Wednesday, February 15, 2012

Cold Shoulder Trio

1.     
          autumn mist softens
    the bleak forest cathedral:
    visual incense



2.        such beauty in death
    golden, crimson, and umber
    descend as fall leaves



3.      intricate, lacy
   artwork for my window pane
   thank you Mr. Frost

I'm not a haiku master, but I have girded my er..self, and these are my attempt for Grace at IGRT

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26 comments:

  1. Kerry O'ConnorFebruary 15, 2012 at 1:35 PM

    Your word images are quite beautiful. The second is my favourite.

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  2. Pat HattFebruary 15, 2012 at 2:06 PM

    All was grand until Mr. Frost came
    I hate his cold and costly game..haha

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    1. Other MaryFebruary 15, 2012 at 2:09 PM

      lol, Pat, why on earth do you live so far north then?

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  3. Charlie ParantFebruary 15, 2012 at 2:10 PM

    Mary, haiku is not my favorite form of poetry (because I often find that they are a bunch of counted syllables that don't always work together) but I think yours are done well.

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    1. Other MaryFebruary 15, 2012 at 3:02 PM

      Charlie, I agree. I remember learning haiku in school as a kid as more an exercise in math than writing, thank you.

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  4. TashtooFebruary 15, 2012 at 2:33 PM

    Mary! These are all fantastic! You move through the syllable restraints of the form effortlessly! Bravo!

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  5. zongrikFebruary 15, 2012 at 2:54 PM

    i really like the frost looking like lace.

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  6. Hot Rod PicsFebruary 15, 2012 at 3:01 PM

    I *totally* love all, esp. "Mr Frost." It's always an extra degree of challenge to choose to work inside a box, particularly a tight box like haiku. But pressure produces diamonds, ala "Mr Frost!" »^.,.^«

    [Here's a somewhat feeble attempt of mine to integrate haiku & contemporary English forms, by using haiku as verses: http://www.knowingfirsthand.info/2011/03/shrike-and-lotus.html]

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  7. Grace O'MalleyFebruary 15, 2012 at 3:15 PM

    Wonderful! I think the images are grand (you know autumn is close to my wretched heart) and your kigo are thrilling. Your second verse contains one extra syllable, and I'm not sure where your kireji lies in the second or third verse, but these are lovely modern haiku!

    Thank you so much for sharing. :)

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    1. Other MaryFebruary 15, 2012 at 7:04 PM

      Thank you Grace! I pronounced with 2 syllables (incorrectly) oops.

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  8. Kay L. DaviesFebruary 15, 2012 at 3:57 PM

    I love "visual incense" and your haiku are verbal incense, if I might borrow your phrase.
    K

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  9. MaryFebruary 15, 2012 at 5:12 PM

    Beautiful images AND poems. Don't sell your haiku ability short.

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  10. Sherry Blue SkyFebruary 15, 2012 at 7:02 PM

    Beautiful, Mary. I am too tired tonight, so just got silly.

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    1. Other MaryFebruary 15, 2012 at 7:05 PM

      Thanks Sherry! I've been silly the past few days. I'll check out your silliness now, lol.

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  11. MarianFebruary 15, 2012 at 7:56 PM

    these are beautiful, i'm particularly enamored of the first.

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  12. RuthFebruary 15, 2012 at 8:38 PM

    Both haiku and photos are so beautiful, Mary - great combination

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  13. Susie ClevengerFebruary 15, 2012 at 11:29 PM

    You captured the form well..each one with its own beauty..my favorite is the fall one

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  14. ayalaFebruary 16, 2012 at 5:51 AM

    Love the images and words, Mary. The first one is breathtaking !

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  15. HerotomostFebruary 16, 2012 at 7:10 PM

    These words make nature all the more delicious...great work.

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