading Earth‘s tales of times past {kigo ~ waterfall = summer} moon rises… sun sets… sun rises… moon sets… endless passing of the days {kigo ~ moon = autumn} Day 20 – February 20th – Quote: Live out of your imagination, not your history •• imagination •• an elusive illusion of reality Day 21 – February 21st – Theme: Dedication my dedication is contained in just four words ~ i love you, darling
Day 22 – February 22nd – Theme: Paint the Image dance beautiful girl the music guides your movements step by graceful step Day 23 – February 23rd – Theme: Joy of Giving Form: (ABC, CDE, EFA) - Haiku you gave me your heart placed it gently next to mine….. i knew you loved me i knew you loved me from the look in your eyes i gave you my Love
….so
i gave you my Love… smiling, you said Love was why you gave me your heart Day 24 – February 24th – Words: Dream Walks a soul on dream walks catching shooting stars …bright gold… to adorn her ears a soul on dream walks gathering moonbeams to lay ‘round her lovely throat a soul on dream walks bringing the rings of Saturn to circle her wrists a soul on dream walks bearing gifts from the heavens to his precious love Day 25 – February 25th – Theme or Word: Cult Form: - Haiku Structure: - 3-53 our love cult is me loving you and you me
i‘m obsessed with your needs… desires… what you want i can‘t stop trying to give you all you want my hope is that then you‘ll give me what i want Day 26 – February 26th – Theme: Food for Thought - Paint any of the Image Below never too early to become a connoisseur of mother‘s cooking Day 27 – February 27th – Theme: Paint the Image gates …full of terror? …or of hope? confusion reigns lands of upheaval Day 28 – February 28th – Theme or Word: YOUR BLOG NAME FORM: Haiku + Any Poetry Form of your Wish all that touches me flows through… then out to you in these… my heart‘s love songs i want to reach you touch you inside change the way you feel change the way you think change your LIFE! let my words into your heart into your soul into your head into your EVERY thought read my words
then relax….. close your eyes…. {put those headphones on…. that‘s right} listen to the voices whispering over and over and over ―you are under MY control now you must follow my orders resistance is futile you will be assimilated you will…………………….. {what do you mean i can‘t use mind control?} {well, i most certainly will attempt it…. and i‘ll succeed!!} {oh, that‘s what this is about, isn‘t it? you want me to fail!} {why don‘t you relax, have a cup of this tea, close your eyes and listen to the music……} {we‘ll just see about this! i‘m sure i can brain wash the people who visit this blog….} {they can‘t be overly intelligent or they‘d be at a REAL poet‘s blog!} {okay, now where was i………. Day 29 – February 29th – Theme or Word: Journey at the journey‘s end …destination unimportant… how did you get there? did you know the way? or set out blindly… searching? or, like sheep, follow? how did you get there? all that matters …in the end… the journey itself
***************************************************************************** Gemma Wiseman ***************************************************************************** Day 1 – February 1st – Theme: Freestyle. Walking with purpose Head high and shoulders stretched back Remember water Day 2 – February 2nd – Theme or Word: Mother Caring and sharing Steadying life's carousel Art of a mother Day 3 – February 3rd – Theme: Paint the Image Worn with life's struggles Calmly waiting to grasp more Hands refresh in light Day 4 – February 4th – Theme: Opposite Emotions Worn with life's struggles Calmly waiting to grasp more Hands refresh in light Day 5 – February 5th – Theme: ‘Ur’ Choice - Form: Acrostic Haiku Surrogate spirit Eternal changing faces Angel by my soul Day 6 – February 6th – Theme or Word: Think Form: Haiku & Pi-Ku Gracious old lady Yesteryear's white ruffled cap Thoughts of loved grand'ma I see her smile tucked in her work
Day 7 – February 7th – Theme: Life Form: Haiga
Day 8 – February 8th – Quote: This Above All, To Thine Own Self Be True To thine own music Be true to thine own heart songs This above all else Day 9 – February 9th – Theme: Paint the Image Locked minds surround you But only you dare to lock Your sensitive heart Day 10 – February 10th – Write a Haiku describing about a Special day in your life... Sweet discovery Old tower lit with new style Worlds smile together
Day 11 – February 11th – Theme: Paint the Image We melted as one And yet our eyes see beyond Are we passing by Day 12 – February 12th – Theme or Word: Colours Form: Naisaiku Children Innocence COLOURS Beginnings New dawn Day 13 – February 13th – Theme: Paint the Image Just leave your housework Our home's always beautiful Please come play with me Day 14 – February 14th – Theme or Word: Love or Valentine Love's many faces The joy, the romance, the touch The soft connection Day 15 – February 15th – Theme: Paint the Image When your walkway floods When murky sludge clogs your way Seek out an odd smile Day 16 – February 16th – Theme or Word: Sin Form: Haibun There's a house not far from me that never changes. It simply is. To me, it is like a broken link in the chain of life. It is like a stage without actors, a sky without weather changes, an earth drought-ridden. It's a sin to let a house bathe in the sunlight and shadows of the seasons, shuttered, alone... No circulation No tending of the garden No family love
A grim door that never greets nor farewells, stands like a locked memory - of someone. A gated driveway locked in bland nowhere. Somehow there is a sense of a child, discarded, wondering if parents will ever remember to come home; like a body adrift in limbo, seeking a heart and a soul. Scraps of energy Like shredded, lost momentos Mere driveway relics There's a house not far from me that never breathes, never blinks. It simply survives. It simply is.
Day 16 – February 16th – Theme or Word: Sin Form: Haibun Lost, tossed and crumpled Hungry eyes litter the street Wait for light to change Day 18 – February 18th – Theme or Word: Famine In times of famine Mind, body and soul are locked Coated in hunger Day 19 – February 19th – Theme: Seasons Type: Kigo Those softer warm days When Summer whispers Autumn Come close to my soul Day 20 – February 20th – Quote: Live out of your imagination, not your history Imagination My fluid world of dreamscapes Where history sleeps Day 21 – February 21st – Theme: Dedication Humble wash basket May you enjoy empty days And feel beautiful
Day 22 – February 22nd – Theme: Paint the Image Ankles graced with charms Naked feet bathed in sunlight Poised for new dances Day 23 – February 23rd – Theme: Joy of Giving Form: (ABC, CDE, EFA) - Haiku Just giving some time Sharing experiences Connection of souls Connection of souls Treasuring the joys and tears As they walk the beach As they walk the beach Love smiles quietly round them Just giving some time Day 24 – February 24th – Words: Dream Walks Even round life's rocks Dream walks wait for those who seek Always tread slowly Day 25 – February 25th – Theme or Word: Cult Form: - Haiku Structure: - 3-53 City streets Waves of busy eyes Shopping cult Day 26 – February 26th – Theme: Food for Thought - Paint any of the Image Below Cradled in my love Though your world is torn with pain I am here for you Day 27 – February 27th – Theme: Paint the Image At last the bars breathe The cruel scourge is broken David's star rises
Day 28 – February 28th – Theme or Word: YOUR BLOG NAME FORM: Haiku + Any Poetry Form of your Wish Shades of poetry Songlines from a dreaming soul My different eyes MY GREYSCALE My different eyes Songlines from a dreaming soul Shades of poetry Day 29 – February 29th – Theme or Word: Journey The journey of life Multi transportation modes Many sights and sounds
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Day 4 – February 4th – Theme: Opposite Emotions crystal snowflakes fall cup of steaming chocolate, morning sun glitters
dried roses petals tea bag dipped in warm water, soothing bitter tongue hot pancakes and milk on bright sunflower platter, melting ice glaciers Day 5 – February 5th – Theme: ‘Ur’ Choice - Form: Acrostic Haiku true faces hiding with pretty masks, deceiving one and all, but us twain from the same vein we look up to the blue sky, off tangent we fly twin mirror staring well of bare flesh and dark words, our clouds and bane Day 6 – February 6th – Theme or Word: Think Form: Haiku & Pi-Ku thoughts on white paper coasting along the blue sea, mudsrocks and shales break broken shell, sea unforgiving Day 7 – February 7th – Theme: Life Form: Haiga
Day 8 – February 8th – Quote: This Above All, To Thine Own Self Be True leaves wither and fall wherever is your journey be true to yourself this above all, love yourself despite your flaws, sins, you are beautiful Day 9 – February 9th – Theme: Paint the Image pink, blue, shiny locks like fanning peacock feathers, catching buyers' eye keys in my pocket like seashells in my white vase, fitful goodnight sleep there are letters, notes better kept locked in boxes, truth can be bitter Day 10 – February 10th – Write a Haiku describing about a Special day in your life... wrapping gifts, boxes of love in red, gold ribbons, poinsettia blooms morning church bells ring, laughter of children's playing, sounds of joy abound breakfast of rice cakes, purple yams and coconut, sunlit holiday Day 11 – February 11th – Theme: Paint the Image to see the world in different colors and phases, blessed gift to share
to see the bright side in others, forget yourself, like the sinking sun desires and wants flee like firecrackers on new year, live a simple life desire to be one with nature, peaceful thoughts come amidst rock garden Day 12 – February 12th – Theme or Word: Colours Form: Naisaiku snail wants to win race so he ties yellow, blue, green balloons till he flies sailing above the white clouds he flies with balloons he sees the red flag, so off he goes chasing it sailing above the white clouds until he recalls, his bet with the brown turtle, where does he land now? Day 13 – February 13th – Theme: Paint the Image smile of a young boy holding the white balloon close, brighter than the sun he flashes his smile wider than birthday balloon, blue candles flicker the smile of a child paints the room in yellow glow, casting blues of snow
Day 14 – February 14th – Theme or Word: Love or Valentine you are my morning embrace in snow veiled garden, dazzling as the sun you are my green grass shelter of restless spirit, anchor in the storm you are my evening home in the forest, cradling my sharp claws to rest Day 15 – February 15th – Theme: Paint the Image White ball on the ground mud splattered with children's play ready for springtime rain falling on grass washing away frowns and cries, sunflower blooming The long dusty road is unpaved with stones and sticks, bring your smile and thirst Day 16 – February 16th – Theme or Word: Sin Form: Haibun Young children should be protected and sheltered against the evils and greed of men and women. As much as possible, they should sleep peacefully in the comfort and love of their family and home. Though I understand that poverty and ignorance may push poor parents to sell or make them work in sweat shops or prostitution, I believe it is a sin to take away their innocence, and let them carry the worldly burdens of their family at a tender age. eyelids flutter closed, dreaming of holding the world, white moonflower blooms Day 16 – February 16th – Theme or Word: Sin Form: Haibun she waits with her child beside green walled window, lost as a stray kitten
