Tuesday, March 15, 2011

Monday, March 14, 2011

Valentine's Day 2011

Rotic Valentine's
Friendship served up with dessert
Just between us girls

(We threw a "rotic Valentine's" party this year--it was more fun than the law of averages allows, but I'm more than happy to break that law on occasion *wink*)

Sunday, March 13, 2011

Saturday, March 12, 2011

Friday, March 11, 2011

senryu of the day 2-5-11

Key to Success Campaign (a month-long verse-quoting contest)

Life discourages
Quoting verses by volume
Brings back my gladness

Thursday, March 10, 2011

Haiku of the day 2-4-11

slight smell of matches
spurt of flame, yellow and blue
tiny crackling fire

(woodwick candles are so much fun!)

Wednesday, March 09, 2011

Tuesday, March 08, 2011

Monday, March 07, 2011

Sunday, March 06, 2011

Saturday, March 05, 2011

Haiku/Senryu of the day

I began an exercise during the month of February in which I attempted to capture something about the day in haiku or senryu form. (actually, the exercise itself only lasted through the month of Feb)


The basic format is 3 lines of approximately 17 syllables, usually 17 AT THE MOST. Typically, the first line has 5 syllables, the second 7, the last 5 again. Also, the goal of haiku is to encapsulate a moment, a vivid moment, rather like a very focused picture. The goal of senryu is to capture a juxtaposition of human character (esp. foibles) and circumstance. I am afraid that most of these do little justice to either form, other than following the syllables (usually), and some require more explanation than is their due. But it was a fun exercise, and I hope that they will be enjoyable =)

I will be labeling them by the date as I post them. I actually wrote more than one on most days.

Enjoy!