8.3.13

Haiku: Breeze & Spring In A City Park...

"Break open a cherry tree and there are no flowers, but the spring breeze brings forth myriad blossoms."  Ikkyu Sojun
Haiku: Breeze & Spring In A City Park...
 

Huge white clouds
Sway gently at dawn
On a breeze...


This week, the prompt is: Breeze


What is a haiku?
 As Leo of Haiku Heights aptly explains, a haiku is a three line poem. It shows what the author wants us to understand from it, rather than tell it directly. The limitation to a haiku is seventeen syllables. It can be at maximum, that much. If you wish to go by the traditional Japanese structure even with English haiku, you can use a 5-7-5 syllable, or 3-5-3 syllable structure







"The beautiful spring came; and when Nature resumes her loveliness, the human soul is apt to revive also." Harriet Ann Jacobs
Haiku: Breeze & Spring In A City Park...  Photo via Carpe Diem


Oasis Rising
In a city park we love
Water lilies form


Today, the words are:  Shitamoe (Sprouting grasses & Forb), City Park (Imagination #3)

What is Carpe DiemBlog Owner, Kristjaan Panneman,  describes it as:  "a weblog on haiku. It's a new daily haiku meme where you can write a classical or non-classical haiku on a given prompt. Haiku is an ancient Japanese poetry form. A haiku has three short lines and describes a short moment (as short as the sound of a pebble thrown into water). Mostly a haiku counts 5-7-5 syllables and is sometimes called 'counted verse.'"




 More Below!


"Life stands before me like an eternal spring with new and brilliant clothes." Carl Friedrich Gauss
Haiku: Breeze & Spring In A City Park...


Spring grasses dancing
growing wildly on the plains
Sending Love our way

Some Food for Thought: Do you have memories of events that include any of these words? Have you ever been called  Courageous?  Take a moment to contemplate what Breeze, Sprouting grasses & Forb, and City Park  mean to you? Love and Peace in 2013.
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I would love to hear from you: Please leave me a comment. Thank You!


PHOTO CREDITS/ATTRIBUTIONS: All Photographs: White clouds, Grasses, or via Wikipedia, City Park via Carpe Diem, or my personal collection.

Until Next Time…
Ask. Believe. Receive. ©
Elizabeth Obih-Frank
Mirth and Motivation
Positive Kismet


40 comments:

  1. I love haikus! I'm currently trying my hand on it. :) Will post one about the breeze soon.

    I have been called courageous... and it actually means a lot when a friend told me that. I didn't know that I have been all this time. Oh well..

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  2. Wonderful. I look forward to reading your haiku... You are courageous, especially if your friend tells you so. TY!

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  3. lovely haikus you got there. looking forward for more. :->

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  4. They said that we only have two seasons here in the Philippines the wet and dry. In contrary with this one, I believe we still have four seasons. Like now it is not yet summer and I think it is spring. One evidence, some trees are changing their leaves.

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  5. I love spring! Weather is not too hot, not too cold and the flowers are in full bloom! I think it's the most wonderful season of all.

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  6. Your breeze haiku is refreshing as I sit in 35 degree heat today.Thanks.

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  7. I forgot na how to make Haikus. Back in hs pa kse my first and last Haiku-makin'

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  8. I forgot na how to make Haikus. Back in hs pa kse my first and last Haiku-makin'

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  9. You captured each pic in words perfectly.

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  10. Quite a lot of clouds. Lovely.

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  11. We have lots of those plant in our backyard back home. Now I know what it calls :)

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  12. Loved the haiku. It so very well goes with the wonderful photographs used.

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  13. Lovely and relaxing poetry for this post.

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  14. Wonderful haiku. I enjoyed both :-)
    Cheers!

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  15. I love that everything Haiku captures is the beauty of nature and the emotions attached to it. :) Nice Haikus! :)

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  16. I love your theme this week, Eliz. Your poems and the photos are all relaxing! :-)

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  17. I have always loved spring! I wish to experience the four seasons someday. :-)

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  18. awesome photos, summer here in my country is just around the corner..

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  19. I like "spring grasses dancing". This is a very breezy image.

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  20. I love the photos as Im so inlove with nature!

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  21. These are lovely thoughts to start my week. Thanks for sharing! :)

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  22. Ahh, the photos looks so enchanting and relaxing. Love it!

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  23. spring grasses dancing - napaisip ako about the picnic/playdate my girlfriends and I will try to organize for their kids and my nephew. takbo takbo sila sa green dancing grass :)

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  24. I have been out of the system for quite some time and I missed your Haikus. I like white clouds it brings me calmness.

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  25. Nice. My cousin is also fond of capturing photos especially in Instagram,

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  26. You chose wonderful photos to represent today's haiku Eliz. Looking forward for more.

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  27. These photos make me long for those long summer days of my youth.

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  28. This gives me a refreshing feeling. :-)

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  29. the calmness of the pond makes my mind peaceful, love that photo

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  30. Interesting poems.. Lovely thoughts that you shared.

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  31. i love mother nature :) the photos are lovely

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  32. "sending love our way" - beautiful!

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  33. love, love, love the photos! oh my! i remember haiku in high school. :)

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  34. Love the haikus, Eliz! And your photos definitely shout: SPRING!

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  35. I don't fully understand haikus, but this post is beautiful.

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  36. Some great positive thoughts here, matched with soothing photographs.

    Truly inspirational.

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  37. Lovely and creative poetry and photography ~ Enjoy ^_^

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