September Update - Competition Wins and Other Success
Hello! Sorry it's been a while since I blogged - it's been a very busy summer :D But it's worth the wait, because I have some good news!...
Hello! Sorry it's been a while since I blogged - it's been a very busy summer :D But it's worth the wait, because I have some good news!...
Two haiku for you :) 24. sunshine, sunglasses, sakura still blooming but, wow! those summer feels! 25. slam of a car door, early...
Well, I haven't been posting my haiku every day, but I have been writing them! Here is a quick catch-up of what I've written recently,...
08/04/18 9. irresistible first breath through new pages, turned open, midnight book 10. petals take flight, leap caution to the wind, the...
In memoriam. 8. wingéd hourglass a young man not growing old, lambs are in the field #NaPoWriMo #NaPoWriMo2018haiku575 #haiku #poetry
6. the bees, oh, the bees! slush mud springtime, crisp fresh breeze, we awaited you 7. primrose, daffodil, thrumming hum, thick...
We have some lovely little lambs in the field down the road. Not too skittish. I've founded four marking colours. 5. born in snow, poor...
Just one haiku 4. she catches my eye from her frame, behind the glass, blue grey sky, kana #poetry #haiku #NaPoWriMo2018haiku575 #NaPoWriMo
Hello, and Happy Easter! So, according to Wikipedia, a haiku is: a very short form of Japanese poetry. It is typically characterised by...
Lovely day today, my last weekend in Japan and it was beautifully sunny, if a bit windy here at the seaside. Lots of inspiring views....
A few haiku from today - lovely sunny afternoon despite the forecast predicting rain. 102. branch of a tree in the corner of my window,...
So I haven't quite written haiku every day for NaPoWriMo, but the other goal I had in my head as to write at least one-hundred haiku this...
Just a few haiku today - been busy on the farm, enjoying the fresh air, etc. 98. walking on the beach the sea, smelling so fishy...
No haiku yesterday, just a few today. Been a busy bee, of course. 94. galloping white foam nudging further up the beach icing on a cake...
Another good haiku day. We went to a great exhibition about Pompeii at the Fukuoka City Museum, as well as the general exhibition, and...
It's the weekend, but no rest for the wicked! I've been busy submitting picture book manuscripts to publishers, and doing a bit of...
Was having quite a lethargic afternoon after a tiring morning, feeling like I wouldn't really get any haiku done, and then WHAM. A mixed...
Now settled in at my final stop in Japan - Fukuoka. Two weeks left of our time in Japan - 2.5 years in total. We have two short stays in...
Spent today on Miyajima island (Hiroshima) and didn't have much time for haiku. We spent a large part of the day hiking up a mountain...
Day 11 of #NaPoWriMo, was in a very haiku frame of mind today but didn't pen that many. Now in Hiroshima for a few days - nice to be...