she waits for the day green paint of her wall, splashes dusty ground she walks Day 18 – February 18th – Theme or Word: Famine ethereal thoughts float away up to the sky, as my stomach growls a slice of stale bread, corn grain is manna to eyes, red-rimmed with ash sands vulture eyes follow child too weak to walk, snapshots torturing mind's peace Day 19 – February 19th – Theme: Seasons Type: Kigo pale face in the pond waits for white swans to glide by, yellow tulips bud icy images falling on water lilies, red cardinal sings sunflower seeds near nest of pine needles and twigs, winter deception Day 20 – February 20th – Quote: Live out of your imagination, not your history an old crumbling house, my history, turning page, a brown eagle soars searching for the spark amidst black and decay, breathe green trees in your hands tattered walls in rooms, spinning tales of love and loss,
my pen is busy Day 21 – February 21st – Theme: Dedication her gentle hands, touch children, the sick and dying, bold dedication her calming words, strong call to love and forgiveness, my rosary beads lifting hearts to God, limbs to carry the weak, strong as coast redwood tree Day 22 – February 22nd – Theme: Paint the Image foot pointing outward, chin facing crowd, bold as sun rising from the clouds arms curling in step, straight as her back, she pauses arrow poised to fly Day 23 – February 23rd – Theme: Joy of Giving Form: (ABC, CDE, EFA) - Haiku giving the last coin from torn and dirty pockets, a turtle dove sings a turtle dove sings above old house, melody sweet as red cheeries sweet as red cheeries are kind words from poor widow, giving the last coin Day 24 – February 24th – Words: Dream Walks run towards the moon, with your dreams curled in your tongue, brave as white stallion
we dreamwalk through life, a caterpillar on leaf, unfold your wings, fly Day 25 – February 25th – Theme or Word: Cult Form: - Haiku Structure: - 3-53 young lost boys unloved, forgotten, black tattoo calls of hate, needles of venom, dead peacock cult of love, winds of forgiveness, redemption Day 26 – February 26th – Theme: Food for Thought - Paint any of the Image Below empty cup, gnawing rumbling stomach, hands dirty black volcanic ash dirty brown cardboard, chair, bed and table, pieces broken furniture Day 27 – February 27th – Theme: Paint the Image open gate to spring, throw out the sunflower seeds, grey pigeons hover grey pigeons hover muddy stones and barren wells, winter frost melting winter frost melting locked windows and bolted doors, open gate to spring
Day 28 – February 28th – Theme or Word: YOUR BLOG NAME FORM: Haiku + Any Poetry Form of your Wish words to celebrate everyday is amazing, white pink orchids bloom a maple leaf buds on this grey winter morning, every day is spring the leaf falls today, like everyday, but I see blue butterfly wings ~ My favorite poetry form is couplet ~ I am fragile glass in summer storm I am torn wing in autumn wind I am folded page in winter snow I am blushing pink in spring's ardent arms I am everyday beautiful in your eyes. Day 29 – February 29th – Theme or Word: Journey my journey begins writing haiku everyday, a white seagull flies a white seagull flies towards warm voices of home, sunset on the beach sunset on the beach, flaming gold as daffodils, a journey eastward
a journey eastward, with haiku kindred souls, friends, my journey begins To all my Haiku Challengers : writing haiku poems, February marathon, cherry blossoms bow
***************************************************************************** Leo ***************************************************************************** Day 1 – February 1st – Theme: Freestyle. a perfect world in a moment collapses not easy to rebuild Day 2 – February 2nd – Theme or Word: Mother carry my music to her school in the heavens where she teaches me can I cry when your loving hands keep me safe Day 3 – February 3rd – Theme: Paint the Image memories – eyes hold the story the hands wrote Day 4 – February 4th – Theme: Opposite Emotions if life was easy would we wrong given chances to make it harder Day 5 – February 5th – Theme: ‘Ur’ Choice - Form: Acrostic Haiku fleeting thoughts once freed live on paper; crafted well your mind flies strengthened Day 6 – February 6th – Theme or Word: Think Form: Haiku & Pi-Ku forgive past think without ego
is past worth losing a heart that truly values your every thought past only remains till you let it ; think beyond to present future Day 7 – February 7th – Theme: Life Form: Haiga
Day 8 – February 8th – Quote: This Above All, To Thine Own Self Be True to thy self be true if not thee, who shalt reveal thy beautiful soul Day 9 – February 9th – Theme: Paint the Image locks like questions which locksmith possesses keys to answers Day 10 – February 10th – Write a Haiku describing about a Special day in your life... each day is special for every new sunrise gifts a breath of fresh life Day 11 – February 11th – Theme: Paint the Image soul in eyes hers in mine, mine in hers dreams to life
Day 12 – February 12th – Theme or Word: Colours Form: Naisaiku colours of palette like untouched concepts of mind whispered in silence ~ unseen masterpiece unseen ~ silence in whispered mind of concepts untouched, like palette of colours Day 13 – February 13th – Theme: Paint the Image brought to life in film sudden smile of young mischief moments framed in hearts Day 14 – February 14th – Theme or Word: Love or Valentine
Day 15 – February 15th – Theme: Paint the Image smile of memories forgotten after the rain does the child miss it?
Day 16 – February 16th – Theme or Word: Sin Form: Haibun They have started again, but no one complains. ―Go to hell‖, says Dad. Mom is crying, as always, but today is different. I look through the window, to see her walk into the rain. And my voice becomes unheard again.. For what sin of mine do they go separate ways Don‘t I deserve both? Day 16 – February 16th – Theme or Word: Sin Form: Haibun with patience they wait for life to smile ; its shutters like dreams are shut now Day 18 – February 18th – Theme or Word: Famine in land with famine no dearth of hungry voices just of caring ears Day 19 – February 19th – Theme: Seasons Type: Kigo winter goes unsung spring unveils hidden beauty in magnolia skies Day 20 – February 20th – Quote: Live out of your imagination, not your history if past has a voice let your imagination speak for the future Day 21 – February 21st – Theme: Dedication in dedication I draft the path to follow to my destiny
Day 22 – February 22nd – Theme: Paint the Image do her eyes reflect the laughter of her anklets swimming in sunlight Day 23 – February 23rd – Theme: Joy of Giving Form: (ABC, CDE, EFA) - Haiku But only love smiled In a resurrected world As the building grew As the building grew Trust neared reincarnation From hatred ashes From hatred ashes Life rose, little doubt anew But only love smiled in sharing knowledge I give a part of my soul to keep for your own to keep for your own till a day it leaves in part as you pass it on as you pass it on I realize strength of joy in sharing knowledge Day 24 – February 24th – Words: Dream Walks still night silhouette lost to desires; spring in step dreams never afar Day 25 – February 25th – Theme or Word: Cult Form: - Haiku Structure: - 3-53 "Fearless leader, show us the way‖ ―But who is he?‖ came a voice.
The dais was empty. ―What does this sect stand for?‖ asked another. ―To show the way we have to lead our lives‖ And in silence came the realization. ―No one can do that.‖ Day 26 – February 26th – Theme: Food for Thought - Paint any of the Image Below hungry for supper food is near, but not given how do I earn it? hand in hand they stay brothers with true affection one they shall remain Day 27 – February 27th – Theme: Paint the Image open gate beckons world beyond enters my own with each step I take Day 28 – February 28th – Theme or Word: YOUR BLOG NAME FORM: Haiku + Any Poetry Form of your Wish for my rhymes speak in their music, my heartbeats reasonless passions
my love for poetry has not an end for in its words my heart I send notebook of life as I write more pages new added in my heartshore
Day 29 – February 29th – Theme or Word: Journey last light dawns on this long journey as sun sets
***************************************************************************** lolamouse ***************************************************************************** Day 1 – February 1st – Theme: Freestyle. Imagined sins scream He takes to the streets to walk Nervous, noiseless night Day 2 – February 2nd – Theme or Word: Mother Warm, yielding, loving Caring, protective, gentle Claws at the ready Day 3 – February 3rd – Theme: Paint the Image Mahogany hands Grip a mahogany cane Old bones like dry wood Day 4 – February 4th – Theme: Opposite Emotions Seeds sprout in the dirt Where hospital flowers died Hope can bloom by chance Day 5 – February 5th – Theme: ‘Ur’ Choice - Form: Acrostic Haiku Red ribbons remain Each life lost, a tragedy Don't give up the fight Day 6 – February 6th – Theme or Word: Think Form: Haiku & Pi-Ku Do not think too much Thought becomes ANALYSIS PARALYSIS, Dude. or, as a wise Yoda says, There is no try. Do, or do not
Day 7 – February 7th – Theme: Life Form: Haiga
Day 8 – February 8th – Quote: This Above All, To Thine Own Self Be True Follow your own truth The cereus blooms at night Shines without the sun Day 9 – February 9th – Theme: Paint the Image To put locks on love is like locking up the sea Love needs room to flow Day 10 – February 10th – Write a Haiku describing about a Special day in your life... You laughed at my shirt We stayed up all night talking I wore your jacket
Day 11 – February 11th – Theme: Paint the Image Look into my eyes Do you see me or just a reflection of you? Day 12 – February 12th – Theme or Word: Colours Form: Naisaiku Bright burgundy orbs Crimson juice bleeds sticky sweet Lips stained cerise blush RUBY RED CHERRIES Lips stained cerise blush Crimson juice bleeds sticky sweet Bright burgundy orbs Day 13 – February 13th – Theme: Paint the Image He's holding the moon A smile shines like the sun Future bright as stars Day 14 – February 14th – Theme or Word: Love or Valentine When we fell in love We not only rocked the boat We sank the whole ship! Holding hands, we jumped Our life boat was each other And we rode the waves. Day 15 – February 15th – Theme: Paint the Image When you've been kicked low When you've landed in the mud I'll still be with you Day 16 – February 16th – Theme or Word: Sin Form: Haibun I walk the boards among the Cypress. The air smells of wet earth and decaying leaves. If I take the time to see them, I find mud turtles, box turtles, green frogs. Woodpecker holes dot the holly trees. The creek dances through Cypress knees.
