| T O P I C R E V I E W |
| brightmeadow |
Posted - Jan 09 2014 : 5:18:33 PM
On Monday's snow day here in the Midwest, I was moved to write a haiku. I thought I would share here.
Wind Chill - Forty Below
Gusts sculpt frozen dunes
Hot gas furnace blows warm air
Just thin glass between
Want to join in? Remember the haiku form is 3 lines with 5 syllables in the first line, 7 syllables in the 2nd line, and 5 syllables in the third line. Other suggestions include nature as a subject, with the first line maybe referencing the season, and the second line having an action or verb, and the last line can express a feeling. But the rules are made to be broken!
You shall eat the fruit of the labor of your hands - You shall be happy and it shall be well with you. -Psalm 128.2
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| churunga |
Posted - Aug 23 2016 : 5:42:15 PM
School starts very soon.
So much planning to do now.
Students arrive soon.
They come excited to learn
The future shines in their eyes.
Marie, Sister #5142
Farmgirl of the Month May 2014
Try everything once and the fun things twice. |
| Marilyn Hartman Sullivan |
Posted - Aug 23 2016 : 11:45:08 AM
High keen of locusts
Their sound - hot in the treetops
Sing friends! Sing and die!
Farmgirl #6318
"Where there's a will -- there's probably a family fight." |
| Ninibini |
Posted - Aug 23 2016 : 10:46:47 AM
Summer heat waning
Sunflowers biding adieu
Pumpkins glorious!
Farmgirl Sister #1974
God gave us two hands... one to help ourselves, and one to help others!
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| brightmeadow |
Posted - Aug 23 2016 : 10:18:29 AM
Hazy, green, and sultry.
Butterflies flutter by me.
Lazy afternoon.
You shall eat the fruit of the labor of your hands - You shall be happy and it shall be well with you. -Psalm 128.2
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| brightmeadow |
Posted - Aug 23 2016 : 07:39:21 AM
Fresh August morning
Rolling on the ferry
Manitowac bound.
You shall eat the fruit of the labor of your hands - You shall be happy and it shall be well with you. -Psalm 128.2
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| churunga |
Posted - Jun 12 2015 : 9:09:01 PM
Air soft and lovely.
Sun is bright and not too hot.
Perfect summer day.
Marie, Sister #5142
Farmgirl of the Month May 2014
Try everything once and the fun things twice. |
| churunga |
Posted - May 23 2015 : 09:04:47 AM
I decided to start this up again. The first graders are ending up a unit on self expression thru poetry. Let us celebrate our seasons with haiku (5-7-5) and tanka (5-7-5-7-7).
Spring is here again.
Garden plants await the soil.
So much desire.
So much potential for life.
So much potential for love.
Marie, Sister #5142
Farmgirl of the Month May 2014
Try everything once and the fun things twice. |
| Cindy Lou |
Posted - Nov 02 2014 : 6:19:07 PM
quote:
Originally posted by Cindy Lou
View From My Window
Green turned brilliant gold,
Evolved to rich russet brown,
Now sunset peeks through.
Susan
"Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?"
Mary Oliver
"Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?"
Mary Oliver |
| Cindy Lou |
Posted - Nov 02 2014 : 6:18:35 PM
View From My Window
Green turned brilliant gold,
Evolved to rich russet brown,
Now sunset peeks through.
"Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?"
Mary Oliver |
| brightmeadow |
Posted - Oct 01 2014 : 7:26:19 PM
I did not weed plot
There are a lot of weed seeds
Next year will be worse
You shall eat the fruit of the labor of your hands - You shall be happy and it shall be well with you. -Psalm 128.2
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| Ninibini |
Posted - Aug 22 2014 : 5:31:59 PM
Summer's done - hooray!
Kids will make you crazy, no?
Yet how we miss them...
Farmgirl Sister #1974
God gave us two hands... one to help ourselves, and one to help others!
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| jpbluesky |
Posted - Aug 21 2014 : 10:54:05 AM
On hot August days
I write the word September
In my mind and dream
of crispness in the air
And walking among the leaves
Farmgirl #31
www.blueskyjeannie.blogspot.com
Psalm 51: 10-13 |
| Cindy Lou |
Posted - Aug 18 2014 : 10:47:46 AM
Marie,
Best wishes for your new school year! I've been retired for a few years after 35 years with 1st to 3rd graders. This time of year I especially remember the excitement and challenges of each new year.
Beautiful summer
Will soon draw to a close.
Let it fill your heart!
Susan
"Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?"
Mary Oliver |
| churunga |
Posted - Aug 18 2014 : 08:33:01 AM
School year to begin.
