I’ve been writing haiku for close to ten years now and managed to publish a book of them in 2018. Admittedly though, some (most) of the early ones weren’t that good. I like to think I’ve gotten better at it but how do you judge your own work? I do that by comparing what I do to the work of other writers whose haiku I … Continue reading Just Write!
monarch the beauty of a sunset with wings prayer may the poor be rich in spirit garden grace uplifting spirit within and without Continue reading Friday haiku
floating peacefully the coolness in the breezes hints at winter chapel on the lake whispers of ancient lives my past emerges bank of the river a stone to throw across and a wish to make Continue reading
taking a path an unknown destination cleansing the soul ————————————————————————————————– daylight returns after the darkest night lit by stars ————————————————————————————————– reaching for darkness to sooth the pain light returns ————————————————————————————————– joy is found in the simplest things rejoice ————————————————————————————————– joy in haiku a simple answer to hardship Continue reading Haiku
Here are some haiku from my book, “A Mosaic of Color and Light”. she touches his hand over coffee and tears saying goodbye ———————————————————————————————- an old house holding memories and dust a mouse stirs ————————————————————————————————– lightning forks blue white in a treacherous storm sky thunder rolls aloft ———————————————————————————————— a thousand stars light the mountain path after the sun ————————————————————————————————– insects buzz a cacophony of sound … Continue reading Haiku
When you write a haiku, word it so what you felt when you experienced it comes through clearly, even if you don’t describe the feelings. The reader needs to know how it felt, what emotions were stirred. winter stars reaching to grasp a handful so far away Looking into the clear night sky is awe inspiring and can be felt even when someone else is … Continue reading Feeling
Wind in the Trees, a haiku journal 