My Haiga in Green Tree Press

      

     If it weren't for Scott Abeles, I wouldn't have known today that  Susan Shand of Green Tree Press has written positive remarks about this haiga. 

     ... combines a well composed photograph to support a haiku. Linking through the rust, it tells us about something which isn't shown in the image but which we are invited to imagine. We fill in the story in which our own childhood memories become an active and engaged co-operative creativity with Christine L Villa's stimulus.

     

     Read the whole article, But is it Art, here. 

     By the way, this haiga was chosen by Ramona Linke as Haiku of the Month last September 2012. You can read my previous post regarding this here. 

Monster From a Country's Folklore

full moon

a pregnant woman

dreams of an aswang

* Read about aswang, a mythical creature in the Philippines here. 

October 31 NaHaiWriMo prompt: monster

Prompter: Scott Abeles

See comments here.

Shared with Gabi Greve's Facebook account 

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World Kigo Database

Philippine Saijiki

Creaking Door

creaking door . . .

a love message on the wall

written in blood

October 10 NaHaiWriMo prompt: haiku noir

     Prompter of the month Scott Abeles explains, "Dennis Garrison, the publisher/poet, describes the sub-genre of haiku noir as "at the farthest end of the spectrum of subject matter, dealing with that which is not generally considered to be proper subject matter for the classical haiku; for example: tragedy, loss, sorrow, depression, madness, terror, horror, anger, macabre humor, anti-heroism, crime, passion, the underworld/subcultures ..." I'd add that, as with film noir, good noir, despite the darkness, is oddly attractive, even beautiful. Consider in addition to old masters like John Huston or Raymond Chandler more modern practitioners of the dark arts, like Martin Scorcese (Raging Bull) or Trent Reznor (Hurt). 

 

See comments here.
 

Mountain Stream

mountain stream

the tinkling sound
of a rain chain

October 7 NaHaiWriMo prompt: gutter

Prompter: Scott Abeles

See comments here.

Christmas Cottage

the light inside

the Christmas Cottage

memories of home

October 5 NaHaiWrimo prompt: masterpiece
Prompter: Scott Abeles

See comments here.

Photo Credit: Thomas Kinkade online gallery

Shared with Haiku Heights #190

Prompt: home 

Childhood Desk

           Another month of haiku writing has started in NaHaiWriMo with daily writing prompter, Scott Abeles. Oh, my gosh! I can't believe I'm posting my haiku for the day. I thought I was going to have a longer break. Well, we'll see how it goes... How many can I manage to write in this busy month of October?

 

childhood desk

I see the world again

in primary colors

 

 

     The prompt for October 3 is desks, desks-ku, and writing spaces. Comments on my haiku may be found here.