An intruder breaks my reverie. Plastic bottle floats Open mouthed, filled with water A dead, bloated fish
Day 16 – February 16th – Theme or Word: Sin Form: Haibun We are dependent Like dry flowers for spring rain We must wait and hope Day 18 – February 18th – Theme or Word: Famine There, the children starve Here, the children are obese Where is just enough? Day 19 – February 19th – Theme: Seasons Type: Kigo Tiny spring peepers Chirp love songs from the Cypress Bull frog bass back beat Mayapple leaves spread Catching cool raindrops falling Umbrellas for toads Ethereal mist Blankets buds, warbler takes wing Traveler on Earth Day 20 – February 20th – Quote: Live out of your imagination, not your history Imagine better Than what life was yesterday Perhaps it will be Day 21 – February 21st – Theme: Dedication Book's dedication A gift from my grandmother Love of poetry
Day 22 – February 22nd – Theme: Paint the Image Floor beneath her feet Bare toes caress wooden planks Spring in her spirit Day 23 – February 23rd – Theme: Joy of Giving Form: (ABC, CDE, EFA) - Haiku The joy of giving Bringing warmth to a cold heart Soup for hungry souls Soup for hungry souls Steaming bowls of nourishment They may feed others They may feed others What goes around comes around The joy of giving Day 24 – February 24th – Words: Dream Walks In dream walks each night I see bird song, hear sun set Awaken and mourn Day 25 – February 25th – Theme or Word: Cult Form: - Haiku Structure: - 3-53 Come join us We will give you love and your thoughts Day 26 – February 26th – Theme: Food for Thought - Paint any of the Image Below We have but little Little but some for us all All willingly share Share with others what you get Get back more than what you give Day 27 – February 27th – Theme: Paint the Image From depths of despair We rise again with new hope Let us not forget
Day 28 – February 28th – Theme or Word: YOUR BLOG NAME FORM: Haiku + Any Poetry Form of your Wish Squeaking softly or Scritching and squealing loudly She writes her own tale! Tidbits of a life Lolamouse writes her own tale Leaving Mousedroppings LOLAMOUSE WRITES HER OWN TALE Leaving Mousedroppings Lolamouse writes her own tale Tidbits of a life Day 29 – February 29th – Theme or Word: Journey The longest journey Is measured not by miles But traveled within
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Day 2 – February 2nd – Theme or Word: Mother Mother of the winds, when you rebuke your children, all the grass lies still. Mother of the lights, when you send forth your children, desert lands rejoice. Mother of the snows, when you send forth your children, who will welcome them?
Day 3 – February 3rd – Theme: Paint the Image To paint the image, you will need six miles of fence and a brush of fire. To paint this image, you will need a wilderness and a brush of snow. This battered blossom— whose craft can fix the image in oils or pastels?
Day 4 – February 4th – Theme: Opposite Emotions I say yes to light, though it oft says no to me— shadowlands my home. Bitter winter day— asters blooming in my heart turn my grief to joy. Day 5 – February 5th – Theme: ‘Ur’ Choice - Form: Acrostic Haiku I offer myself as an exile from the world— the plum tree knows why Day 6 – February 6th – Theme or Word: Think Form: Haiku & Pi-Ku Window shop, friend, until you drop. If cacti could think, would they devise new methods for inflicting harm? Day 7 – February 7th – Theme: Life Form: Haiga Singing down the sun— is this the life I wanted, though I could not see? Waltzing with the weeds— is this the life I wanted, though I could not see? Day 8 – February 8th – Quote: This Above All, To Thine Own Self Be True Self, be true, not false, for false is desert snowfall— soon it fades away.
Day 9 – February 9th – Theme: Paint the Image Painting images— is this the life I wanted, though I could not see? Wondrous wasted weeds— paint this image in your heart, brush it blue with sky. Day 10 – February 10th – Write a Haiku describing about a Special day in your life... old music playing among the stones and shadows— thunder at sundown old music playing among the wildflower husks daydreamers dancing jagged old fences snagging wind and rain and clouds— I slip through the strands Day 11 – February 11th – Theme: Paint the Image these wasted places paint their image in my soul brushed with wind and sky Day 12 – February 12th – Theme or Word: Colours Form: Naisaiku color me orange sweet fruit clinging to my boughs to feed the hungry I OFFER MYSELF to feed the hungry sweet fruit clinging to my boughs color me orange color me Christmas paint me with scarlet and green festoon me with lights FOR THE GREAT CELEBRATION
festoon me with lights paint me with scarlet and green color me Christmas Day 13 – February 13th – Theme: Paint the Image everything vital sucked from stem and root and leaf— summer‘s last flower rusting tins at rest in the shadows of the wash welcome wind and rain Day 14 – February 14th – Theme or Word: Love or Valentine Who can love a stone set up for remembering one whose heart is stilled? Who can love a fence, shredding clouds with fearsome barbs, stinging down the sun? Who can love the frost, gripping stone and twig and dust in its deathly vise? Day 15 – February 15th – Theme: Paint the Image Who can love the stone in memory of the one who can love no more? a desire shattered may as well be tossed away somewhere it can rest Day 16 – February 16th – Theme or Word: Sin Form: Haibun On a self-guided tour of the Ex-Convento de Guadalupe, I am startled by a sudden blast of live mariachi music. I step into a little glassed-in alcove on the second floor, where I look down into the cathedral on a wedding in progress. Would it be a sin for me to stay until the nuptials end?
Clad in jeans and sneakers, I am hardly dressed for a wedding. (Stiletto heels on cobblestones are killers.) I feel as though I‘m reliving the biblical parable about the guy who shows up at a royal wedding without the proper attire. The king is offended, and orders the intruder to be thrown out into the darkness where ―there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.‖ (You can read the parable in Matthew 22.) For at least forty-five minutes, I hover near the entrance to the cathedral, waiting for the bride and groom. No one tells me to leave, so I reach into my pocket for my camera.
bride and groom appear twelve sparrows in the courtyard chattering blessings In the Museo Zacatecano, I am transfixed by a painting of a woman holding her head in her hands—because it has been chopped off. There is no detailed biography, not a paragraph, not even a sentence to tell this woman‘s story. Just a name: Santa Quiteria. After I leave the museum, I go online and find out that Quiteria was one of nine girls born at the same time to a noblewoman. Quiteria‘s mother was so disgusted at delivering such a large litter, with not a single boy, that she told the midwife to drown them all in the river. The midwife couldn‘t do it, and the girls were taken in by a couple (or maybe several couples) in a remote village. The girls grew up together and formed their own Godly Gang of Nine, smashing Roman idols and setting jailed Christians free. Eventually, however, all the sisters died or were killed by the government, Quiteria by beheading.
Not for her own sins Quiteria lost her head, but sins of others. Day 16 – February 16th – Theme or Word: Sin Form: Haibun For what do you wait— fence posts to upright themselves by their own cunning? Here I wait and rest, praying that the desert bloom soon will be restored.
Day 18 – February 18th – Theme or Word: Famine Cry, desert wastelands, cry, holy desolation— famine of healing. Day 19 – February 19th – Theme: Seasons Type: Kigo sunflowers will not stop blooming in my heart Cottonwood Maiden ravens nestling in your hair one gold note trembles Day 20 – February 20th – Quote: Live out of your imagination, not your history For mama and me fresh pigeon pie for supper— un gran milagro! Day 21 – February 21st – Theme: Dedication all the little stones are singing in the washes snowflakes kiss the notes Day 22 – February 22nd – Theme: Paint the Image Little bird of doubt, I caught you in the darkness, fed you crumbs of light. I long to be filled with things greater than myself— draught of the Spirit. Day 23 – February 23rd – Theme: Joy of Giving Form: (ABC, CDE, EFA) - Haiku It gives me great joy to share my blanket with you— now my heart is full.
Now my heart is full, for tonight you will be warm, wrapped in my blanket. Wrapped in my blanket, you will snuggle with the stars— it gives me great joy. *** Sheep, you give us joy! As you share your wool and flesh, we are warm and full. We are warm and full— no winter winds can slay us, clad and fed by you. Clad and fed by you, who needs any other wealth? Sheep, you give us joy! Day 24 – February 24th – Words: Dream Walks There is a wisdom that comes from taking dream walks in the wilderness. Jesus says one word high atop the temple fence, where his old dream walks. Day 25 – February 25th – Theme or Word: Cult Form: - Haiku Structure: - 3-53 Virgin‘s cult meets within these walls to worship Day 26 – February 26th – Theme: Food for Thought - Paint any of the Image Below She asked me for food, I gave her this thought instead: Explore the alley.
Day 27 – February 27th – Theme: Paint the Image Far beyond the gates I sought my muse and found her, singing to the fox. Day 28 – February 28th – Theme or Word: YOUR BLOG NAME FORM: Haiku + Any Poetry Form of your Wish Magical woman, wondrous mystical teacher, birds nest in your hair. With her tongue ablaze, magical and mystical are my teacher‘s ways. Day 29 – February 29th – Theme or Word: Journey Wilderness journey— weeds and cacti snare my feet, keeping me from home.
***************************************************************************** Mark – ***************************************************************************** Day 1 – February 1st – Theme: Freestyle. How much more lonely The barren winter branches For lack of birdsong. Day 2 – February 2nd – Theme or Word: Mother Giver of all things, most especially herself, their love her reward. Day 3 – February 3rd – Theme: Paint the Image Hands that work the land Heart that thrives on exertion Longings satisfied Day 4 – February 4th – Theme: Opposite Emotions Terror of unknown forgotten in an instant, joy of a found child. Day 5 – February 5th – Theme: ‘Ur’ Choice - Form: Acrostic Haiku Determined to be on the couch, pretending to guard, just wanting love. Day 6 – February 6th – Theme or Word: Think Form: Haiku & Pi-Ku Observing people failing to think, leads one to a sad conclusion So many prove Descartes was wrong.
