Tinker Posted September 28, 2012 Share Posted September 28, 2012 "Haiku is a way of letting God know we are paying attention." Margaret D McGee, Haiku - the sacred art I am trying to write something everyday but my varied schedule & responsibilities aren't conducive to setting aside a "writing time" ( or maybe I don't have the discpline). I do however find myself responding to moments in my day with haiku-like thoughts. So......... I decided to start a haiku journal... Haiku seems to me to be a perfect vehicle for capturing daily responses since brevitiy and clarity are at the heart of the form. My initial goal is to write & post at least one haiku a day. I probably will have many lapses but only time will tell. I thought I'd share this idea with you all and invite you to join me sharing your own haiku moments here when your heart moves you. A "haiku moment:: A moment when the mind stops and the heart moves."*Margaret D McGee This haiku thread will be a little different from the "haiku train" which builds on others' word images. Here haikus should simply be responses to a moment in time. So as a reminder with an overly simplified definition, haiku is: 17 syllables or less image driven written in the moment shared parallel images. Traditionally in 3 units, 1. an image 2. a parallel or an expansion of the image 3. the human enlightenment or Ah ha moment. often written in a 5/7/5 syllable frame but that is not a hard and fast rule. Although I have to admit I find the 5/7/5 frame seems to naturally finds its way into most of my haiku give or take a syllable. often called senryu (haiku exploiting human nature with a humorous slant) when funny and funny is always welcome here. I really hope to see you contribute your haiku in this thread along with me. ~~Tink Quote ~~ © ~~ Poems by Judi Van Gorder ~~ For permission to use this work you can write to Tinker1111@icloud.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinker Posted September 28, 2012 Author Share Posted September 28, 2012 hiaku journal jvg 2012 #1 grey mist hangs low over cooled muted garden warmth in the kitchen Quote ~~ © ~~ Poems by Judi Van Gorder ~~ For permission to use this work you can write to Tinker1111@icloud.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larsen M. Callirhoe Posted September 28, 2012 Share Posted September 28, 2012 i lie in bed as the stars shine up high... Quote Larsen M. Callirhoe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinker Posted September 29, 2012 Author Share Posted September 29, 2012 Thanks for joining me Victor. hiaku journal jvg 2012 #2 TV drones while light blinks from computer screen garden tools by the door Quote ~~ © ~~ Poems by Judi Van Gorder ~~ For permission to use this work you can write to Tinker1111@icloud.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larsen M. Callirhoe Posted September 29, 2012 Share Posted September 29, 2012 where time unwinds i'm only thinking of you in my arms you are! vml Quote Larsen M. Callirhoe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinker Posted September 29, 2012 Author Share Posted September 29, 2012 hiaku journal jvg 2012 #3 evergreen retires needles change to reds and browns -- nest on last green limb hiaku journal jvg 2012 #4 treetops spike upward into empty morning sky bird calls from below Quote ~~ © ~~ Poems by Judi Van Gorder ~~ For permission to use this work you can write to Tinker1111@icloud.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank E Gibbard Posted September 30, 2012 Share Posted September 30, 2012 Jolly good idea m'lady patron of the haiku form on this hallowed site. I'll join you Tink with my first effort. Pregnant are the oaks Bearing little acorn buds Nature's mid-wives buzz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinker Posted September 30, 2012 Author Share Posted September 30, 2012 Oooh love it Frank, funny I had a buzzing experience myself today although a little more audible and less subtle in nature..... But I won the battle. hiaku journal jvg 2012 #5 incessant buzz from three icky black bombers fly swatter in hand hiaku journal jvg 2012 #6 senryu. killed 3 gained 5 more where in the hell did they come from? murder on my mind hiaku journal jvg 2012 #7 dead flies swept intodust bin. . . silence meets my ears Quote ~~ © ~~ Poems by Judi Van Gorder ~~ For permission to use this work you can write to Tinker1111@icloud.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinker Posted October 1, 2012 Author Share Posted October 1, 2012 hiaku journal jvg 2012 #8 brother's birthday baking cake . . . chocolate| his favorite Quote ~~ © ~~ Poems by Judi Van Gorder ~~ For permission to use this work you can write to Tinker1111@icloud.