an old crumbling house,
my history, turning page,
a brown eagle soars
~0~0
my history, turning page,
a brown eagle soars
~0~0
searching for the spark
amidst black and decay, breathe
green trees in your hands
~0~0
tattered walls in rooms,
spinning tales of love and loss,
my pen is busy
amidst black and decay, breathe
green trees in your hands
~0~0
tattered walls in rooms,
spinning tales of love and loss,
my pen is busy
Photography credit: Mary Ann Potter, Real Toads Sunday Challenge
Few Miles Haiku Challenge 2012 for the month of February: Day 20- Live out of your imagination, not your history
You are working miracles with your haiku. These are excellent - I especially like the second one.
ReplyDeletenice...each one equally but that last one i really like...the walls have stories i am sure...smiles....dont they all...
ReplyDeleteI like them all. Too hard to pick a favorite, I see them as a whole, creating a somewhat melancholy picture and a yearning to write about it.
ReplyDeleteLovely! Strung together they make a wonderful image of all the aspects of the house.
ReplyDelete~Mimi
Collage Pirate
The beauty of haiku is how strikingly one makes her point in so few words. You do this so well!
ReplyDeleteSo many stories from each piece of rotting wood I would guess too, last one really brings it home.
ReplyDeleteWonderful, Grace. You are well-named—your haiku has a grace all your own. These three I see as one, and I've seen so many abandoned settlers' cabins, miners' cabins, woodsmen's cabins, that they all seem to be part of my personal history, too.
ReplyDeleteK
Oooo la la....you do have a way with this form. These envelope the feeling of the photograph to a tee, tone, quality, nostalgia....perfect.
ReplyDeleteThe one that resonates with me is the third one. Wonderfully penned.
ReplyDeleteYou wrote "my pen is busy." Am I ever glad it was! These are absolutely beautiful! I'm glad this photo spoke to you. Places like this have so much to say to us, even in their abandonment. It was an honor to read what you wrote today, and I thank you!
ReplyDeleteYour pen is busy indeed :)
ReplyDeleteI agree with Brian, each one is lovely and stand alone as such.
These are great haiku...love how you weaved Mary Ann's beautiful photo into the haiku challenge
ReplyDeleteLet your pen be busy always.. Loved it totally.. SmileS..
ReplyDeleteThis is awesome ... leaves me speechless
ReplyDeleteThese are excellent Haiku - I relate to the last one.
ReplyDeleteLovely...but the last one is awesome!
ReplyDeleteBelting set! The last lines on each one are so strong, I especially like - my pen is busy.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful way to combine the haiku prompt with the photo, Grace! You are really a haiku master!
ReplyDeleteThe way you write is inspiring and I've so much to learn from you.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful thoughts....and lovely imaginations painted as haiku!
ReplyDeleteLive your lively imaginations
'spinning tales of love and loss,'
ReplyDeleteWonderfully reflects the History.
I loved the lines,'my history, turning page'the most
Succinct and moving. It works beautifully.
ReplyDeleteAmazing how the spark of creative imagination is often ignited by the tired, the worn and the weathered! Like a phoenix rising!
ReplyDeleteAwesome set -- filled with creative imagination and sources for the reader's imaginary journey.
ReplyDeleteDay 20
Absolutely wonderful!
ReplyDeleteI especially like the third one. It leaves us continuing.
ReplyDelete"breathe green trees into your hands"
ReplyDeleteI shall, oh, I shall!
Imagine Pigeon Pie or Imagine Corn Soup Simmering
magic old houses!!
ReplyDeletetattered walls make for plenty of stories... nice!
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