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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:

  1. 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.

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  2. A lovely haiku palette

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

    http://gaby-cajubrasil.blogspot.com

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

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  5. Anonymous11:11 am

    You paint a colorful carpet here. Thanks. :)

    What is a celandine?

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  6. 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

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  7. Anonymous3:24 pm

    stars falling on a carpet; what an interesting thought!

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  8. Those crocus sure are hopeful!
    I loved both hiakus!

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  9. lovely, especially the first one!

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  10. Anonymous11:32 pm

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

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  11. Beautiful spring images!

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  12. A perfect picture of the colors of spring.

    Lovely~ as always!

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

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

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  15. Anonymous9:10 am

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

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

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

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

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  19. 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...

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  20. These are really lovely!

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

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  22. Anonymous7:27 am

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

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  23. Anonymous1:44 pm

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

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

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

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