ploughed field -
two herons stand
motionless
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hay bales dot fields -
.......snow on distant hills
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dusk -
a thin mist
on the fields.
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I posted these haiku here back in 2008 and I've reposted them prompted by Jacquie Pearce over on Wild Ink calling for haiku, haibun, tanka and rengay inspired by trains and train journeys for an anthology she's editing. You can find out more here.
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I was delighted to find my poem Watching the Skies appearing today on the Plum Tree Tavern site, you can read it here.
Meanwhile over on my Shapeshifting Green blog I've just posted a poem that was originally published on the Camel Saloon the forerunner to the PlumTree Tavern. You can read it here.
That is beautiful. Classic English landscape poetry painting with just enough Japanese haiku influence to give depth and sensibility but still in motion through the train window. Beautiful.
ReplyDeleteI feel quite serene after reading this. Your poetry often does that to me. Your imagery is tender in this piece. A treat.
ReplyDeletehaiku glimpses from a train window really works. I like them....but should the print not be a bit shoogly?!
ReplyDeleteNice, I can hear the wheels on the track too.
ReplyDeleteThree lovely images from the train window.
ReplyDeleteThe leaves on your banner are so restful I want them in front of my eyes all day!
wonderful impressions, and more than that...
ReplyDeleteVery deftly done.
ReplyDeleteExcellent verses Juliet love the imagery of that last one so much.
ReplyDeleteJust the way it looks along our road these days ....
ReplyDeleteLovely! I live in the city, with all that hustle and bustle. This piece just made me feel so serene & peaceful :) It's a nice feeling.
ReplyDeleteI love writing about what I see out of car windows (or in this case... train) it's such a beautiful compilation of fleeting glimpses through glass.
ReplyDeleteGreat that you managed to capture such treasures on your way from A to B.
ReplyDeleteI felt like I was looking out the window. I'll bet you enjoyed that ride.
ReplyDeleteI love your blog! Thank you. I am glad to have found you. I enjoy the uplifting feeling your posts inspire. Thank you!
ReplyDeleteLinda
I'm always amazed when such simple wording can evoke such vivid images. Nicely done! Makes me yearn for a contemplative train trip....
ReplyDeleteYour poetry is lovely... Thank you for transforming me out into the misty fields with the heron! Roxanne
ReplyDeletea haiku journal--no better way
ReplyDeleteSo good to read your haiku's.
ReplyDeleteAll the best Jan
three beauties!
ReplyDeletefrom last summer
Fore River
an egret knee deep in
a rising tide