Accept the challenge! Write a haiku for my photo. To join the contest, just type your haiku, name, and email address on the comment section. For more details, read my previous post - Free Postcards From Haiku My Photo Challenge.
Have fun everyone! :-)
Entries:
spring song
how it draws the heart
to reflection
~Alegria Imperial
i too
pray that these leaves
revive in the past
~Sasa Vazic
gnawing at
the dream of myself -
spring reflection
~Hansha Teki
embracing spring
-- I am nobody,
then life happens
~Ernesto P. Santiago
standstill--
the spring
multiplies
~Pravat Kumar Padhy
after downpour
empty space at the table
but green leaves
~Irena Szewczyk
there are coins
among the leaves -
fountain water
~Gillena Cox
acorn dream...
the silence of ripples
in my pond
~Ted van Zutphen
leafy reflections...
after the rain
the stillness
~Cara Holman
cool nights
warm mornings...
stone squirrel tries to reflect
~Pat Geyer
a prayer
frozen in time
shadow dreams
~Archana
Cloudy sky
the water reflects
pale dreams
~Makis Tselentis
leaf and shadow
rippling my reflection
a hint of sparrow
~Sandi Pray
water in sunlight
tastes better than
water under a cloud
~Ed Bremson
a haiku,
this wind, painting
stone
~Robert D. Wilson
shining
through dry leaves...
a rainbow
~Rita Odeh
reflection ...
the arresting music
of leaves
~Angelo B. Ancheta
embrace the stillness
for this is when
our reflection become our lesson
~Christine Messaros Jackson
don't hide your nuts
in the reflections
of another time
~Shanna
new wishing well
counting the rings
of my favorite tree . . .
~Aubrie Cox
shadow leaves in still waters
life's gift held in a chalice bath
my dear friends gathering
~Joan Barrett Roberts
ripples
in the birdbath...
spring meditations
~Josie Hibbing
a little rain
without warning
a little sun
~Kat Creighton
passing rainstorm . . .
acorn caps cupping
the entire sky
~Kathy Uyen Nguyen
leafdance
rippling the sky...
sometimes, I think of you
~Sanjukta Asopa
true friend of the house
forever stands
memories
~Ashi
painting
with light and shadows...
wet canvas
~Craig W. Steele
early morning
submerged in the bright water
the spring moon
~Ramona Linke
spring song
ReplyDeletehow it draws the heart
to reflection
Thank you, Alee, for being the first one here. :-)
Deletei too
ReplyDeletepray that these leaves
revive in the past
gnawing at
ReplyDeletethe dream of myself -
spring reflection
Hansha Teki
embracing spring
ReplyDelete— I am nobody,
then life happens
Ernesto P. Santiago
standstill--
ReplyDeletethe spring
multiplies
Pravat Kumar Padhy
e-mail: pravatkumar_padhy@rediffmail.com
after downpour
ReplyDeleteempty space at the table
but green leaves
there are coins
ReplyDeleteamong the leaves -
fountain water
acorn dream…
ReplyDeletethe silence of ripples
in my pond
Ted van Zutphen
tedvanzutphen@gmail.com
An exceptional activity biased haiku with much room for interpretation. "Acorn dream" is an unusual, evocative image. Juxtaposed with lines two and three, we get to dream, reflect, meditate, associate, and visualize the unsaid.
DeleteExceptional activity biased haiku, with good meter, and fresh imagery. The use of "acorn dream" is fresh coinage that invites multiple interpretation
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the stillness
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ReplyDeletea prayer
ReplyDeletefrozen in time
shadow dreams
"Shadow dreams" is a rich term that invites interpretation.
DeleteThis is great! I'm enjoying all your haiku. I'm so glad I'm not the judge. lol Thanks, everybody!
ReplyDeleteCloudy sky
ReplyDeletethe water reflects
pale dreams
leaf and shadow
ReplyDeleterippling my reflection
a hint of sparrow
Sandi Pray
ssp722@hotmail.com
water in sunlight
ReplyDeletetastes better than
water under a cloud
-- Ed Bremson
Chrissi, I think you left the 's' off 'tastes' in my haiku :)
DeleteJust a reminder for those who are just about to join, I only accept ONE haiku per person. Thanks!:-)
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ReplyDeletethis wind, painting
stone
robert d. wilson
foamfish@gmail.com
shining
ReplyDeletethrough dry leaves...
a rainbow
Rita Odeh
reflection ...