Day 7 – February 7th – Theme: Life Form: Haiga
Day 8 – February 8th – Quote: This Above All, To Thine Own Self Be True Be true, sounds easy dear William, but first one must clearly define self. Day 9 – February 9th – Theme: Paint the Image Locks protect our lives, securing what we hold dear – But who holds the keys? Day 10 – February 10th – Write a Haiku describing about a Special day in your life... White dress down the aisle world spins around exchanged vows – the luckiest man
Day 11 – February 11th – Theme: Paint the Image For they shall be joined – find that point where one becomes the other, there is love. Day 12 – February 12th – Theme or Word: Colours Form: Naisaiku Sing with voices raised Worship on your Sabbath day Show what you believe SING WITH VOICES RAISED Show what you believe Worship on your Sabbath day Sing with voices raised Color outside the lines, make your own picture of life, joy your creation COLOR OUTSIDE THE LINES Joy your creation, make your own picture of life, color outside the lines. Day 13 – February 13th – Theme: Paint the Image Mischievous grin warning of trouble ahead, things about to pop! Day 14 – February 14th – Theme or Word: Love or Valentine eternal subject of poet, author and bard, yet, none can answer. Day 15 – February 15th – Theme: Paint the Image rain dampens spirits of adults who have lost fun – kids happily splash.
Day 16 – February 16th – Theme or Word: Sin Form: Haibun My sin is my shame, not for you to pass judgement but to pray for me.
Will you welcome me in church on the day of my sin? Most tend to think not, and therefore do not come. They fear the harsh judgment of those within and have not been informed correctly of the teachings of Christ. We talk a good game, us Christian folk, but all too often we fail to deliver. Would we wash the feet of the homeless man if he walked through the door on Sunday? Feed many with what we have to multiply? Shall we love the adulteress who confesses her sin, or set upon her with stones? Read the words again and answer the popular question of our time: what would Jesus do? Day 16 – February 16th – Theme or Word: Sin Form: Haibun Some babysitters have no plans for preventing a child‘s busted head. Day 18 – February 18th – Theme or Word: Famine skin and bones and heart, children starving in plain sight – the shame of the world Day 19 – February 19th – Theme: Seasons Type: Kigo Bright red cardinal, first buds of maple and oak early rain and warmth. Day 20 – February 20th – Quote: Live out of your imagination, not your history The mind of a child, no care for history, just imagination. Day 21 – February 21st – Theme: Dedication Mothers to Children, Fathers to their families Soldiers to Country;
Sacrificing all, including life, if required, for another‘s need. Day 22 – February 22nd – Theme: Paint the Image Toes placed to instep, hand on hip, chin thrust out, just enough attitude. Day 23 – February 23rd – Theme: Joy of Giving Form: (ABC, CDE, EFA) - Haiku A child‘s eyes light up, letting you know right away, it was a good gift. It was a good gift, a surprise full of meaning – gratitude swells hearts. Gratitude swells hearts, everything is perfect when a child‘s eyes light up. Day 24 – February 24th – Words: Dream Walks She cries when awake – prays for peaceful sleep, where her dream walks beside her. Day 25 – February 25th – Theme or Word: Cult Form: - Haiku Structure: - 3-53 Cult of love in a poets heart – lost or found. Day 26 – February 26th – Theme: Food for Thought - Paint any of the Image Below In many places food is used as decoration, in other places….. When nothing is left but the arms of a loved one you find refuge there.
Day 27 – February 27th – Theme: Paint the Image Timid opening Past David‘s Star, broken hearts, Gates of Israel. Day 28 – February 28th – Theme or Word: YOUR BLOG NAME FORM: Haiku + Any Poetry Form of your Wish Listen to stillness absorb quiet through your pores, feel the creation Breathe exhale come alive slowly release your awakened words. Set free the imagery of thoughts buried in your soul, give them freedom upon the page; let them rage and play games with the pen, until your heart‘s blood replaces the ink. Day 29 – February 29th – Theme or Word: Journey We are so often focused on destination we miss the journey.
***************************************************************************** Paulo Guimares ***************************************************************************** Day 1 – February 1st – Theme: Freestyle. Once you were helpless And now you shake the world around, A force for greatness Day 2 – February 2nd – Theme or Word: Mother From the spheres of life Cast in the sea that surrounds Creation of Love Day 3 – February 3rd – Theme: Paint the Image Hands that contain dreams Long ago until present The road hits the end Day 4 – February 4th – Theme: Opposite Emotions Happiness opens The heart that sadness has closed Comfort in your eyes Day 5 – February 5th – Theme: ‘Ur’ Choice - Form: Acrostic Haiku Catch what is not seen, Act as you will for that is The nature of it Day 6 – February 6th – Theme or Word: Think Form: Haiku & Pi-Ku Aspect of the self Motor makes the image stand In cranial hand PI-KU So I write This Poem for you
Day 7 – February 7th – Theme: Life Form: Haiga
Day 8 – February 8th – Quote: This Above All, To Thine Own Self Be True The child wanders In search of a bug, above All, this is the truth Day 9 – February 9th – Theme: Paint the Image Miles upon the Journey, locks the image of Experiences Day 10 – February 10th – Write a Haiku describing about a Special day in your life... The world waits for you To make a grand entrance now, Little one appears.
Day 11 – February 11th – Theme: Paint the Image Two minds cross a path. Fusion causes actions to Become as one in love. Day 12 – February 12th – Theme or Word: Colours Form: Naisaiku The glass shines brightly Colorwand whisps up the light Moving pigment sight CATCH THE COLOR PROUD Moving pigment sight Colorwand whisps up the light The glass shines brightly Day 13 – February 13th – Theme: Paint the Image Innocence is found In the smile of a small Child with balloon Day 14 – February 14th – Theme or Word: Love or Valentine Love blinds as much as Leads the way, finding the right Path is the hard part Day 15 – February 15th – Theme: Paint the Image Smile caught in the Sand, relaxing alone to Avoid the frowning Day 16 – February 16th – Theme or Word: Sin Form: Haibun Sin-engendered GUILTPurifier of the soul marred by wounds and scars. You sin. Sooner or later, guilt is born. It grows. It tortures. Engulfs you into its darkness. Plunges you into despondency. Makes you feel disgusted with yourself. And the fact that you, and only you, are responsible for the sins you have committed adds to the misery. You have nowhere to go. You are helpless.
For such times of torment, God has bestowed upon us the blessing of Repentance. Yes! This is the only way you can bask in peace again. Shed tears. Plead for His mercy. Beg for His forgiveness. The consequence of your sincere repentance is something very beautiful - Purification of your soul. As you are repenting out of guilt, your soul is being cleansed of the marks left by your sins. Guilt is the worst feeling but it has the best effect. A PURE SOUL. Day 16 – February 16th – Theme or Word: Sin Form: Haibun Gaze upon the grass, Stretched to cover the inside. The land of plenty. Day 18 – February 18th – Theme or Word: Famine Growling tiger strikes. The rumble of emptiness Sounds, famished child. Day 19 – February 19th – Theme: Seasons Type: Kigo Frost touches the leaves Fallen and dead on the ground. The homeless man shakes. Day 20 – February 20th – Quote: Live out of your imagination, not your history Imagination Opens the mind to unknown, Not your history. Day 21 – February 21st – Theme: Dedication The tulip springs forth From the ground below; tears fall As the mother dies. Day 22 – February 22nd – Theme: Paint the Image Beautiful and soft, Grace the floor so gently as The wind brushes skin.
Day 23 – February 23rd – Theme: Joy of Giving Form: (ABC, CDE, EFA) - Haiku Hold my heart. Eagle tends to the Little one. Little one, Grace my hand with yours. Winter's end. Winter's end. The mother presents. Hold my heart. Day 24 – February 24th – Words: Dream Walks Deer's blank expression On top of this rock A dream walks. Day 25 – February 25th – Theme or Word: Cult Form: - Haiku Structure: - 3-53 Man sits high... Innocence covers. Cult of peace. Day 26 – February 26th – Theme: Food for Thought - Paint any of the Image Below Color the empty Cavern swept aside, this, a Modest proposal. Day 27 – February 27th – Theme: Paint the Image Into a dream On marched walking dead. Crisp air explains. Day 28 – February 28th – Theme or Word: YOUR BLOG NAME FORM: Haiku + Any Poetry Form of your Wish Lonely man presents A taste of the Arts for all. Unity in this.
Day 29 – February 29th – Theme or Word: Journey Journey far Until satisfied. Elephant graveyard.
***************************************************************************** Pranali Kadam ***************************************************************************** Day 1 – February 1st – Theme: Freestyle. Sun dawned for the day yellow with tinge of red and the world's glowing. Day 2 – February 2nd – Theme or Word: Mother Nine months and nine days A soul is born within soul attains motherhood Day 3 – February 3rd – Theme: Paint the Image Fist that holds my stick awaits the offering made reliefs austere life. Day 4 – February 4th – Theme: Opposite Emotions You dote upon me consumed infatuation Loathe I feign for you Day 5 – February 5th – Theme: ‘Ur’ Choice - Form: Acrostic Haiku Dad showers his love, Ardor upon his darling Daughter,his princess. Blooming bud blossoms Underneath Sun and Blue sky Days pass and withers. Day 6 – February 6th – Theme or Word: Think Form: Haiku & Pi-Ku Haiku When I think of you My essence fills and blooms like cherryblossom springs
Pi-Ku World falls out think All rise again
Day 7 – February 7th – Theme: Life Form: Haiga
Day 8 – February 8th – Quote: This Above All, To Thine Own Self Be True Thou shalt lie to me To thine own self be true,but I am thy,fair lie This above all words I have a soul of the moon, love's light brightens thou. Day 9 – February 9th – Theme: Paint the Image Among the millions A mighty heart has the key to lock of my heart
Gaze runs all over And fix on your entity Waiting to unseal Day 10 – February 10th – Write a Haiku describing about a Special day in your life... I have not had my soul blooming special day yet. So just tried writing in Hope and one from Imagination. Waiting for a day when the stars lits velvet skies like his sparkling eyes. His eyes into mine My finger entwined with his painfully perfect. Day 11 – February 11th – Theme: Paint the Image Vision meets insight New perceptions,rise and merge and the rest dissolves. Day 12 – February 12th – Theme or Word: Colours Form: Naisaiku I wrote three,out of habit Sky turns blue in hue And the leaves,golden green Hope colours gray sky Colours fill up Lives Hope colours gray sky And the leaves,golden green Sky turns blue in hue ~ Silver blush of Moon Orange warmth of the Sun A Red heart in Love Colours of blush,warmth and Love
A Red heart in Love Orange warmth of the Sun Silver blush of Moon ~ Eyes attract colours Yellow streams through canopy. Flower blooms;Purple A colour of Life,alike Flower blooms;Purple Yellow streams through canopy. Eyes attract colours Day 13 – February 13th – Theme: Paint the Image Holding Balloon On my second Birthday,Joy twinkles in my eyes Day 14 – February 14th – Theme or Word: Love or Valentine Somewhere amidst A heart is longing to Love Whilst a soul wanders. Woo me with thy words Hold me,lead me somewhere Let our Love suffice. Day 15 – February 15th – Theme: Paint the Image After blissful rain Somewhere on earth's mush lies A visage with a smile. Day 16 – February 16th – Theme or Word: Sin Form: Haibun My Mother always taught me,Lying is a sin and liars are always punished. But I lied. When I was a little girl,to my teacher. I did not do my homework and I persuaded her that I was ill. I was excused from punishment but I felt an unfamiliar feeling.That was guilt,of lying.
