Monday 14 May 2007

haiku - nurture

fine dark soil
and a red watering can –
green shoots.

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a fresh salmon
on a jumble of twigs –
squawking osprey chicks.


nurture for One Deep Breath

18 comments:

Marcia said...

beautiful haiku.
I like the first especially. I see my mom planting and watering.

Also liked your "silence" post and that you included the source of your recycled materials.

susanlavonne said...

i love the "aha! moment-ness" of this ! (despite my lame description)

polona said...

beautiful, especially like the second one...

Crafty Green Poet said...

fifi - thanks - glad it reminds you of your mom!

Susan - thanks, "aha momentness" - yes I've never found a good way of saying that either!

Polona - thanks!

Anonymous said...

The first one sounds very oriental. I like it.

Regina said...

Oh, these were both wonderful- very sensual and vivid in their imagery!

written voize said...

...interesting read, enjoyed the haiku.

Anonymous said...

Yes, very nice, well crafted haiku. The clarity of the first and the "aha" moment is wonderful.

Anonymous said...

I enjoyed both of these very much. The first does sound like roots haiku. Very nice...

Tammy Brierly said...

I loved how you gave us the image of a red can and a fresh salmon as nurtures.

Becca said...

These are so full of color! Love the first one especially :)

Clare said...

Really nice haikus. In the first one I love the colors and how the haiku is rich with new life. In the second one I love the variety of images and also the squawking chicks -- I can hear them as I read it.

Blondie said...

You are very 'crafty' indeed with your poems... I really like these haiku. The traditional feel to them is divine.

Patois42 said...

I am unable to add anything to what others have said. I like them both very much.

Anonymous said...

i particularly liked the 'jumble of twigs' in the snapshot of the second haiku, and the colourful elements of the natural recipe in the first.

Mimey said...

The colour of the first was palpable. Mmm.

Marcia (MeeAugraphie) said...

Your first one spoke to me, it was enough on its own and yet I knew that any second another color could appear - or not.

Kristi Tencarre said...

i like these haikus - esp. the green shoot in the red watering can :-)