2013 Open Mic

     At the last day of 2012, the December Haiku Share on Prose Posies had come to an end. I've been missing the daily experience, but I just found out the good news. Cara Holman has presented a new challenge for this year - 2013 Open Mic. It's still the December Haiku Share, but on a monthly basis rather than daily. Yay!!! Click here to find out the basic ground rules. 
     In case you missed the last 10 days of the December Haiku Share, below are my daily offerings. Click a particular day to see the full post.

Day 21

lavender mist

he murmurs another name

in his sleep

Shiki Kigo Kukai (December 2012)

Day 22

A Hundred Gourds (1:3 March 2012)

Day 23

weeping willow

I wake up

laughing from a dream

Fox Dreams, edited by Aubrie Cox of Yay Words! (April 2012)

Day 24

Haigaonline (Vol. 12 Issue 2, December 2011)

Day 25

Christmas stocking

a boy pretends

he hasn't caught Santa

A Handful of Stones (December 24, 2012)

Day 26

summer breeze

shadows in the moonight

rock the boat

Fool's Paradise, edited by Aubrie Cox of Yay Words! (December 2012)

Day 27

A Hundred Gourds (1:2 March 2012)

Day 28

she believes

another white lie

wine moon

International Kukai (October 2012)

Day 29

Daily Haiga (December 24, 2012)

Day 30

checkmate—

surrendering to 

a choir of birds

Things With Wings, edited by Aubrie Cox of Yay Words (June 2012)

Day 31

Related posts:

December Haiku Share (Part II)

December Haiku Share - Still Going Strong!

December Haiku Share (Part II)

     For the past ten days, I've been enjoying the December Haiku Share on Prose Posies not only because I've been sharing my work, but also because I've been reading a variety of stunning haiku from talented poets. 

   Here are my posts from Day 11-20. Click a specific day to see all the haiku shared in response to Cara Holman's daily post. 

Day 11

A Hundred Gourds (1:2 March 2012)

Day 12

Notes From the Gean (Fall 2011: Vol. 3, Issue 2)

Day 13

March Winner 2012, The Collaborative Photo-Haiku Project

Photo by Tif Holmes 

Day 15

first light

a fuzzy head pops out

of a nest

NaHaiWriMo (November 2012)

Day 16

ocean breeze

his eyes locked on

her grass skirt

NaHaiWriMo (August 2012)

Day 17

95th World Haiga Contest (December 2011)

Day 18

rose garden

a child searching for

Thumbelina

A Blackbird Sings (anthology edited by Fiona Robyn and Kaspalita)

Day 19

 

See Haiku Here (January 2012)

Day 20

30 Days of Haiga on A 19 Planets of Art Blog 2010-2012

This is found under Mister Linky

Related Post:

December Haiku Sharing - Still Going Strong!

December Haiku Share - Still Going Strong!

     On its 11th day, The December Haiku Share on Cara Holman's blog Prose Posies is still going strong! A lot of stunning haiku have been shared and more poets have been participating. Why don't you join us, too? If you don't want to be stressed out about writing a new haiku each day, you can just share any haiku from your own archives. Click here to read about this month long haiku challenge. 

     Below are the haiku and haiga that I've shared for the past ten days. Click a specific day to read all the haiku posted by other poets in response to Cara's haiku for the day. 

Day 1

 

 Sketchbook (January/February 29, 2012: Vol. 7: No. 1)

Day 2

balmy evening

the whisper of her ashes

from the sea

Sea Bandits 2012 (edited by Aubrie Cox of Yay Words!)

Day 3

 

A Hundred Gourds (1:4 September 2012)

Day 4

 

30 Days of Haiga (Ricki Daddario's blog - 19 Planets Art Blog 2010/2012)

This haiga is seen under "Mister Linky."

Day 5

 

Haigaonline (Vol. 12 Issue 2, December 2011)

This haiga is seen under "contemporary haiga."

Day 6

 

Multiverses 1:1

This haiga is seen under "haiga gallery."

Day 7

Gisele LeBlanc's blog - Berry Blue Haiku, August 2011

Day 8

 

NaHaiWriMo, August 2011

Day 9

passing clouds

the scent of honeysuckle

in a crow's wings

3rd place, Svetlana Marisova Memorial Kukai, September 2012

Day 10

karaoke music

not a single star

stands out tonight

Things With Wings (edited by Aubrie Cox of Yay Words!)