How many of us are honest? Don't we lie for a day off or when we are late,for work or school? All of us lie,for one or the other reason. We lie.We break hearts and trust. But Who are those,who lie to their conscience? Perhaps,the real Sinners. But Lying is today's need,of a fast paced lifestyle. If we don't,we'd be struck. We are sinners not by birth but by helplessness. And the only way of repentance is a promise of not repeating. If there is no repentance,All the world will be a Lie. Be true to your soul Truth is repentance for Lie for a Conscience. Day 16 – February 16th – Theme or Word: Sin Form: Haibun Her hungry eyes lie, awaits his absolution He betrays her wait.
Breaking vows and trust The Ache in her heart is deep Wait is forever. Day 18 – February 18th – Theme or Word: Famine Death hovers with war Nothing gains,but Helpless souls Famine wins,Souls lose. Not water but food Can extinguish,famine flames Thus souls will be saved. Lives are perished,When Famine rise its head above And Nothing remains. Famished souls search food To satisfy their hunger, else Death conquers. Little morsels we waste Can feed and save some lives Think before,you waste.
Day 19 – February 19th – Theme: Seasons Type: Kigo On night of Fullmoon, Wind blows with dewy coolness scatters colored leaves. Everything gleams, On this sunny afternoon And Sunflowers dance. Fallen leaves around whirls to the tunes of wind On new year's eve. My mind blooms colours, While the cherryblossoms springs With Sun,Spring arrives. P.S. Full moon & Coloured leaves are associated with Autumn. Sunflowers associated with Summer. Fallen leaves and New year's eve is associated with Winter. Cherry blossoms are associated with Spring Day 20 – February 20th – Quote: Live out of your imagination, not your history Dreams are,but dreams Live out imagination and make them come true. Look forward and Dream Dream today,leave yesterday not your history. Not your history Live out of your true niche,your imagination. Day 21 – February 21st – Theme: Dedication Winged words fly high Out of reach of the blue sky my dedication. Thy dedication, runs around,in ocean's depth Adds our blissful smile.
A dedication, A life to spend by your side for now and always. Day 22 – February 22nd – Theme: Paint the Image The Resting trinkets makes my feet dance to its tune holding my ankles. Little trinkets dance, music of my tapping feet marvels to be free Gold Anklets rejoice, and adds beauty and pride to the dancer's soul. Day 23 – February 23rd – Theme: Joy of Giving Form: (ABC, CDE, EFA) - Haiku A Haiku about sharing between two kids His visage brightens When I give up my milkshake My heart leaps in joy My heart leaps in joy He offers me cake My soul over joys My soul over joys We share the joy of giving His visage brightens ~ A Haiku about sharing joy. The Joy of giving As priceless as your soul Fills me with rejoice Fills me with rejoice, with tiny hand that take toys A priceless joy
A priceless joy, of innocent gratitude The Joy of giving. Day 24 – February 24th – Words: Dream Walks A misty morning I watch footprints left behind, imprints of Dream walks Imprints on the ground of Dream walks,of yester night A dew, winter dropped. Day 25 – February 25th – Theme or Word: Cult Form: - Haiku Structure: - 3-53 Life in cult, we share exclusive interest Of magic potions, witchcraft and deities voodoo cult
P.S. The first Haiku based on the definition of Cult : An exclusive group of persons sharing an esoteric, usually artistic or intellectual interest. The second Haiku based on the Voodoo cult. Day 26 – February 26th – Theme: Food for Thought - Paint any of the Image Below Image.1 I lie half awake Hunger puts me to slumber And Life holds my strength. Image.2 With my half open eyes covering myself with food Can I eat it too?
Day 27 – February 27th – Theme: Paint the Image Beyond the boundaries, Dead leaves covered path is still, Waiting to be crossed. World beyond Iron gate wants me to discover,Life behind boundless lines. Day 28 – February 28th – Theme or Word: YOUR BLOG NAME FORM: Haiku + Any Poetry Form of your Wish
My domain name ‗winterofthemind‘ is inspired from the Novella,'Portrait of Jennie' by Robert Nathan. There are times,I feel my mind is frozen and cannot think and is caught in uncertainity of how long it will last. And so I decided to take this phrase as my domain name. One summer morn, My mind froze,cold and dead Winter of the mind. I am fond of Blank verses and my soul yearns to learn and write them. I have mess of incomplete lines which my heart doesnot approve,which are but part of my soul. Some day I wish to write some,which my heart would approve. Old sheets breathe darkness, Blank verses rise,blend with Invisible lines. I tried writing one for the challenge. I tried my best to play by the rules but could not scan.(My scansion notes are misplaced) This Blank verse is about those verses, My heart doesnot approve and lie in the deepest corner of my closet. In the deepest corner of my closet, lies dead a box filled with old stained sheets, From the yesteryears,of verses and hopes are some incomplete blank verses,with sheets and stains making the lines fade away Some of the verses from heart,some from soul Invisible lines yearns to be redrawn Verses in my head wishing to fall out
and the moments engulfs enliven past For the stains on sheets,the air smells like hope, that would arise and diffuse at twilight When everything turns and returns back, Are sheets wrapped neatly in box,deep in dark My Blank verses and Invisible lines. Form: Blank Verse. Blank verse is poetry written in unrhymed iambic pentameter. It has been described as probably the most common and influential form that English poetry has taken since the sixteenth century. The first documented use of blank verse in the English language was by Henry Howard and Earl of Surrey. P.S. I have not scanned my Verse,but I've crafted by the rules.
Day 29 – February 29th – Theme or Word: Journey
A path redefined, longing for Destination, A Journey of Life. Of Days and Dark nights, A soul,awake till it's light A Journey,in Love. 29 Days and Haiku, All gather to share and learn An achieved journey, suffice.
***************************************************************************** Ramesh Sood ***************************************************************************** Day 1 – February 1st – Theme: Freestyle. Iced thoughts ; a cube of frozen haiku melts on the paper Gleaming eyes gaze at sneezing words ; hearts spill warmth Day 2 – February 2nd – Theme or Word: Mother An infantile frock; my mother's aroma in my first wear… Winter feels warm, cold winds sing in summers; mother's lap.. Day 3 – February 3rd – Theme: Paint the Image Rugged hands smile with warm feel of coins; faceless life.. Faceless life; handiwork of time tell gripping stories..
Day 4 – February 4th – Theme: Opposite Emotions Gleeful flowers make butterflies grumpy; overt gestures.. She happily dances, he sits wearing ear plugs; marital bliss..
Day 5 – February 5th – Theme: ‘Ur’ Choice - Form: Acrostic Haiku Yellow Flowers... Just opposite on neighbor‘s roof bloom smiles; yellow flowers yellow flowers; ebullient butterfly strikes a chord Strikes a chord ignoring unworthy rose; Sour grapes..
Day 6 – February 6th – Theme or Word: Think Form: Haiku & Pi-Ku Thinking trees; like those silent birds.. Her laughter; thinks, notes of music...
Day 7 – February 7th – Theme: Life Form: Haiga Stone breaths life ; ah, amazing power of written word.. Day 8 – February 8th – Quote: This Above All, To Thine Own Self Be True "To thine own self be true, " he tells others; wounded mirror.. Day 9 – February 9th – Theme: Paint the Image Key to success; myriad locks confuse and life stays closed..
Get broken, go missing, with nothing amiss; Colourful locks.. colourful locks; very tempting to put one on my mouth.. Day 10 – February 10th – Write a Haiku describing about a Special day in your life... Ah, I wake up to a special day; everyday.. And a very special day... She devoted hers to give us a great life; our Wedding day.. Our Wedding day; and God blessed us with Joys of life Joys of lifetwo lovely children; now grownups Now grownups celebrate along with us; our wedding day Our wedding day; to give us a great life.. she devoted hers.. Day 11 – February 11th – Theme: Paint the Image A Gift of Rainbow.. Someone sees the world through her eyes ; she lives on
She lives on; a gift of rainbow to an unknown soul Unknown soul; blesses one unknown to her my sister… My sister left her eyes and lives on; someone sees.. Day 12 – February 12th – Theme or Word: Colours Form: Naisaiku FIRST STROKE OF BRUSH... Beautiful painting sliding down a rainbow joyous stars arrive Beautiful painting joyous stars arrive sliding down a rainbow Beautiful painting Beautiful painting vital link in the middle first stroke of brush Beautiful painting first stroke of brush vital link in the middle beautiful painting.. Beautiful painting; I see the face of painter smiling in colors Beautiful painting smiling in colours I see the face of painter Beautiful painting.. Beautiful painting I stand mesmerized sparkling in light Beautiful painting
sparkling in light I stand mesmerized Beautiful painting.. Day 13 – February 13th – Theme: Paint the Image DREAM GIFT FROM ELDERS For this, I look at the prompt as a round white globe.. I will paint it bright with colours of my smile; dream gift from elders.. Dream gift from elders; borderless and fearless a whole new earth… And here I look at as a baloon.. I'll touch Moon; just let me release the baloon..
Day 14 – February 14th – Theme or Word: Love or Valentine She & I Unconditional acceptance of my being; her true love for me.. A group photograph; among many smiling faces I look for mine first.. Day 15 – February 15th – Theme: Paint the Image Her Glorious Smile.. Her heart swallows rainstorms and dusty winds; a blissful soul
A blissful soul; rough weathers fail to steal her glorious smile.. Her glorious smile beckons me to spread wings rain-washed sky...
