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Category Archives: Haiku

Fledgling

My older son went away to university last week.  It’s a big transition for us, as well as him.  My thoughts are of a bird leaving the nest; and of the cycle of seasons, especially that the spring blossom leads to fruit later and the autumn leaves reveal the buds for next spring.  Here’s theContinue reading “Fledgling”

Posted byAlexSeptember 24, 2013Posted inHaiku, PoetryTags:haiku, poetry2 Comments on Fledgling

The Call of the Woods

I’ve been neglecting my blog.  Just to keep it going, here’s a haiku from a less busy time.   field soaring upwards and beyond the pathless gate the beckoning wood (The photo doesn’t fit the poem – it’s different woods – but, hey, it’s woods.)

Posted byAlexNovember 20, 2012November 20, 2012Posted inHaiku, PoetryTags:connection, Creation, ecology, Forest, haiku, prayer, spirituality, WoodsLeave a comment on The Call of the Woods

Haiku

I became interested in haiku while on retreat a couple of years ago.  I like these disciplined poetic forms, and one of the particular attractions of haiku for me is that it is in the present tense.  I am trying to live more in the present tense.   The other rules of haiku are: threeContinue reading “Haiku”

Posted byAlexOctober 1, 2012Posted inHaikuLeave a comment on Haiku
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