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank E Gibbard Posted October 1, 2012 Share Posted October 1, 2012 Keep up the good work Tink, mmm chocolate, sweet. Another wee one ... a haiku writer inking poems in three lines never wore out pens Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinker Posted October 2, 2012 Author Share Posted October 2, 2012 very wee one, I hope you don't mind I enlarged is slightly.... the font was so small I couldn't read it and it was worth the effort.... and speaking of wee things, clearly my home has been invaded by small irritants .... I need an exterminator. hiaku journal jvg 2012 #9 small black spider climbs white tile wall nearby water drips Quote ~~ © ~~ Poems by Judi Van Gorder ~~ For permission to use this work you can write to Tinker1111@icloud.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinker Posted October 3, 2012 Author Share Posted October 3, 2012 In the midst of a heat wave... hiaku journal jvg 2012 #10 overhead fan hums in dark of predawn outside crickets sing along haiku journal jvg 2012 #11 florescent light blinks mess on desk cast in shadow laughter lights up room This is why I don't retire, I love working with the people who come into my office. (most of the time) Quote ~~ © ~~ Poems by Judi Van Gorder ~~ For permission to use this work you can write to Tinker1111@icloud.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank E Gibbard Posted October 3, 2012 Share Posted October 3, 2012 In the midst of a heat wave... hiaku journal jvg 2012 #10 overhead fan hums in dark of predawn outside crickets sing along haiku journal jvg 2012 #11 florescent light blinks mess on desk cast in shadow laughter lights up room This is why I don't retire, I love working with the people who come into my office. (most of the time) Yes Tink -don't know why the last fonted little, sorry, thanks. Keep'em coming. Glad you like work, nice haikus. Frank Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank E Gibbard Posted October 4, 2012 Share Posted October 4, 2012 Another (playing with fonts for fun) Seven syllables Phantasmagorical Good word for haikus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinker Posted October 4, 2012 Author Share Posted October 4, 2012 Whoah! Now that is readable and "phantasmagorical" . haiku journal jvg 2012 #12 second hand jerks forward on clock's flat face moment caught then lost Quote ~~ © ~~ Poems by Judi Van Gorder ~~ For permission to use this work you can write to Tinker1111@icloud.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinker Posted October 5, 2012 Author Share Posted October 5, 2012 haiku journal jvg 2012 #13 words read "Do it now!" painted in white on brown bark a daisy prinks the plaque Quote ~~ © ~~ Poems by Judi Van Gorder ~~ For permission to use this work you can write to Tinker1111@icloud.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank E Gibbard Posted October 5, 2012 Share Posted October 5, 2012 tinkering margins reading between internet lines writers of haiku Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinker Posted October 6, 2012 Author Share Posted October 6, 2012 You make me smile Frank~~ haiku journal jvg 2012 #14 morning mountain chill outside my warm cozy quilt alarm on snooze haiku journal jvg 2012 #15 lectio divina written as response to Robert Frost's Question 'soul-and-body scars' so far a bargain, I live! Quote ~~ © ~~ Poems by Judi Van Gorder ~~ For permission to use this work you can write to Tinker1111@icloud.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinker Posted October 7, 2012 Author Share Posted October 7, 2012 haiku journal jvg 2012 #16 another lectio divina written as response to Gen 2:24 Today's Sunday Reading 'two become one flesh' bound mystical union love is a will Quote ~~ © ~~ Poems by Judi Van Gorder ~~ For permission to use this work you can write to Tinker1111@icloud.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinker Posted October 8, 2012 Author Share Posted October 8, 2012 hauku journal jvg #17 last quarter moon sleeps behind October clouds I count the stars Quote ~~ © ~~ Poems by Judi Van Gorder ~~ For permission to use this work you can write to Tinker1111@icloud.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinker Posted October 10, 2012 Author Share Posted October 10, 2012 haiku journal jvg #18 aroma of beef stew lingers in the kitchen dishes in the sink Quote ~~ © ~~ Poems by Judi Van Gorder ~~ For permission to use this work you can write to Tinker1111@icloud.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fdelano Posted October 11, 2012 Share Posted October 11, 2012 grackles harvest fall dogwoods, swarming, shaking limbs hidden by mauve leaves Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinker Posted October 12, 2012 Author Share Posted October 12, 2012 Love "grackles" it crackles like the sound made when walking on autumn leaves. haiku journal jvg # 20 low fog floats over sedate San Francisco bay plane pulls into sky haiku journal jvg #21 blue wing looks down on white clouds silver plane passes below Quote ~~ © ~~ Poems by Judi Van Gorder ~~ For permission to use this work you can write to Tinker1111@icloud.