Eighth of October
Shadows falls slanted
Dusty brown hands streaked with bright chalk
Disappearing lines
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Haiku Daybook
The Haiku Daybook will record 365 extemporaeneous short poems in the traditional haiku or medieval tanka forms: one poem for every day of the year. This is equal parts writing exercise, life's record, & mnemonic aide.
The haiku's 5-7-5 syllabic structure is familiar to most readers. Its predecessor, the tanka, includes a couplet of 7 syllable lines as a kind of epigram.
Memory is the intent, writing is the means, poetry is the method- & brevity is the relief!
Previous Posts
- Seventh of October
- Sixth of October
- Always starting
- Boiling water callsto pot emptied of green tea.Gee...
- New #5
- new #3
- new #2
- a new #1
- 13 December 2006
- 12 December 2006
Thursday, October 09, 2008
Dusty brown hands streaked with bright chalk
Disappearing lines
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