Day 16 – February 16th – Theme or Word: Sin Form: Haibun Ah, getting trusted and then choosing betrayal; mind sins sans soul.. Whenever I find someone putting all his trust in me; taking me around the darker corners of his inner-space, I have always felt that at that moment I am receiving the greatest compliment: ―You are trusted.‖ But, how difficult it is to hold on to someone‘s secret. Sometimes it becomes difficult but then that is the test. If you succumb and share the same with another then one thing is sure: Pleasure of being a trust worthy person will be lost. Mind will be committing a Sin of Heart. Soul would be absent in those dark moments.. Temptation will be greater when betraying someone would mean some material gain for you. But then, a part of your spirit would die. Getting trusted is a glowing tribute anyone can ever get. Let your spirit glow. Be trustworthy. God bless! Day 16 – February 16th – Theme or Word: Sin Form: Haibun Doubt.. Festival; Will he return drunk or with sweets.. Pessimism She waits for him sitting like a statue; life turns its back.. Optimism Long wait; She knows he will return stronger..
Reality? No more waiting, no more tears, let it be; Indifferent Day 18 – February 18th – Theme or Word: Famine NO FAMINE OF SMILES.. Nurtured by tears, they Keep growing in my heart; no famine of smiles.. No famine of smiles; you see them splattered here and leave one of yours… Day 19 – February 19th – Theme: Seasons Type: Kigo SEASON OF SHARING.. Season of sharing secrets with the flowers; happy butterflies happy butterflies find their hearts dancing; footfalls of spring footfalls of spring merge with songs of birds; winter‘s last blush Winter‘s last blush; at her elemental best nature's glimpse of joy Nature's glimpse of joy that lies a little ahead; a hopeful heart A hopeful heart blooms with happier dreams; season of sharing
Season of sharing secrets with the flowers; happy butterflies… Day 20 – February 20th – Quote: Live out of your imagination, not your history IMAGINATION Imagination; winged me flies in the skies, come, join me there Come, join me there to feel softness of the clouds; ah, a peaceful heart Ah, a peaceful heart beats in joy and comfort; a laughing future A laughing future; rivers of happiness flow from past to present From past to present let me glean all that's love; Imagination.. Day 21 – February 21st – Theme: Dedication A Pure Trait of the Soul.. Past midnight hour I link my haiku here; dedication? Dedication? I find dedicated souls bless every word Bless every word; as I move ahead past midnight hour..
Haiku specailly for the Prompt.. Untiringly Earth revolves around Sun; dedication Dedication; a pure trait of the soul makes Moon too glow.. Day 22 – February 22nd – Theme: Paint the Image Reflection of a shining soul; her dancing feet.. Her dancing feet make the world standstill; frozen moments.. Day 23 – February 23rd – Theme: Joy of Giving Form: (ABC, CDE, EFA) - Haiku Joy of Giving.. Sun gives light and tree the fruits; joy of giving Joy of giving; starry night gives solace, Moon inspires Moon inspires; darker corners vanish, Sun gives light Dry Leaf Gets Life Morning scribbles her happy love song; dry leaf gets life Dry leaf gets life; flowers sing floating lyrics, breeze carries joy
breeze carries joy night leaves glittering notes, morning scribbles.. Day 24 – February 24th – Words: Dream Walks Topic of Gossip.. Topic of gossip for angels and the fairies; her moony dream walks.. Her moony dream walks hand in hand with her cupid; bare feet on the clouds Bare feet on the clouds, her moistened lips quiver; topic of gossip.. Day 25 – February 25th – Theme or Word: Cult Form: - Haiku Structure: - 3-53 Haiku Worshippers.. Cheers to all haiku worshippers; a new cult A new cult ah, dreaming hearts think in pictures.. Day 26 – February 26th – Theme: Food for Thought - Paint any of the Image Below "We Shall Overcome." He resolves, ―We shall overcome;‖ happier dreams happier dreams; life will hand lessons on the way
On the way, they will write story; world awaits World awaits; but for the moment let them sleep.. Delicious; ah, served with love food for thought.. Day 27 – February 27th – Theme: Paint the Image I Walk Out of Open Gate Open gate makes me look beyond; where am I? Where am I? edge of a house-top, sign of life Sign of life; huddled dry leafs tell tales of trees Tales of trees; concrete slope leads to dark alley Dark alley; and I walk out of open gate.. Day 28 – February 28th – Theme or Word: YOUR BLOG NAME FORM: Haiku + Any Poetry Form of your Wish Joy and Pain Both Walk Together A little more than Ordinary; my story
My story; can be shared in a few words A few words; happy, sad and joy and pain Joy and pain both walk together; right and left Right and left; I keep friends and joys on right side On right side; and left is left for me alone Me alone; ah, I make my pain smile with joy Smile with joy; pain is a very special friend Special friend; so I care for it a little more A little more than ordinary; our story.. Day 29 – February 29th – Theme or Word: Journey And the tale continues in a chain of happy haiku... culmination of month long journey... a journey every moment of which was blessed by God and all my haiku-loving friends who left their laughing footprints here....let us all reach the point of New Beginning..and let...
Rivers Pause to Catch Rhythm.. A little more than ordinary; our story Our story; a moment to share with the world With the world right here in the now; flow of thoughts flow of thoughts; and rivers pause to catch rhythm Catch rhythm; boats filled with dreams dance on waves dance on waves; setting sun sings songs of morning; of morning, flowers, birds and trees; musical notes musical notes as angels descend; my heart leaps My heart leaps in a frenzied beat ; stop me please Stop me please; or join me here to celebrate Celebrate this month-long journey; smiling souls
Smiling souls; let us all practice happiness happiness why not, indeed yes; yes, God Bless!
***************************************************************************** Susie Clevenger ***************************************************************************** Day 1 – February 1st – Theme: Freestyle. keynote memories moody blues in black and white a songbook of tears Day 2 – February 2nd – Theme or Word: Mother lifted from scraped knee a kiss drying falling tears magic of mother storybook bedtime perfect passage to dreamland mother reads to child lullaby comfort beauty of mother and child rocking chair of peace Day 3 – February 3rd – Theme: Paint the Image knowledge of aging lifetime slipping through your hands the clock has unwound a cane her compass to guide feet‘s destination memories her eyes living history shown in weathered fingertips generations‘ touch let go of your wants get a grip on what you need today slips by fast Day 4 – February 4th – Theme: Opposite Emotions the tears of folly
fall as sorrow‘s acid rain laughter will dry them valentine heartstrings severed by enmity‘s knife acts of love restore Day 5 – February 5th – Theme: ‘Ur’ Choice - Form: Acrostic Haiku pursed lips, sour tongue rail their condemnation yellow teeth of rage saffron horizon umber smudges mix with gold night is impatient fluttering pleating an artistic seduction nature of flirting Day 6 – February 6th – Theme or Word: Think Form: Haiku & Pi-Ku they rattle, tumble badgering my pounding head i pray for silence one random thought now multiplied Day 7 – February 7th – Theme: Life Form: Haiga
Day 8 – February 8th – Quote: This Above All, To Thine Own Self Be True bind the false breathing that speaks lies against yourself your words should be truth above all be true to self and murmur not lies be your champion do not play falsely but be true to thine own self speak with honesty know this above all wise is he who knows himself and keeps his restraint Day 9 – February 9th – Theme: Paint the Image freedom is padlocked to government‘s rhetoric liberty suffers incarceration rusty locks on chain link dreams escape seared by doubt rainbow fastenings expectant heart bound to hope expression of faith
Day 10 – February 10th – Write a Haiku describing about a Special day in your life... innocent promise not knowing what life would bring but trusting in us nineteen is so young to commit until death parts our dreams starry eyed
though growing was hard we clung to I do tears were dried by smiles forty one years have passed our eyes see wonder not age gray does not matter a promise still kept love has grown not diminished our hearts remain one
Day 11 – February 11th – Theme: Paint the Image i see with your eyes a gift when life said goodbye thank you seems so small brown eyes with blue sight the veil of darkness removed her gift humbling him a simple checkmark priceless statement of intent blind eyes now have sight Day 12 – February 12th – Theme or Word: Colours Form: Naisaiku my world turned yellow with fluttering butterflies joy arrived on wings the sunshine of butterflies joy arrived on wings with fluttering butterflies my world turned yellow Day 13 – February 13th – Theme: Paint the Image uninhibited expression of amazement beauty of childhood
unleash inner child abandon yourself to joy smiles are healing gifts dreams sparkle in eyes that don‘t doubt they can come true believe as a child Day 14 – February 14th – Theme or Word: Love or Valentine a room full of hearts seeking a valentine the shyness of love nervous valentine to be or not to be mine a question lingers winter turns crimson february valentines fall as confetti joyous I love you spoken with conviction‘s lips valentine amen Day 15 – February 15th – Theme: Paint the Image mud puddle rainbows splashes of hope in darkness optimism‘s smile Day 16 – February 16th – Theme or Word: Sin Form: Haibun Judging lips spout their condemnation using a bible as their law book. Hypocrisy lists the sins of others while turning a blind eye to its own. I sat in the pew and sang in the choir dressed in religion. I now cast the first stone at myself for casting stones at others. My heart repentant, I ask forgiveness for believing it was ever my right to be your judge. stones are the judgment thrown by hypocrisy‘s hands love, heal the broken
A voice summons the shadow to come to the bed of death. A soul cannot sleep in eternal peace with sin‘s bread lying upon its chest. Bony fingers take the bread and lift a glass of wine: these sins I now eat they will not enter your grave peace will be your rest Day 16 – February 16th – Theme or Word: Sin Form: Haibun market still asleep a mother hoping for food starvation too near if patience was coins she would be very wealthy stoically she waits a tourist snapshot nothing but a souvenir poverty ignored Day 18 – February 18th – Theme or Word: Famine skin stretched across bones another stomach craves food a mother must choose tears no longer fall the time of crying long past bones wait for their death we step over bones on the way to our excess eyes blind to starving Day 19 – February 19th – Theme: Seasons Type: Kigo pastel hunting ground giggles search for painted eggs easter tradition firework picnics america celebrates under july sun
