opening Ziploc bag—
pungent whale breath on leather belt
long ago adventure
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Last day of sense-based prompts: SMELL
Notice what you smell. Do you catch a familiar scent in an unusual context? Or perhaps an unusual odor? Use sensory words to evoke emotions, take your reader there.
late father’s dream hug
the smell of tobacco
still on his shirt
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sipping now and then
as I read—tea hot to last
drop in thermal mug
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Day 2 of Senses:
Try writing about something you tasted, like John did here:
eating raisin toast
with honey, watching
the deer parade
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box turtle
studying
the bottom step
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This week, let’s spotlight haiku based on senses. Post a new or old haiku about something you’ve actually SEEN like this one I posted earlier:
new glasses—
seeing deer shapes
shift through the woods
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Please use these #s so yours will be easy to find.
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bringing my life
to yours—
crafting haiku
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Real Life Haiku: Day 6
Practice writing haiku from real life—choosing the most suggestive words to convey your experience, stringing them into concise phrases, & placing them in effective order—can improve any kind of writing you do, poetry or prose, formal or casual.
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handwritten notes
on the old church bulletin
“Are we breaking up?” “Yes.”
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Real Life Haiku: Day 5
Decades ago, my first attempts at haiku were aimed at working through strong emotions. Wrestling feelings into a brief poem can improve perspective. When my dad died, I wrote:
life
is an autumn leaf
that drifts from the tree
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on my deck
light shifts across the page
as I read:
A page of Shelley
brightens and dims
with passing clouds.
—Rod Willmot
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ReaLifeHaiku Day 4: spiritual growth
In Haiku Enlightenment, Gabriel Rosenstock refers to “glowing moments” when something revealed in sensory details of the moment causes us to pause.
midstream halt—
the horseman looks up
at the falling stars
—H.F. Noyes
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in wheelchair, watching
grandkids hug dolphins
from far away
one dolphin swims to me,
performs all her tricks
audience of one
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Why real life haiku? Day 3: Travelogue.
Capture special moments from trips. Like snapshots (only better) you can revisit to refresh your memories over the years. For example:
walking the park road
we round the curve—
yield to rumbling bison
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flashes of yellow—
whole flock of goldfinches
at one feeder
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Why real life haiku, Day 2:
I keep a haiku journal of special moments. Reading the haiku later brings them back to life. Due to careful word choice, haiku pack more meaning into fewer words.
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hospice—
her son brings a stuffed cat
that purrs when petted
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after days of storms
bending to collect
pieces of trees
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The main benefit in writing haiku based on real life experiences is that I find myself to be on the lookout for “haiku moments” as I go about my day. My awareness is sharpened & I notice more details. My outlook is better, l feel more connected & grateful.
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In observance of Poetry month, I plan to post daily this week about Why I Write Haiku Based on Real Life experiences. Watch for these posts in
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long stormy night
tea stays hot for hours
new red mug
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Being on call sucks
Writing haiku to pass time
At least that is fun
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