The January 2013 Shiki Kukai free format topic was “window”.
waiting room
looking out through
rain-streaked windows
The rest of the entries can be read in the Shiki archives.
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quiescent moon
The January 2013 Shiki Kukai kigo topic was “first calm”.
quiescent moon
I finish sorting
her last box of papers
The rest of the entries can be read in the Shiki archives.
milk moon
2012 November PAD Chapbook Challenge- Day 30
And I did it again! (Made it to the end of another daily PAD challenge.) Today’s prompt is by guest prompter Violet Nesdoly: write a milk poem. I decided to go with another moon haiku– why not?
milk moon
my newborn baby
stirs in my arms
“Moon” is still an autumn kigo technically, although “Milk Moon” was one of several names given to the May full moon by Native Americans, according to the Farmers’ Almanac. More poetic responses can be read on the Poetic Asides blog.
And stay tuned tomorrow for a new idea I had for daily December blog posts that involve my blog readers!
new moon
2012 November PAD Chapbook Challenge- Day 29
Today’s prompt by guest prompter Bonita Jones Knott: write a birth poem. This is sort of a birth poem– a renewal poem anyway:
new moon
starting over again
again
“Moon”, for whatever reason, is an autumn kigo, so autumn it is. More poetic responses can be read on the Poetic Asides blog.
in the hawk’s shadow
2012 November PAD Chapbook Challenge- Day 28
A tough prompt from guest prompter Jonathan Edward Ondrashek, coming just 2 days before the end of the challenge– “Write a poem illuminating how it feels to stand up for what is right in the face of adversity in the workplace”. Hmm. I took a few liberties with defining “workplace”, and wrote the following, based on something I observed this summer.
in the hawk’s shadow…
a mother robin
guards her nest
“Robin” is yet another spring kigo (three in a row, if I remember right!), even though I observed this in the summer. I guess that proves that kigo are more guidelines than anything else. More poetic responses can be read on the Poetic Asides blog.
spring’s end
2012 November PAD Chapbook Challenge- Day 27
Today’s Two-for-Tuesday prompt comes from Paula Wanken: write a hero or villain poem. I went with the former:
spring’s end
his folded flag
encased in glass
“spring’s end” is another spring kigo. More poetic responses can be read on the Poetic Asides blog.
low-tide beach
2012 November PAD Chapbook Challenge- Day 26
Guest prompter Shann Palmer asked us to write a poem about something we collect. I collect so many things, I hardly knew where to start, but finally settled for seashells.
low-tide beach
the clink of seashells
in my hand
“Low-tide beach” is a spring kigo. More poetic responses can be read on the Poetic Asides blog.
the wide sea
2012 November PAD Chapbook Challenge- Day 25
I guess I’m getting quite a late start today. Guest prompter Cameron Mathews asked us to write an “opposite poem” of one of our earlier poetic attempts in this month. I decided to revisit Day 18, where I wrote a modified glosa/ epigram poem. Of course, I had to change all the rules of the form for this attempt.
I again started with the Shiki haiku on page 24 of The Haiku Handbook, by William J. Higginson and Penny Harter. This time, I used the lines from Shiki’s haiku in opposite order, and made them the first lines of my haiku (rather than the last lines). It’s easier to write the new haiku sequence than explain it!
rowing through
out of the mist
the wide sea
— Shiki
My Day 18 poem:
only the sound
of oars in water
rowing through
so far away
mountains rise
out of the mist
alone
with my thoughts
the wide sea
And today’s “opposite” poem:
the wide sea
thinking of you
so far away
out of the mist
white sails
or maybe a seagull
rowing through…
waves lap the shore
at my feet
More poetic responses can be read on the Poetic Asides blog.
earthshine
2012 November PAD Chapbook Challenge- Day 24
My favorite kind of prompt is one which prompts me to learn something new in order to write it.Today’s prompt, by Amanda Fall was of this type. The prompt was to write a poem with the title “The Truth about [blank]”. I immediately thought of the moon, and while googling some facts about the moon to make sure what I said was correct, I discovered this fascinating NASA article about earthshine. I have witnessed this phenomena in the past, and wondered about it– now I know!
This was the evolution of my haiku, from my first pass, through a 3rd version (which lost “the truth about” phrase entirely). I’m interested to see which version others prefer.
the truth
about the moon
reflected sunlight
earthshine
the truth
about the moon
earthshine
the dark side
of the moon
“Moon”, without a preceding modifying adjective, is an autumn kigo. More poetic responses can be read on the Poetic Asides blog.
deep cold
2012 November PAD Chapbook Challenge- Day 23
We’re coming into the home stretch on the PAD challenge, and I must say this month has flown by! Usually by this point, I’m starting to lose inspiration, but I think because I chose to write in haiku this year (which I’m starting to think in!), my task is much easier than in past years where I tried to write in a wide variety of poetic forms each day. Today’s prompt, by Amanda Fall was to write a “deep” poem.
deep cold
the last sliver
of pie unclaimed
“Deep cold” is a winter kigo. Interestingly, The Haiku Handbook lists winter as November, December, and January, so my post-Thanksgiving haiku fits right in here. More poetic responses can be read on the Poetic Asides blog.
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