salt wind blows
across the cliffs -
turquoise sea
across the cliffs -
turquoise sea
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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:
Hello, from the other shore!
I think you are a person who loves the sea! Your images are very lovely.
So many different bodies of water described in these beautiful hiakus...
i can see and feel and taste the sea... beautiful!
As I have always loved the sea, I think these haikus do full justice.
The last is so true! A fabulous seashell under water loses its luster when it's dry.
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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I particularly enjoyed the above two. The first calls up such a striking visual image. The second is so evocative of possibility....
i enjoyed the flashes of colour and, like Colorful Prose, i thought the dull-dried shells were a great touch!
Lovely images from the sea -- a refreshing 'turquoise' read.
and I have never forgotten
'The Fugitive Pieces' -- one of my favorite books too.
Reading these was like taking a long walk along the shore - every one of them evokes such lovely images and sounds.
Beautiful!
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!
Juliet,
I do enjoy reading the sea's reflection in your haiku. nicely done.
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I adore your simplicity and yet you captured so much with these. You brought a lot to the senses. Very nice!
I confess I don't like the sea, but I loved your visions of its beauty.
i love the unpredictable & unexplainable magic that just happens sometimes when two words sit next to each other...salt tang...yep.
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!
Hi Anna, as long as you credit me as the writer, yes. Hope the group goes well!
That's where the fish finders come into play.
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