jack o‘ lanterns smile as they watch geese flying south ghouls rustle the leaves skates dance on the ice a ballet of figure eights mittens clap applause Day 20 – February 20th – Quote: Live out of your imagination, not your history stop reminiscing close your history book you can‘t rewrite it imagination empties yesterday‘s suitcase to dream the future so much history born from imagination continue to dream Day 21 – February 21st – Theme: Dedication feeding the hungry a soup kitchen‘s caring hearts the hands of service fighting through her pain a college degree her dream diploma received putting hands to hope a home built by volunteers paying it forward Day 22 – February 22nd – Theme: Paint the Image bollywood beckons contemporary movement mixed with classical a gypsy heartbeat translated by rhythmic dance bohemian joy
bells chime on ankles a hypnotic flirtation heart snared in its spell Day 23 – February 23rd – Theme: Joy of Giving Form: (ABC, CDE, EFA) - Haiku the joy of my mom loving hands creating beautiful artwork beautiful artwork for trio of little girls their blue eyes watching their blue eyes watching stitches with priceless memories the joy of my mom Day 24 – February 24th – Words: Dream Walks illumination the light of inspiration dream walks through my mind rippling wishing well hope splashes as penny drops love taking dream walks hazy Jamaican mountains captivated at first sight i still take dream walks
Day 25 – February 25th – Theme or Word: Cult Form: - Haiku Structure: - 3-53 tattooed skin needle designed art an ink cult Day 26 – February 26th – Theme: Food for Thought - Paint any of the Image Below a plaster pillow cradles poverty dreaming of a better life
homeless brotherhood children caring for children sad reality no one notices desperation commonplace hearts are so callous Day 27 – February 27th – Theme: Paint the Image bars against hatred a gate feeble protection faith persecution the gate of david a reminder to not forget deadly holocaust we open the gate to remember all the lost whom hatred slaughtered rise star of david your people have overcome peace rest upon you Day 28 – February 28th – Theme or Word: YOUR BLOG NAME FORM: Haiku + Any Poetry Form of your Wish I got my blog title from my oldest daughter. When she was in grade school she came home with a drawing. I asked her what it was about. She informed me it was a picture of me doing laundry. She also informed me the teacher had asked the class do a drawing of what their mothers did for a living. Well, I didn‘t do laundry for a living although it seems I was always doing it. My daughter also shared the pictures had been displayed on the wall of their classroom. I could just see it. My drawing hung next to ―My Mommy the Doctor‖ or ―My Mommy the Lawyer.‖ I decided to make the best of it and proclaimed myself as the deity, Laundry Goddess. laundry confessions a poetic potpourri scattered through verses Lift Your Pen
I know not the inspiration when I sit down to write. It may be the words spoken in a photograph, the melody of a wind chime, the moon outside my window. All I know is what my spirit whispers. life is a poem just waiting to be written lift your pen and speak Day 29 – February 29th – Theme or Word: Journey writing through haiku a journey of syllables counted poetry i followed the path on my faithful counting walk blessed inspiration we began as one to reach the end as many haiku fellowship
***************************************************************************** Vidya Sury ***************************************************************************** Day 1 – February 1st – Theme: Freestyle. Sometimes I wonder What my life is all about ―Love‖ whispered my soul Day 2 – February 2nd – Theme or Word: Mother Kitchen queen concocts. Sweet, sour, spicy, healthy love Unconditional. Right from womb to grave She gave infinite love, life Irreplaceable Mom. Legacy of immortal love that conquers all. Eternally. Day 3 – February 3rd – Theme: Paint the Image Balanced on a stick Wrinkles of experience Speak louder than words. Years of observing Passers-by taught him lessons outside the classroom. Day 4 – February 4th – Theme: Opposite Emotions Tears of joy escaped Unbidden. Goodbye sadness Hello happiness
Her cheerful smile hid An inner turmoil raging Under the surface
Day 5 – February 5th – Theme: ‘Ur’ Choice - Form: Acrostic Haiku Another day dawns Clear bright and beautiful Excel, Amaze. Go! Nothing to stop you Everything is just right Wake up. Forge ahead. Day 6 – February 6th – Theme or Word: Think Form: Haiku & Pi-Ku Your thoughts on paper Inspire and transform readers Into great winners Continue To Motivate us Reflect on your words Before you utter them. Thoughts Can sometimes hurt more Think. Ponder Be Considerate Day 7 – February 7th – Theme: Life Form: Haiga
Day 8 – February 8th – Quote: This Above All, To Thine Own Self Be True Guard thy dignity And to thine own self be true. You are your best friend. Man in the mirror Remember you are worth it You deserve good things! Day 9 – February 9th – Theme: Paint the Image I need no padlocks to keep you inside my heart My love is enough. 15 years of bliss. Together we unlocked joy Through sad and hard times Day 10 – February 10th – Write a Haiku describing about a Special day in your life... I held my baby in my arms for the first time I was born again My bundle of joy With his little hand in mine spoke his first word "Ma" Day 11 – February 11th – Theme: Paint the Image She gifted him sight Gave the windows to her soul Love is indeed blind. He borrowed her eyes Through them she saw again, the beauty of this world Pledge your eyes today leave a legacy that will make you immortal
Day 12 – February 12th – Theme or Word: Colours Form: Naisaiku A walk in the park Colorful balloons, toys, smiles Group of happy kids Scenes from life etched in my mind Group of happy kids Colorful balloons, toys, smiles A walk in the park Day 13 – February 13th – Theme: Paint the Image Your laughing eyes, the world in your hands. I wish you lifelong happiness May your birthday be full of joy today, always wear that winning smile Day 14 – February 14th – Theme or Word: Love or Valentine Love adorns your face with smiles. Makes you think nothing Is impossible Love turns life into a perfect fairy tale. A worthwhile existence Love, the rainbow you see in your mind‘s eye when you feel sad or lonely Day 15 – February 15th – Theme: Paint the Image A smile so cheerful like a lotus found in slush truly makes my day Inner beauty speaks through the heart with a sweet smile Nothing else matters
Day 16 – February 16th – Theme or Word: Sin Form: Haibun Wasted lives He resides on the pavement eating scraps of food when he is lucky to get them. Elsewhere, those who have a house to live in, hot food and a job that brings an income complain about petty things. When it rains, he seeks shelter hoping he won‘t be driven away. Nobody knows what he‘s thinking. Maybe he has (shattered) dreams. In spite of everything, he is content. Or appears to be. A warm and cozy home is not enough for some. Neither is a full wallet. Another day. Another lane. A flower lady makes a living with her son selling flowers by the roadside. Twenty one years pass. One day, he hugs her, promising to be back soon. An hour later she receives a call informing her he has drowned. Her only support snatched away. It is a sin that Money makes us unhappy Can it buy pleasure? Day 16 – February 16th – Theme or Word: Sin Form: Haibun Watching life stroll by Perched on a flimsy platform She awaits her future The shutters are down Together, they look forward One more day will dawn Day 18 – February 18th – Theme or Word: Famine Cracked earth tiled for miles thirsts for a drop of water waits disillusioned. Hungry eyes, parched lips. Empty heart yearns. Dreams of an Affectionate kiss An absence of love No kindness or compassion An unfulfilled life.
Day 19 – February 19th – Theme: Seasons Type: Kigo Spring A fresh perspective New beginnings. Birds rejoice Fragrant flowers bloom Summer Summer vacations Memories of lazy days With family, friends Winter Warm clothes, cozy home Wrapped in hugs. Bowl of soup Winter quilt waiting Fall Drifting autumn leaves On the driveway. Sleepy blooms Wait as spring draws close Day 20 – February 20th – Quote: Live out of your imagination, not your history Shelve your history Let your imagination take wing. Life awaits. Step out of your past Learn from your mistakes. Move on. Conquer the future Forget the spilled milk Learn from the past. Recognize Your true potential Day 21 – February 21st – Theme: Dedication To my Mother A portrait of love Embodiment of all wise And wonderful things
My mentor and friend She steered me on the right path Inspiring my growth To my pressure cooker Without you, my life Would be difficult. Cooking Tasty food a chore To my spectacles You gave me vision To see the world around me In its full glory Day 22 – February 22nd – Theme: Paint the Image Raised hem, Shy feet decked In hushed anklets she waits, poised, anticipating With bated breath, she Tip toes across, creating haiku in motion Strains of music float In the air, impelling both her feet to take wing Day 23 – February 23rd – Theme: Joy of Giving Form: (ABC, CDE, EFA) - Haiku A new day, new life Is waiting for you. Accept This wonderful gift This wonderful gift Is yours to cherish, enjoy As long as you live As long as you live Look forward to tomorrow A new day, new life ******
The joy of giving Encourage, appreciate Through words and gestures Through words and gestures And heart-warming wishes, show Generosity Generosity Decorates and complements The joy of giving
Day 24 – February 24th – Words: Dream Walks Dream walks by the shore Ocean waves drenching my feet An eternal joy Our fingers entwined We enjoyed dream walks at dusk Every single day Dream walks with loved ones Locked in memory, always Cherished in my heart
Day 25 – February 25th – Theme or Word: Cult Form: - Haiku Structure: - 3-53 The order of life set in beliefs that enrich urge you to evolve No matter what cult you choose to follow, Step out of your comfort zone Let love be your creed let little things inspire you let instinct guide you
Day 26 – February 26th – Theme: Food for Thought - Paint any of the Image Below
Food for Thought I
Buds fed up with life will they bloom? Is adulthood, health a fantasy? Is the staircase their future? If they get up where will they go? The streets?
Food for Thought II
Beware, innocent child. The world is a mirage You are food for thought Perfectly laid out Platter to deceive taste-buds Are you the main course? Day 27 – February 27th – Theme: Paint the Image Iron bars are no match for will power. Step out Or stay back. Your choice. Inside? Outside? Just A point of view. Perception Will help you decide. No matter how strong the door. No matter which side you see, there is Hope. Take inspiration From the star on the iron Bar. Stretch. Fly. Transcend. Day 28 – February 28th – Theme or Word: YOUR BLOG NAME FORM: Haiku + Any Poetry Form of your Wish In 2003, when Google acquired Blogger, I started Going A-Musing as ―google-n-i-sharea-birthday.blogspot.com‖ (yes, really). Truth. Google and I do share a birthday – Sept 27.
