swallowing sunlight
chicks in the nest beg crop milk
from their dove father
no dress rehearsal
a baby quail pokes his beak
through the fragile shell
I've been reading a really good haiku book, SEEDS FROM A BIRCH TREE, Writing Haiku and the Spiritual Journey, written by Clark Strand, copyright 1997, published by Hyperion. I've really been enjoying the book and think I may need to purchase this book for my permanent library.
In the book, Strand makes a strong argument for writing haiku in the traditional five, seven, five; three line form.
Your poetry challenge for today is to find a poetry book you'd like to read and spend ten minutes reading. It is your choice if you pick an anthology, a collection of poems by one poet, or a text on how to write poetry. Have fun. And what ever you choose, will you let me know what you are reading?
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Wednesday, April 9, 2014
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I love the 'no dress rehearsal', Joy. Something to think about!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Linda. Now I really liked the swallowing sunlight for a description of the baby birds with their mouths open. But I also like the idea of swallowing--there really are a lot of things we keep to ourselves this way or take into ourselves.
DeleteI agree with Linda. No dress rehearsal is a fantastic way to express this.
ReplyDeleteSince haiku is all about capturing the present moment, I did like that line for expressing this essential quality of haiku.
DeleteMe, too. Just a great little Haiku. Thanks.
ReplyDeleteAren't haiku fun to write? I hope you have fun with your own writing.
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