Friday, June 15, 2012

Ripple Effect

It the birthday of Kobayashi Issa, one of the masters of the simple but elegant haiku. In his lifetime he wrote more than 20,000 haiku, celebrating the simplicities of life in 17 syllables. Let me try one.


Breezes blow gently
Sun's waking but so slowly
Ripples echo now.
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22 comments:

  1. ButchJune 15, 2012 at 9:04 AM

    Very Good. I like it.

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  2. KathyJune 15, 2012 at 9:14 AM

    I'm not big on haikus but I like your photograph. Your comment re "Rust Never Sleeps" applies here also. I was wondering if I may steal that someday for one of my post titles (since I live in a land where rust never takes a holiday).

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  3. SharonJune 15, 2012 at 9:35 AM

    Good job...on the haiku and the photo!

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  4. ElenkaJune 15, 2012 at 10:22 AM

    He also was one of the main characters in The Usual Suspects movie. ;-)

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  5. slimJune 15, 2012 at 11:16 AM

    Ripples of light
    provide the backdrop
    for this simply seasoned picture.

    Happy Birthday, ki

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  6. Clueless in BostonJune 15, 2012 at 11:40 AM

    Very nice and perfect haiku.

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  7. KateJune 15, 2012 at 11:51 AM

    I like BOTh your photo and your haiku. We should try adding haikus to all of our posts for a week. I wonder how many takers we'd get?!

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  8. TexWisGirlJune 15, 2012 at 11:52 AM

    beautiful.

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  9. LindaJune 15, 2012 at 11:57 AM

    How lovely. So nice to see you have been in Maine all your life. I made a post the other day about Maine. Greetings from Montreal, Canada.

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  10. KateJune 15, 2012 at 12:03 PM

    B- I checked some haiku of kobayashi issa and interestingly enough, he doesn't always follow the 5-7-5 syllable pattern. I guess if you're a "master" it doesn't matter. Now you've got me all interested in Haiku again. Thank you...that's what I miss about teaching...the way inspiration comes from the students and colleagues!

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  11. VirginiaJune 15, 2012 at 12:04 PM

    You're a poet and don't know it BIrd! :) Oughta try teaching haikus to a crowd of third graders. Lord have mercy.

    V
    ps I'd give your an A!

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  12. john bainJune 15, 2012 at 12:09 PM

    Your photograph is poetry in itself.

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  13. Rune EideJune 15, 2012 at 1:03 PM

    A very nice match for your photo - simplicity i beauty in itself.

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  14. cieldequimperJune 15, 2012 at 3:23 PM

    Well done for both the haiku and the illustration...

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  15. Folkways Note BookJune 15, 2012 at 4:19 PM

    Work is gone
    Tears on the kitchen table
    Workers despair

    Thought I would try my hand at a haiku for kicks.

    Nice photo.

    -- barbara

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  16. Sharon CreechJune 15, 2012 at 5:35 PM

    Love the image the haiku evokes . . .

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  17. RandyJune 15, 2012 at 11:23 PM

    Nice haiku.

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  18. Bob CroweJune 15, 2012 at 11:49 PM

    Reader clicks on Comment.
    Seascape praised for hue and peace:
    Social network tides.

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  19. UnknownJune 16, 2012 at 5:23 AM

    I love every detail on this foto. Well seen and well done. Great shot, Birdman!

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  20. Cezar and LéiaJune 16, 2012 at 7:28 AM

    The ripples make a nice texture in the water!
    God bless you!
    Cezar

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  21. DinaJune 16, 2012 at 2:20 PM

    I do like your haiku. And hope there will be more.

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  22. Living In Williamsburg VirginiaJune 16, 2012 at 10:20 PM

    Neat photo and perfect haiku.

    Darryl and Ruth :)

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