So many things to do, so many things to see, so many books to read, so many….. etc.
Autumn’s a coming and the summer disappearing fast: a lousy summer, by all accounts, in England and much of northern Europe, too hot in southern Europe, floods, forest fires and even tornadoes. We’ve had them all.
I’m off for a few days, my work schedule a bit relentless, and I will go quiet unless in between somewhere on a motorway, an airport or a hotel room I find the space (and inspiration) to write.
Still practising the haiku’s – the notebook always with me.
The tree stands alone,
sombre, dark, still and majestic
with my mysteries.
Anyone else wants a try? It’s actually not that simple, as you have to stick to the prescribed number of syllables across the three lines: 5, 7, 5.
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I’m also preoccupied with man-made disaster. The political situation in Burma worries me. 😦
By: Matt on September 26, 2007
at 2:23 am
Writing haiku is great practice for ridding one’s writing of anything redundant. You really have to focus on the core image or thought. I like this one, but would avoid using a word such as ‘majestic’. It’s too abstract in this context. Why not go for something concrete that adds to the picture you’ve drawn?
By: Ario F. on September 26, 2007
at 8:31 am
Haiku’s rush over my head, as does most poetry. I have promised myself that I will try and read more and try to understand!
Hope your travel goes well.
Take care.
x
By: Caroline on September 26, 2007
at 12:52 pm
It’s alright critisising, but here’s my paltry effort:
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An orange brick:
Oil’s on the cobblestones
And the radio cackles.
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Hope the travelling is not wearing you out too much and you had the right clothes with you 😉
By: Ario F. on September 26, 2007
at 1:48 pm
Enjoy travelling around, seachanges. That’ll do nothing but good.
By: Jose on September 27, 2007
at 6:07 am
Matt: Burma is very very worrying – horrendous what is happening there. Incomprehensible how mankind manages to destroy itself, over and over again.
ArioF- good advice! You’re also catching the abstractness of haiku’s, with the surprising end. Will practice a bit more 🙂
Caroline: got back in one piece – unfortunately had no opportunities to look at my blog or e-mails: one of those weeks! Am catching up. Part of the course is on poetry so I’m having to get the hang of it all somehow 🙂
Jose: good to see you back – hope the internet works perfectly – have now got my copy of ‘the Shadow in the Wind’.
Ario: yes it helps having a car with a large boot in which you just throw whatever…
By: seachanges on September 29, 2007
at 7:27 am