Monday 30 April 2007

haiku - the sea

salt wind blows
across the cliffs -
turquoise sea
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gannets dive
behind red fishing boats -
white spray
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endless flat sands
stretch to the horizon -
salt tang in the air

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eider ducks bob
on coastal waters -
mainline railway

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the grey swell
of a northern sea -
dolphin shapes

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bright colours shimmer
under life giving water -
shells dry dull.

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The sea for One Deep Breath

17 comments:

Anonymous said...

Hello, from the other shore!
I think you are a person who loves the sea! Your images are very lovely.

Regina said...

So many different bodies of water described in these beautiful hiakus...

polona said...

i can see and feel and taste the sea... beautiful!

gautami tripathy said...

As I have always loved the sea, I think these haikus do full justice.

Unknown said...

The last is so true! A fabulous seashell under water loses its luster when it's dry.

Roswila said...

gannets dive
behind red fishing boats -
white spray
*****************

endless flat sands
stretch to the horizon -
salt tang in the air
*********************

I particularly enjoyed the above two. The first calls up such a striking visual image. The second is so evocative of possibility....

Anonymous said...

i enjoyed the flashes of colour and, like Colorful Prose, i thought the dull-dried shells were a great touch!

nonizamboni said...

Lovely images from the sea -- a refreshing 'turquoise' read.

and I have never forgotten
'The Fugitive Pieces' -- one of my favorite books too.

Becca said...

Reading these was like taking a long walk along the shore - every one of them evokes such lovely images and sounds.

Beautiful!

Crafty Green Poet said...

Sandy - yes i love the sea!

Regina, Polona, Gautami - thanks!

Colourful Prose, unfolding rose - yes, I'm been so often disappointed by the dullness of the seashells when they dry...

Roswila, Becca - thanks

Nonizamboni - glad you also love Fugitive Pieces!

rel said...

Juliet,
I do enjoy reading the sea's reflection in your haiku. nicely done.
rel

get zapped said...

I adore your simplicity and yet you captured so much with these. You brought a lot to the senses. Very nice!

Sian said...

I confess I don't like the sea, but I loved your visions of its beauty.

megan said...

i love the unpredictable & unexplainable magic that just happens sometimes when two words sit next to each other...salt tang...yep.

Unknown said...

Please may I use one of these haiku to illustrate how to write haiku about the sea in a group session I lead in a home for people with Alzheimer's? Thanks!

Crafty Green Poet said...

Hi Anna, as long as you credit me as the writer, yes. Hope the group goes well!

Anonymous said...

That's where the fish finders come into play.