Haiku Going A-Musing My space on the world wide web Welcomes you dear friend Initially I had fun writing anything that came to mind. (I still do!). But over the years, I became a little more focused (read: wrote in sentence case, used punctuation‌kidding!). I browsed around, made friends, had the privilege of reading the wonderful words on other blogs, I continued to write, sharing Life. Fun. Humor. Love. Trials. Errors. Relationships. Health. Tips. Resources. Technology. Experiences. Stories. Inspiration. Because variety is the spice of life. Naisaiku Going A-Musing Web space where I live, learn, share With friends old and new WEB SPACE WHERE I LIVE, LEARN, SHARE With friends old and new Web space where I live, learn, share Going A-Musing I added new pages An E-Library listing useful resources. An About Me page. I played with widgets. I played with codes. I played with my dashboard. I figured out, through trial and error, various how-to-s and how not-to-s. I had arguments with my inner critic. I learned it was not necessary to be perfect. I realized happiness is a D.I.Y Project. I made friends. Close friends. Loyal friends. Deep connections. In June 2011, I moved the blog to its own domain and simply called it www.vidyasury.com. I still have miles to go before I sleep – but I like to keep it simple around here. Writing is what I am really interested in, as it brings me joy to share what I read, learn, enjoy. I live, I learn, I share. I cherish the relationships I build. I believe in the power of positive thinking. Limerick (my favorite form) My blog is my virtual home No matter where I roam
I return here every time To reason and rhyme My space, my joy, ―my Om‖ Day 29 – February 29th – Theme or Word: Journey
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Day 2 – February 2nd – Theme or Word: Mother the mother of my mother was known as mum‘smum instead of grandma
Day 3 – February 3rd – Theme: Paint the Image knotted hands of age walnut knuckles, bulging veins lifetime of labour
Day 4 – February 4th – Theme: Opposite Emotions Every upswing has us rejoicing, before regret brings us down again.
Day 5 – February 5th – Theme: ‘Ur’ Choice - Form: Acrostic Haiku Bloody annoying: attitude of the Brits who don‘t learn the language Over me, a red umbrella to deep me dry Gives us each day Our Daily bread
Day 6 – February 6th – Theme or Word: Think Form: Haiku & Pi-Ku Bliss when sun shines, sheds gold on snow, sparkles, melts, drips from the trees, brings relief for stranded drivers who breathe easy, think warm happy thoughts of hearth and home and blazing fire Day 7 – February 7th – Theme: Life Form: Haiga Life is for living in the best way that we can until it‘s over Day 8 – February 8th – Quote: This Above All, To Thine Own Self Be True Could I ever be anybody else but me? Each of us unique Day 9 – February 9th – Theme: Paint the Image Obsessive collecting the bane of many spouses: clutter or riches? Day 10 – February 10th – Write a Haiku describing about a Special day in your life... The transformation of girl to mature adult her first child is born.
Day 11 – February 11th – Theme: Paint the Image I am bewildered am I coming or going? How can I be sure? Am I girl or boy? Pity about the moustache if I am a girl. Day 12 – February 12th – Theme or Word: Colours Form: Naisaiku They set a puzzle and expect us to solve it Immediately JUST LIKE THAT That‘s quite a problem to concoct a naisaiku, in colour as well JUST LIKE THAT Day 13 – February 13th – Theme: Paint the Image The look on your face when I burst this big balloon will make me giggle Day 14 – February 14th – Theme or Word: Love or Valentine The name of fourteen saints, martyred in Ancient Rome No-one knows which one. Disappointment reigns in many households today. Postman didn‘t call Day 15 – February 15th – Theme: Paint the Image a scene awaiting a small boy in welly boots to bring it to life.
Day 16 – February 16th – Theme or Word: Sin Form: Haibun A convent education inculcates a sense of guilt: for running in the corridors, shouting in the playground; not eating school dinner or eating a sweetie before Holy Communion; not wearing that dreadful school hat when cycling home – you know, the one the wind used as a kind of sea anchor, flowing out behind. We‘re told not to sin when we are young, so why is sinning so much fun? Day 16 – February 16th – Theme or Word: Sin Form: Haibun Two kinds of waiting impatiently or resigned. Neither is cheerful Day 18 – February 18th – Theme or Word: Famine Children go hungry while the rich throw food away and then give money to salve their conscience. Famine will not be beaten until we change our ways, Day 19 – February 19th – Theme: Seasons Type: Kigo Jaded by winter longing for spring‘s benison to warm our old bones spurts of floral growth horses kick up their heels, run joyful and alive heavy heat hangs low midsummer backward glances to those dew-fresh days forward to red and, golden leaves, first frost; the slow wind-down of autumn
hibernate to wait cosily beside the hearth for spring to return. Day 20 – February 20th – Quote: Live out of your imagination, not your history Reality or illusion? impossible to be sure: nothing is certain Day 21 – February 21st – Theme: Dedication My very first poem was dedicated to my children – as babies Day 22 – February 22nd – Theme: Paint the Image Legs twirl, toes spring up joyful dance of grace, beauty her youth gives delight. Day 23 – February 23rd – Theme: Joy of Giving Form: (ABC, CDE, EFA) - Haiku Giving what you can to those who have not brings its own reward Not seeking reward just wanting to help others, to lighten their load. To lighten their load is the best kind of delight, giving what we can Day 24 – February 24th – Words: Dream Walks my ideal walks are many and various and all on the flat Beside a river anywhere, if you‘ll come with me beside the sea
beside the sea we will breathe the bracing air to enrich our lives to enrich our lives we will walk together beside a river Day 25 – February 25th – Theme or Word: Cult Form: - Haiku Structure: - 3-53 cultivate flowers, fruit, salads, vegetables a sane way to live Day 26 – February 26th – Theme: Food for Thought - Paint any of the Image Below The term latchkey kids takes on a bitter meaning for these poor children For these poor children life is just deprivation eat, sleep when you can wherever you can find rest and escape in dreams and togetherness Day 27 – February 27th – Theme: Paint the Image A long time ago the unthinkable happened. Please, never again. Day 28 – February 28th – Theme or Word: YOUR BLOG NAME FORM: Haiku + Any Poetry Form of your Wish I‘m living the dream in France , as Vivinfrance a logical name. A logical name for this rural perfection, that is my life here.
A life of poetry, quilting, blogging with good friends: that‘s living the dream Day 29 – February 29th – Theme or Word: Journey Flybe to be here to find my lovely daughter to stay for a week, here with my family. Yesterday was a journey as was this challenge. The challenge journey has been joyful hard labour a haiku a day.
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Alphabet Soup For the lost soul Day 7 – February 7th – Theme: Life Form: Haiga
Day 8 – February 8th – Quote: This Above All, To Thine Own Self Be True Own self above all Thine wishes mere second-rate Is this to be true? Day 9 – February 9th – Theme: Paint the Image Metallic rainbow More than quaint decoration Keeping secrets safe
Day 10 – February 10th – Write a Haiku describing about a Special day in your life... Swing-set kickball fun, ―Sweet nibblets are not a waste!‖; Ant pants trouser spin. Day 11 – February 11th – Theme: Paint the Image He saw things his way; She saw things her way–until Their stubborn eyes met. Day 12 – February 12th – Theme or Word: Colours Form: Naisaiku Interpretation Frenzied colours blow and bend Spastic yellow dance INTERPRETATION Spastic yellow dance Frenzied colours blow and bend Interpretation Day 13 – February 13th – Theme: Paint the Image Helium delight Held fragile in his small hands Ending with a bang Day 14 – February 14th – Theme or Word: Love or Valentine O sweet Valentine, What can I give that savors And carries favor? I sent you flowers; They‘ll pale too soon and wither: Love is not roses Nor pink carnations, Yet let these little words tend Your heart‘s fair garden.
Day 15 – February 15th – Theme: Paint the Image Breach slough of despond Through mental transformation See soothing mud bath. Day 16 – February 16th – Theme or Word: Sin Form: Haibun Raw, that‘s what they were—all raw, energy unkempt and sagging. Breathing heavily to remind themselves they were alive. Their rabid rabbit eyes bored holes through clothes; they had listened to their mothers and eaten all their carrots. They had developed a taste for them—the crunch had no other substitute. And everywhere you turned, there they were, with their sunken features and sharpened teeth. Twinkling eyes sparkled and shattered the picture frames that caged them. They smelled of origan and martyrdom, but plumb the depths of their cisterns: beware the nematodes. Woven partners of the snake, Medusa‘s braids. And bathed in sour cream. Saturated cloud Issues forth acetic rain Nile turns back to blood Day 16 – February 16th – Theme or Word: Sin Form: Haibun Rest on seaweed bench, Wait for the appointed time, Age and youth shall greet.
Day 18 – February 18th – Theme or Word: Famine Fierce hunger pangs strike Animals die, crops wither Men fight dogs for food Icean nightmare Never sure of next day‘s meal Ending when it rains Day 19 – February 19th – Theme: Seasons Type: Kigo copy chine Primrose promises Blossoming from muddy ground Snow shall not prevail
Day 20 – February 20th – Quote: Live out of your imagination, not your history Imagination: Live out of your illusion, Not your history. Day 21 – February 21st – Theme: Dedication Dash dot dot dot dash Your morse code dedication Didn‘t go as planned Day 22 – February 22nd – Theme: Paint the Image There she stood, balanced Graceful even in stillness Then began to dance Day 23 – February 23rd – Theme: Joy of Giving Form: (ABC, CDE, EFA) - Haiku All roads lead to Rome, The center of attention Set in cobblestone. Set in cobblestone, Dusty footpaths winding long Not built in a day. Not built in a day, Yet in a day progress built: Start with cornerpiece. Day 24 – February 24th – Words: Dream Walks My dream walks barefoot On hot coal and broken glass Midnight mad melee Day 25 – February 25th – Theme or Word: Cult Form: - Haiku Structure: - 3-53 Tulip ring Flower clique circle Cult of spring
Day 26 – February 26th – Theme: Food for Thought - Paint any of the Image Below Baby Sophia Wrapped inside tortilla Cute quesadilla Day 27 – February 27th – Theme: Paint the Image Sinister black fence Reminder of darker days Ghastly ghetto gates Day 28 – February 28th – Theme or Word: YOUR BLOG NAME FORM: Haiku + Any Poetry Form of your Wish The whispered tones fell on deaf ears; I was a thrill-seeker and here were the thrills. Thousands of them, but I sought out the ones worthwhile. Time is too precious to waste on some lame tame baby ride. I stalked my prey with the skill of a half-starved cheetah, and twice as fast. I rushed headlong into awaiting queue, but waiting was not what I had planned to do. Throwing caution to the wind I loudly exclaimed, ―These books, please, to-go Auden, Millay, Herbert, Poe– I‘m the wordcoaster!‖ Day 29 – February 29th – Theme or Word: Journey Stop and take a rest. Ev‘ry journey has an end. Even circles pause.
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