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fdelano Posted October 13, 2012 Share Posted October 13, 2012 first frost sparkles on black roof, still air apparent with quick breath in awe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinker Posted October 16, 2012 Author Share Posted October 16, 2012 haiku 22 on the way to catch my flight home. starter clicks car engine is silent clock ticks Quote ~~ © ~~ Poems by Judi Van Gorder ~~ For permission to use this work you can write to Tinker1111@icloud.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinker Posted October 21, 2012 Author Share Posted October 21, 2012 haiku journal jvg #24 cool air chills my skin in dark of our silent room sleep plays hide and seek Quote ~~ © ~~ Poems by Judi Van Gorder ~~ For permission to use this work you can write to Tinker1111@icloud.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fdelano Posted October 22, 2012 Share Posted October 22, 2012 when you sleep, your mind flys or wanders to new places familiar when awake Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinker Posted October 22, 2012 Author Share Posted October 22, 2012 haiku journal jvg #25 rain wet redwood deck cluttered with castoff needles from nearby bows Quote ~~ © ~~ Poems by Judi Van Gorder ~~ For permission to use this work you can write to Tinker1111@icloud.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinker Posted October 24, 2012 Author Share Posted October 24, 2012 haiku journal jvg #26 the whirring whoosh of rubber tires on wet asphalt travels the silence Quote ~~ © ~~ Poems by Judi Van Gorder ~~ For permission to use this work you can write to Tinker1111@icloud.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinker Posted October 24, 2012 Author Share Posted October 24, 2012 Camden 3 - Brooklyn 6 - Allexa 9 & Trinity 11 horsing around to Rock of Ages haiku journal jvg #27 rocking out in mommy's high heels my grandkids <3 Quote ~~ © ~~ Poems by Judi Van Gorder ~~ For permission to use this work you can write to Tinker1111@icloud.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dedalus Posted October 25, 2012 Share Posted October 25, 2012 my grandkids are still waiting to be born or even thought of Quote Drown your sorrows in drink, by all means, but the real sorrows can swim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinker Posted October 26, 2012 Author Share Posted October 26, 2012 haiku journal jvg #28 rhythmic slosh rocks and swirls laundry in machine vacuum cleaner hums Quote ~~ © ~~ Poems by Judi Van Gorder ~~ For permission to use this work you can write to Tinker1111@icloud.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinker Posted October 27, 2012 Author Share Posted October 27, 2012 haiku journal jvg #30 aroma of coffee fills the warm kitchen eggs sizzle Quote ~~ © ~~ Poems by Judi Van Gorder ~~ For permission to use this work you can write to Tinker1111@icloud.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinker Posted October 29, 2012 Author Share Posted October 29, 2012 haiku journal jvg # 32 kid's bleat turns to cry on cold October morning 3am rescue Quote ~~ © ~~ Poems by Judi Van Gorder ~~ For permission to use this work you can write to Tinker1111@icloud.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinker Posted October 30, 2012 Author Share Posted October 30, 2012 haiku journal jvg #33 trees down, car submerged photos of floods flash on screen east coast disaster For Tony and anyone else on the east coast in harm's way, stay safe and my prayers are with you. ~~Tink Quote ~~ © ~~ Poems by Judi Van Gorder ~~ For permission to use this work you can write to Tinker1111@icloud.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinker Posted November 6, 2012 Author Share Posted November 6, 2012 haiku journal jvg #34 simple marks made upon a piece of paper my choice, my voice Quote ~~ © ~~ Poems by Judi Van Gorder ~~ For permission to use this work you can write to Tinker1111@icloud.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinker Posted December 5, 2012 Author Share Posted December 5, 2012 See, as predicted, there have been lapses. haiku journal jvg #35 visit from old friend hearts warm with memories bark boat in stream Quote ~~ © ~~ Poems by Judi Van Gorder ~~ For permission to use this work you can write to Tinker1111@icloud.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinker Posted December 6, 2012 Author Share Posted December 6, 2012 haiku journal jvg #36 giant redwood limb spikes through bedroom ceiling rain soaks carpet #37 slick rain soaked bows smother 6 foot redwood fence needles sting fingers Quote ~~ © ~~ Poems by Judi Van Gorder ~~ For permission to use this work you can write to Tinker1111@icloud.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinker Posted January 12, 2013 Author Share Posted January 12, 2013 haiku journal jvg #38 frost bitten limbs blacken in winter garden white crocus blossom Quote ~~ © ~~ Poems by Judi Van Gorder ~~ For permission to use this work you can write to Tinker1111@icloud.