Haiku Sharing on Prose Posies

     This December, Cara Holman is inviting us to share our own haiku every day on her blog, Prose Posies. It may be published or unpublished as long as it is related in any way to her haiku post.

     For her first post, this is what she shared:

a stranger in the crowd

that looks like you

blue mist

(Shiki Kigo Kukai, November 2012)

     My response:

blossoms in her hand

he smiles without knowing

her name

Sketchbook (January/February 29, 2012: Vol. 7, No.1)

     My haiku doesn't convey any longing or loneliness like hers, but it also talks about a stranger. The two haiku matches somehow. Just like Cara said, it's like playing the card game of Crazy Eights. So easy and fun, isn't it? Go ahead and read all the haiku responses for the first post here. I'm sure you wouldn't want to miss it. 

With Cherries on Top

   The most awaited haiku and senryu collection, With Cherries on Top: 31 Flavors from NaHaiWriMo, is available now for FREE download here. Special thanks to the 31 prompters, the contributors, and most especially to Michael Dylan Welch for all his hard work in putting together this beautiful pdf book. 

     For each daily prompt, at least five haiku were carefully selected. I'm thrilled and honored  because aside from being one of the 31 prompters, three of my haiku are among the cream of the crop. Thanks to the NaHaiWriMo community for all the support and inspiration. 

     tide pool

     a gulls plucks a starfish

     along with my dream

     prompt by Patty Hardin: tide pool

                           

        

     hospital bed

     the way his eyes light up

     when he sees me

                   

     prompt by Gillena Cox: love

     cotton-candy clouds—

     days when I am

     one of the butterflies

     prompt by Cara Holman: childhood in summer
      

    Also included in the book are Michael Dylan Welch's fantastic photos, one of which is on the front cover.

 

Summertime Childhood Memories

     August 25 NaHaiWriMo prompt is "summertime childhood memories", provided by Cara Holman.

 

 

     Comments on my haiga may be found here. Click this for more information on the 31 Different NaHaiWriMo Prompters in August 2012.

A Birthday Renku

     I played along with other poets to celebrate Cara Holman's birthday. This is her birthday renku, reblogged from Prose Posies

sultry afternoon 
the plaintive cries
of fledgling hawks

crazed evening traffic
dragonfly bravura

pigeons huddle
in the park bandstand
a midnight rain

I snag and release 
a frog from the house

daytime buzz - 
the mosquito i slapped
on my arm

letter from Rome— 
am I liable?

monsoon wind 
what would complement
this traffic jam

Fog slips over the hilltops 
tickling a lone mockingbird.

wet with dew 
wildflowers fold into themselves
a whispered lullaby

tuning out 
yesterday and tomorrow

They flew from their nest 
over summer’s fresh blooms
a lofty call

on my moonlit kitchen 
drips of watermelon juice

almost midnight 
should I stay or should I leave
lullaby of a cricket

alone again 
in the feathered nest

early birdsong 
facing the same direction
all four horses

in the meadow 
with one last laugh

it’s the new born child 
who gets the last laugh
severe drought

a dragonfly nestles 
in the clown’s wig

light reflected 
off the pond
the sounds clouds make

the right word grasped
in willow fragments

pillow talk
the early morning chatter
between nests

on which I scribe each night 
the non-visual geometry

silence, I speak… 
the unspoken language
of the unkai

late for work again 
the faded-jeans sky

may birthday candles 
light the path to happiness…
live a full life

firelight flickers 
on the mountainside

bee-wearing (con)tests the many diverse views among (our) haijin

morning sunshine 
birthday wishes across the web
 

Birthday Celebrations!

   Instead of coming up with my own contest for my birthday, I decided to celebrate with three poets who are doing something special at their own blogs. 
     There's not a lot of time left so check out the links as soon as you can. I promise that you won't regret it. You'll also enjoy reading the submissions of other participants.

1) Moon Tanka with Margaret Dornaus - You have until tomorrow to get a chance to win a copy of Modern Japanese Tanka. 
2) Birthday Renku with Cara Holman - July 23 is the last day to join her in creating an on-line renku.

3) The Siloh Tanka Contest with Kirsten Cliff - July 24 is the last day for your chance to win 26 Tanka Films (Dvd) by Richard von Sturmer.     

     In the following days, I'll be sharing my entries here. It's definitely not as good as the others, but they're special to me. Honestly, I didn't join to win. I just wanted to create something for them for bringing so much joy in the haiku community.

     To all the July birthday celebrants, I wish you all the wonderful things that your heart desires and may you have many more productive years of writing!