Haiku Happiness
Okay, I am feeling happier by the minute because I am almost done grading final exams! To reward myself for my hard work, I decided to borrow an idea from Dharma Bums, who are some of the bestest peeps on earth, peeps whom I would hang out with on a regular basis if they only lived 3,000 miles closer to me (or I, to them).
In this blog entry, Rexroth's Daughter reminded me of how much I love Haiku, and I think that all of you should love them, too. So in an effort to spread Haiku happiness, I am going to ask you all to respond to this blog entry with a Haiku. To get the ball rolling and to show you that I am not afraid to look silly in public, I'll share this (not very good, but fun to write) Haiku that I quickly scribbled in their comments section;
fierce living jewel
hummingbird hovering over
my open hand
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posted by GrrlScientist at
18:49
10 Peer Reviews:
Monkeys are funny.
People are not so funny.
Neither is this poem.
In honor of the end of your schoolyear:
Rustle of paper
Latte grows cold in the cup
A deadline to meet
.
welcome back hedwig
we are birds of a feather
near or far one flock
.
at the end of day
crows fly to the willow tree
shadow on skylight
May in New England
raining and blowing like March
Birds nest anyway.
.
dead owl in freezer
waiting on lazy bums
trip to museum
.
Ok, I'm game.
Your ending of tasks
Hastens beginnings of new
Fresh wind smells green mint
well, i'm looking at the plate of food in front of me:
grilled cheese sandwiches
with semisolid cheddar
melt for my belly.
ok, that was not good.
Solitary Egret
into brightness and shadow
feathers
sift sky's blue gap
breaking in a white ripple
height's slow progress
wavers
beyond tree’s blockade
leaves
shaking in the sun
white orb hiding still
on dreary new hamsphire nights
cloudy wet no moon
(the second haiku I ever wrote)
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