Tag: NaHaiWriMo

What the Car Saw: Winter’s Bleak Tableau (plus haiku)

What the Car Saw: Winter’s Bleak Tableau (plus haiku)

It was cold, damp, bleak and dreary. Dickens would have felt right at home.

The Wary Pelican

The Wary Pelican

A brown pelican dictates a conservation haiku.

Haiku: Foundations

Haiku: Foundations

Everything needs a foundation; you can’t just jump into something without laying the groundwork and expect it to work.

Haiku: Their Souls were in the Sunset

Haiku: Their Souls were in the Sunset

My lost loved ones were in this sky, whispering a gossamer goodbye.

A Respite in Covent Garden’s Floral Court

A Respite in Covent Garden’s Floral Court

Just around the corner from crowded Covent Garden in London, I found an unexpected peaceful haven, a magical courtyard. I had entered another dimension, Harry Potter-style.

Big Sky for NaHaiWriMo

Big Sky for NaHaiWriMo

The sky over South Park Valley demands a haiku today, the first day of NaHaiWriMo 2020.

Haiku: Vibrant Edinburgh

Haiku: Vibrant Edinburgh

Edinburgh colors “pop” when the skies turn blue and the sun comes out, thus a haiku.

Edinburgh Castle and Indigo Sky

Edinburgh Castle and Indigo Sky

Looking out the hotel window at Edinburgh Castle, it was one of those magical moments when the light is just right, and you get a photo you didn’t expect.

Thumbs Up in Paris

Thumbs Up in Paris

Street art makes the modern area of Paris more interesting.

Haiku: Santa Monica

Haiku: Santa Monica

twilight on the piersanta monica sunset the benediction Overrun with tourists and souvenir-hawking vendors, the Santa Monica Pier remains a worthy destination. The sunset guarantees it. Trust me on this. Note: because February is National Haiku Writing Month (NaHaiWriMo) and I’m a habitual haiku-er (is that […]

Haiku: Youth Means Never Being Sleepless

Haiku: Youth Means Never Being Sleepless

Being sleepless brings a haiku to mind, and an Irving Berlin song.

Haiku:  Heathrow Stillness

Haiku: Heathrow Stillness

A photo and a haiku capture momentary peace from the usual airport chaos.

A London Fish and Chips Story: Sometimes, You Can’t Go Back, But You Can Go Forward

A London Fish and Chips Story: Sometimes, You Can’t Go Back, But You Can Go Forward

This anglophile went back to Geales in London after more than a dozen years and found it had gotten more posh. But the fish and chips were spot on.

Dog Haiku for Humans

Dog Haiku for Humans

Luna poses playfully with her ball and telepathically transmits a haiku for humans.

Haiku: Homemade Soup (NaHaiWriMo)

Haiku: Homemade Soup (NaHaiWriMo)

Homemade soup is the daily prompt for NaHaiWriMo and Glover Gardens has a haiku and a lentil soup story that’s just right.

Food & Wine: 40 Photographs That Changed the Way We Eat (and a haiku)

Food & Wine: 40 Photographs That Changed the Way We Eat (and a haiku)

Food & Wine published a compilation of seminal and iconic food photography – it’s truly foodie-worthy.

“Jeans and Attitude!” Haiku for Go Texan Day

“Jeans and Attitude!” Haiku for Go Texan Day

Go Texan Day ahead of the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo means Lone Star pride and trail rides (and a haiku).

Haiku: Suicide Journey

Haiku: Suicide Journey

Processing continuing grief with a haiku; and also a link to the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. NaHaiWriMo

Haiku: Little Ones

Haiku: Little Ones

This haiku for NaHaiWriMo is dedicated to all parents of little ones (and once-little ones who’re all grown up now) .

Backyard Haiku (for NaHaiWriMo)

Backyard Haiku (for NaHaiWriMo)

Spring is breaking out early, and the birds are all over here at Glover Gardens. Check out the portraits of Mama Cardinal, and a haiku for #NaHaiWriMo.


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