Blog Stats
- 82,422 hits
This slideshow requires JavaScript.
-
Recent Posts
- Work in Progress: Painting Exercise Using a Limited Palette April 5, 2022
- Some Maps are Nautical April 1, 2022
- Attention and Discernment March 22, 2022
- Spring is on its Way Again – Inside and Out March 8, 2022
- Bloganuary 28: Richard Strauss’ Four Last Songs January 29, 2022
Archives
- Aesthetics Allotmenteering Art Artist Books Artist Sketchbooks Art Journal Christian writing Collage & Assemblage Creativity Dialogue Drawing Eco/Natural Dyeing and Printing Ecology Encaustic Art Inspiration Mixed Media Music Nature Journal Painting Photography Printmaking Research Science Short Story Writing Singing Singing Sacred spirituality Stitch Walking Writing
Meta
Category Archives: Haiku Writing
Walking and Falling (Salt and Snow)
Snowdrop
snow drop
lamb drop
In snow
salt circles
burns snow
Life flowers Continue reading
Posted in Art, Drawing, Haiku Writing, Imagism, Inspiration, spirituality, Walking
Tagged beach walk, Fauna, flint, Flora, Haiku Writing, Hythe, Imagism, lambing, seaweed stem, Snow, snowdrop, Spiritual, stone circles, Walking, Walking by the Sea, Walks, Wye near Ashford
2 Comments
NaBloPoMo IX: War Haiku
War Haiku Continue reading
Posted in Haiku Writing, Imagism, spirituality
Tagged Flora, Forms, Haiku Writing, Imagism, literature, NaBloPoMo, Poetry, Poetry Writing, poppy, Spiritual, war
5 Comments
Chinese Poem
“Li Fu-Jen
The sound of her silk skirt has stopped.
On the marble pavement dust grows.
Her empty room is cold and still.
Fallen leaves are piled against the doors.
Longing for that lovely lady
How can I bring my aching heart to rest?
The above poem was written by Wu-ti (187-57 b.c.) when his mistress, Li Fu-jen, died. Unable to bear his grief, he sent for wizards from all parts of China, hoping that they would be able to put him into communication with her spirit. At last one of them managed to project her shape on to a curtain. Continue reading
Posted in Haiku Writing, Imagism, Writing
Tagged Arthur Waley, Chinese poetry, Consciousness, Ezra Pound, Haiku Writing, Hesychasm, Imagism, Li Fu-Jen, Poetry, Poetry Writing
1 Comment