Will be working with first grade.
New kids, new faces.
How will I engage with them?
Such responsibility.
Marie, Sister #5142
Farmgirl of the Month May 2014
Try everything once and the fun things twice. |
| brightmeadow |
Posted - Aug 17 2014 : 9:32:13 PM
Tired of travel
Vacation is tiring too
Glad to be home
You shall eat the fruit of the labor of your hands - You shall be happy and it shall be well with you. -Psalm 128.2
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| Little Sparrow |
Posted - Jul 26 2014 : 06:45:49 AM
New day awakening
Prayers of gratitude sent
The precious gift of life
Farmgirl Sister #4694 |
| churunga |
Posted - Jul 25 2014 : 11:34:15 PM
Humid summer days.
Cool and humid summer nights.
Day dreams of autumn
When harvests taken inside
All taken root or has died.
Marie, Sister #5142
Farmgirl of the Month May 2014
Try everything once and the fun things twice. |
| Cindy Lou |
Posted - Jul 25 2014 : 7:47:56 PM
Gentle summer rain
Falling on the parched garden,
Reviving the plants.
Susan
"Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?"
Mary Oliver |
| Cindy Lou |
Posted - Jul 19 2014 : 6:54:33 PM
Thanks, Marie, for giving us a new pattern to try! I love poetry but have never studied different forms. I am not quite sure this fits, but I'll work on it!
At our county fair,
The days go by so quickly
Much to see and do,
Reconnecting with old friends,
Community and spirit.
"Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?"
Mary Oliver |
| jpbluesky |
Posted - Jul 10 2014 : 09:28:09 AM
Cherry tomatoes
Blushing red so very fast
Causing me to look
from the porch while passing by
In hopes of plucking one more.
First Tanka try. :)
Farmgirl #31
www.blueskyjeannie.blogspot.com
Psalm 51: 10-13 |
| jpbluesky |
Posted - Jul 10 2014 : 09:17:09 AM
Nice Marie! I am going to try my hand at this.
Farmgirl #31
www.blueskyjeannie.blogspot.com
Psalm 51: 10-13 |
| churunga |
Posted - Jul 10 2014 : 08:59:16 AM
Maybe you can fit all of that into a tanka, a form of Japanese sonnet.
"The Japanese tanka is a thirty-one-syllable poem, traditionally written in a single unbroken line. A form of waka, Japanese song or verse, tanka translates as “short song," and is better known in its five-line, 5/7/5/7/7 syllable count form.
One of the oldest Japanese forms, tanka originated in the seventh century, and quickly became the preferred verse form not only in the Japanese Imperial Court, where nobles competed in tanka contests, but for women and men engaged in courtship. Tanka’s economy and suitability for emotional expression made it ideal for intimate communication; lovers would often, after an evening spent together (often clandestinely), dash off a tanka to give to the other the next morning as a gift of gratitude.
In many ways, the tanka resembles the sonnet, certainly in terms of treatment of subject. Like the sonnet, the tanka employs a turn, known as a pivotal image, which marks the transition from the examination of an image to the examination of the personal response. This turn is located within the third line, connecting the kami-no-ku, or upper poem, with the shimo-no-ku, or lower poem."
http://www.poets.org/poetsorg/text/poetic-form-tanka
Bountiful garden
Chard, lettuce and now the beans
Nourishing our lives
Filling our senses with peace,
Filling our hearts with fondness.
Marie, Sister #5142
Farmgirl of the Month May 2014
Try everything once and the fun things twice. |
| Cindy Lou |
Posted - Jul 09 2014 : 9:20:31 PM
Marie,
I enjoyed you post today. I have been trying all day to come with something similar, even was trying to get the word "bounty" into it! Our list of produce is a little different but the thankful tone is a lot the same.Our strawberries are almost done, but now there are peas,broccoli,cauliflower,blueberries, gooseberries, currants and plenty of lettuce.Just today we have blossoms on cukes and squash.
The summer's bounty,
Filling our jars and freezer,
Gifts from God above.
Susan
"Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?"
Mary Oliver |
| churunga |
Posted - Jul 09 2014 : 08:04:38 AM
Bountiful garden
Chard, lettuce and now the beans
Peppers, herbs, peas soon.
Marie, Sister #5142
Farmgirl of the Month May 2014
Try everything once and the fun things twice. |
| Cindy Lou |
Posted - Jul 08 2014 : 8:41:28 PM
On the front porch swing
I rock with Baby Dylan,
One month old today.
Susan
"Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?"
Mary Oliver |