ReplyDeletethe arresting music
of leaves
Angelo B. Ancheta
I like the way this activity biased haiku invokes interpretation and u earths the unsaid via yugen (depth and mystery)
Deleteembrace the stillness
ReplyDeletefor this is when
our reflection becomes our lesson
dont hide your nuts
ReplyDeletein the reflections
of another time
shanna
Thanks for all the recent submissions! Note: If I receive two haiku from one participant, I just accept the first one. Each participant is allowed to submit only one haiku. :-) So, far we have a bunch of wonderful haiku. I'm happy to see new faces!
ReplyDeletenew wishing well
ReplyDeletecounting the rings
of my favorite tree . . .
ripples
ReplyDeletein the birdbath...
spring meditations
josie hibbing
jmjrosamstica@yahoo.com
correction of my email address: jmjrosamystica@yahoo.com
Deletea little rain
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a little sun
Kat Creighton
seasoul2@yahoo.com
passing rainstorm . . .
ReplyDeleteacorn caps cupping
the entire sky
Kathy Uyen Nguyen
ambiguity(dot)lotus(at)gmail(dot)com
There are several stunning haiku in this contest. I enjoyed reading them all.
ReplyDeleteNevertheless, I couldn't resist telling Kathy that her haiku is a WINNER!
Thanks for sharing. Thanks Chrissi for this lovely chance for haijins to communicate. Please, try to let us vote as we do with the kukai contests.
Judging depends on one opinion. Voting anonymously is objective and depends on the opinion of a group. Thanks for the Kristine Cliff for accepting the challenge of judging. It is not an easy thing because there are many pearls on the same chain.
Much Love,
~Rita
Hi, Rita! Don't worry - most probably I'll do a kukai like haiga contest so that every participant can vote. That was my original idea. For this contest, I trust Kirsten will choose the best haiku. It's true that judging depends on one opinion, but I highly respect her and I'm sure that all participants do respect her, too. :-)
ReplyDeleteleafdance
ReplyDeleterippling the sky...
sometimes, i think of you
sanjukta asopa
email: sanjuktaa2003@yahoo.com
true friend of the house
ReplyDeleteforever stands
memories
painting
ReplyDeletewith light and shadows...
wet canvas
Craig W. Steele
csteele@wildblue.net
I agree with Rita. There are absolutely many stunning haiku on this list, and I can only imagine the difficulty Kirsten will feel once she starts reading and deciding the winner! But like you said, Christine, I have my utmost admiration and respect for her, so I'm sure she'll find a way! :)
ReplyDeleteAnd thank you, Rita! You have me blushing and speechless! Thank you so much for thinking so highly of my haiku. I'm so honored with your comment. Namaste!
I feel silly for asking this, but I've seen it time and time again, and I still haven't figured out what it is because I have not participated in them nor have I been fully exposed to them. May I ask what a kukai is? I am interested in understanding how it works. Thank you!
Hi, Kathy! I've asked her Kirsten to select the 2nd and 3rd prize because there are so many good ones. :-)
ReplyDeleteI copied and pasted this from Sketchbook to explain to you what kukai is.
A kukai is a peered review poetry contest. A haiku Topic is assigned by the editor. An 'anonymized' list of submitted haiku is then distributed to all participating poets and they are invited to vote. Votes are returned to the editor who tallies the votes and publishes the haiku for the participants, this time with names and points revealed.
You can browse these links to see all the kukai contests I've known so far.
Sketchbook - http://poetrywriting.org/
Caribbean Kigo Kukai- http://wwwcaribbeankigokukai.blogspot.com/
International Kukai Contest on Rita Odeh's blog - http://rita-odeh.blogspot.com/search/label/International%20Kukai
I hope this helps, Kathy. I've joined only three times, but I'm planning to participated more in the future. It's fun! I think my idea of having a haiga contest with all the participants being able to vote on a list of haiku(without names) will be a good idea. That would be my next project ;-)Rita agrees on this one because she has suggested this to me without knowing I've been already toying with the idea.;-)
Thanks to the most recent partipants - Aubrie, Joan, Josie, Kat, Kathy, Rita, Sanjukta, Ashi, and Craig -for your entries.
ReplyDeleteWe have one more day to go! Wooohoo!
early morning
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the spring moon
Ramona Linke
Thanks, Ramona!
ReplyDeleteAs of midnight, April 31, 2012, the contest is officially over! Announcement of winners - first, second and third prize winners - will be at 7 pm, Friday, May 4.
ReplyDeleteI've heard of the first two sites, but never ventured far enough to fully grasp what it is. Thanks for explaining it to me, Christine! Maybe I'll consider submitting to them. We shall see. :)
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