Monday 26 February 2007

Haiku - colour

snow melts
under spring blue skies -
purple crocus.


fallen stars
in a carpet of green -
yellow celandines.



Colour for One Deep Breath

26 comments:

bgfay.com said...

That first one strikes me as an especially good one because of its simplicity on the surface. I read through it and nod, "yes, yes, I see that," and then the image comes into my mind just as the snow melting reveals that flower.

I can't get my head going on this prompt yet. I hope it will come to me.

Gel said...

A lovely haiku palette

gaby braun said...

I love haikus and specially your colour haikus. I can see the blue sky and the crokus.
Wonderful!
:-)
gaby

http://gaby-cajubrasil.blogspot.com

Unknown said...

Ooooo, I love them both! The last one spoke to me particularly well, though. The green carpet, I think.

Anonymous said...

You paint a colorful carpet here. Thanks. :)

What is a celandine?

rel said...

Juliet,
This is really scary; Just before I clicked to your page I thought to myself, "I think Juliet will describe crocus."
I liked the promise foretold in both your haiku.
rel

Anonymous said...

stars falling on a carpet; what an interesting thought!

Regina said...

Those crocus sure are hopeful!
I loved both hiakus!

polona said...

lovely, especially the first one!

Anonymous said...

I really love the first one. So simple and so beautiful.

Tammy Brierly said...

Beautiful spring images!

Becca said...

A perfect picture of the colors of spring.

Lovely~ as always!

Follow My Ink said...

...this was very nice. You painted a perfect picture with your Haiku's.

Jodi said...

I can see the colors of your haiku. Lovely, as usual.

Anonymous said...

I love the surprise of the crocus. Every year it's like the first time I've ever seen them.

jem said...

For me the strength of these is in the contrast you create of one colour among another. Very visual.

Shelley said...

So vibrant!

Jone said...

Your haiku speaks so much of the promise of spring. I especially love the vision of fallen stars.

paris parfait said...

Nice images of spring to come; I like the "fallen stars in a carpet..."

Crafty Green Poet said...

Thanks for all your comments.

Brian (and anyone else who's wondering) a celandine is a small yellow star like flower that comes out in Scotland usually at the end of February.

Remiman, that's funny, I was writing about crocuses even before i saw the prompt...

Andromeda Jazmon said...

These are really lovely!

wrchili said...

Wonderful Haiku! I could picture them both in my mind, and they are very colorful.

Anonymous said...

i love the imagery of the second one. pieces of stars falling onto green carpet. nicely done.

Anonymous said...

these haiku are truly a work of art...just incredible!

megan said...

you captured spring in a handful of words...i can almost smell it

Unknown said...

Makes me long for spring. No crocus here yet. Not even snowdrops.