Welcome, Sondra, glad you took the plunge! Your poetry has refined the silences of haiku to the high art it deserves. One of the things that often bothers me about how haikunis practised in by some is that it is simple word play or syllable counting. It catches nothing of the Zen spirit of haiku. None of that in your poetry. It is a more than worthy shoot from the original bamboo. No imitation here, this is art.
nice..i like the play in the first line and the then playing off the now as well...tight little short...
ReplyDeletewelcome to dverse...nice to see you at the pub tonight...any questions just let us know.
and hey dont sweat being a newbie...smiles...we all were once you know...thanks for fixing hte comments though...
ReplyDeletenice..you packed quite a bit into these few lines..and yes..like bri already said..welcome at dVerse..
ReplyDeleteThanks for the warm welcome.
ReplyDeleteI didn't know my favorite poetess had a blog! Yet here it is. Great to see. You know how I feel about your poems :) -- SMAPoetry
ReplyDeleteThanks, Scott. My first time on dVerse...an impressive group, don't you agree?
ReplyDeleteNow...what matter more than that! Wonderful little share here at OpenLinkNight!
ReplyDeleteWelcome, Sondra, glad you took the plunge! Your poetry has refined the silences of haiku to the high art it deserves. One of the things that often bothers me about how haikunis practised in by some is that it is simple word play or syllable counting. It catches nothing of the Zen spirit of haiku. None of that in your poetry. It is a more than worthy shoot from the original bamboo. No imitation here, this is art.
ReplyDeleteYour generosity scares me a little. But, of course, I am very grateful. Now I'll struggle to meet those high expections.
ReplyDelete...make that 'expectations'
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