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Wednesday, 9 September 2009

haiku

rusty gate -
a spider weaves a web
between the bars


previously published in the British Haiku Society members' anthology 2008, theme Building.

14 comments:

  1. A simple yet lovely image Juliet

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  2. Such a lovely image.

    Dare I ask? What is Haiku?

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  3. i'm particularly drawn to this poem as today I took some pictures of a black and yellow garden spider. she's beautiful if one can say that about a spider. have a great night.

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  4. Oh my goodness, a spider and a web: are we ever on the same blog-wavelength today! A lovely haiku.

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  5. I can almost hear that rusty gate!
    Well done, Juliet.
    :)

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  6. Januice, Red Bird - thanks

    Jasmine- the haiku is a form of poetry, originating in Japan. There are many school of thoughts about wexactly what constitutes a haiku - but my favourite definition is the one on Brooks Books - scroll down the homepage a little to read it.

    Michelle - I think spiders can be very beautiful

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  7. A little piece of fall, that haiku. The spiders are busy right now.

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  8. love when the image turns to "between the bars"

    such a shift in perspective

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  9. Isn't it a fun poetry style?
    I am watching the birds come and go, too. There are hints of red!!!

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  10. Good one. I like the sense of the gate supporting the spider and the spider in some way weaving together the aging gate.re

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  11. Absolutely beautiful. I love that the gate is rusty. And yes, spiders are very beautiful. I love it.

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  12. Anonymous12:33 pm

    the spider-one artist notes another's work

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  13. A timely read. I was wiping down the window frames today and ended up missing out a whole section because I would have to have damaged two enormous garden spiders' webs, one of which was just about to start dining...

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