Category Archives: NaHaiWriMo

Snow moon ~ NaHaiWriMo #25

Posted on February 26, 2013 by awoodlandrose

a white rose petals the snow moon on my sill ag ~ 2013

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For Now ~ NaHaiWriMo #20

Posted on February 20, 2013 by awoodlandrose

Still sorting through old journals and letters. Going way back to the early seventies. I am now just beginning to grasp the concept of ancient history. It is taking quite a bit more concentration and energy than I allotted, so … Continue reading →

Posted in NaHaiWriMo | Tagged aging, blog notes, creativity, filing systems, haibun, haiku, journals, memories, organizing, sorting through old stuff | 2 Comments

Aubergine ~ NaHaiWriMo #19

Posted on February 19, 2013 by awoodlandrose

Today, I am painstakingly reviewing old journals and writings in order to discard and organize. It takes a great effort to determine what stays and what goes and if it stays, where does it go to stay awhile. In order … Continue reading →

Posted in NaHaiWriMo | Tagged aging, aubergine, haibun, haiku, old journals, shadow silence, simplifying, to toss or not to toss, writing | 5 Comments

Thaw ~ NaHaiWriMo #18

Posted on February 19, 2013 by awoodlandrose

Mid-winter thaw between storm fronts. One early bird serenades with a song indicative of many soon to come. They are returning – the song birds to scout sites for nest-building. Although there is constant change – there is the consistency … Continue reading →

Posted in NaHaiWriMo | Tagged Camelot dreams, cat stretch, change of seasons, haibun, haiku, nature, Pisces, spring, where are you Merlin?, winter thaw | Leave a comment

Black vs Blank ~ NaHaiWriMo # 17

Posted on February 18, 2013 by awoodlandrose

Black is the color chosen for yesterday’s prompt. It is supposedly the absence of color. Very appropriate in that I am drawing a blank for yesterday’s haiku challenge. I have also been thinking of Black-Holes in space and their relationship … Continue reading →

Posted in NaHaiWriMo | Tagged avoidance, black, black-holes, blank, empty vs. full, haibun, haiku, inner space, outer space, physics, questions, universe, void, yin and yang | 3 Comments

Salt ~ NaHaiWriMo #16

Posted on February 16, 2013 by awoodlandrose

into the warm salt a bath of tears ag ~ 2013

Posted in NaHaiWriMo | Tagged grief, haiku, release, salt bath, salt tears, short poem | 4 Comments

Blank ~ NaHaiWriMo #15

Posted on February 16, 2013 by awoodlandrose

flat wet flakes blowing at me this emptiness ag ~ 2013

Posted in NaHaiWriMo | Tagged emptiness, haiku, monostich, short poem, snow, the blues, writer's block | Leave a comment

Valentine Haiku ~ NaHaiWriMo #14

Posted on February 14, 2013 by awoodlandrose

Valentines Day alone happy not to share the peanut butter cookies Valentines Day lost in traffic – the car that looks like yours chocolate kisses saved for a night like this – Valentines Valentines Day its pull on my heart … Continue reading →

Posted in NaHaiWriMo | Tagged color red, dark chocolate, full moon, haiku, lonely hearts, lost love, peanut butter cookies, short poetry, solitude, Valentines Day | 1 Comment

The Rapids ~ NaHaiWriMo #12

Posted on February 13, 2013 by awoodlandrose

caught in the rapids this river wild with longing prompt: river ag ~ 2013

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Year of the Snake ~ NaHaiWriMo #11

Posted on February 11, 2013 by awoodlandrose

Sometimes I just have to shake my head and walk on. local deli Chinese New Year balloons fly over the sushi counter ag ~ 2013

Posted in NaHaiWriMo | Tagged Chinese New Year, confusion, haibun, haiku, irony, sushi, Year of the Snake | Leave a comment