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dedalus Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 I count the stars five - fifteen - thirty - fifty - resume tomorrow Quote Drown your sorrows in drink, by all means, but the real sorrows can swim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinker Posted March 7, 2013 Author Share Posted March 7, 2013 haiku journal jvg # 39 winter stars hide behind drifting darkened clouds meadow wet from rain Quote ~~ © ~~ Poems by Judi Van Gorder ~~ For permission to use this work you can write to Tinker1111@icloud.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank E Gibbard Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 haiku journal jvg # 39 winter stars hide behind drifting darkened clowds meadow wet from rain Glad to see this thread is progressing Tink. ? typo clowds, sorry to rain on your parade so to speak. Frank Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinker Posted March 7, 2013 Author Share Posted March 7, 2013 Not a typo Frank I simply misspelled it. Thank you, I fixed it. Cloud is one of those words that every time I write it my brain questions w or u? And sometimes I pick correctly and other times not. But usually I have spell check to fix it for me, Last night I simply didn't take the time to check and correct and I know better. I had just come in from outside in the rainy darkness and here was Brendan's haiku counting the same stars I was missing. Brendan's haiku inspired a response in me, So I typed my haiku directly into this thread without spell check. I don't know why my brain doesn't want to let me hold that particular word spelling, Spelling rarely gives me problems. ~~smile~~ haiku journal jvg #40 memories leak onto journal page for granddaughter to read Quote ~~ © ~~ Poems by Judi Van Gorder ~~ For permission to use this work you can write to Tinker1111@icloud.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank E Gibbard Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 "Not a typo Frank I simply misspelled it. Brendan's haiku inspired a response in me, So I typed my haiku directly into this thread without spell check. I don't know why my brain doesn't want to let me hold that particular word spelling, Spelling rarely gives me problems. ~~smile~~ Oh I know Tink, easy to do, it's just some US variations catch me out, there are results searching for clowds one led me to a gay poet I never heard of whose eccentric spellings some argue are not wrong per ce apparently just his usage of his own version of language. His name Peter Orlovsky and clowds was how he spelt it. Just thought I'd mention that for interest's sake in passing. Good haiku (s) as ever personal & pertinent duetting with Brendan a good double act going. Cheers Frank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinker Posted March 12, 2013 Author Share Posted March 12, 2013 haiku journal jvg #41 green snot runs coughing kids sent home from school all four down with flu Desparation call from daughter-in-law on her way to pick up her 3rd child being sent home from school today. Her youngest was home sick to start with. She has gotten 3 separate calls, 3 separate trips. 9am, 10:30 and 11am. Lucky for me I live so far away. I'm sorry I can't help but happy I will not be exposed. Quote ~~ © ~~ Poems by Judi Van Gorder ~~ For permission to use this work you can write to Tinker1111@icloud.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinker Posted April 2, 2013 Author Share Posted April 2, 2013 haiku journal jvg #42 one poem behind in thirty day marathon haiku for cheaters Quote ~~ © ~~ Poems by Judi Van Gorder ~~ For permission to use this work you can write to Tinker1111@icloud.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinker Posted April 3, 2013 Author Share Posted April 3, 2013 haiku journal jvg #43 cardboard box filled with receipts and ledgers tax time Quote ~~ © ~~ Poems by Judi Van Gorder ~~ For permission to use this work you can write to Tinker1111@icloud.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinker Posted April 5, 2013 Author Share Posted April 5, 2013 haiku journal jvg #44 little hand on two big hand clicks to eleven my bed beckons and one I wrote last summer scribbled on the back of a receipt that I ran across while prepping for my tax accountant. I would like to save it so I am recording it here. #45 neglected parched earth water seeps snail-like through crust life in slow motion Quote ~~ © ~~ Poems by Judi Van Gorder ~~ For permission to use this work you can write to Tinker1111@icloud.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinker Posted April 6, 2013 Author Share Posted April 6, 2013 haiku journal jvg # 46 dull black metal harbinger of lethal intent daisies on a grave Quote ~~ © ~~ Poems by Judi Van Gorder ~~ For permission to use this work you can write to Tinker1111@icloud.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinker Posted April 8, 2013 Author Share Posted April 8, 2013 haiku jourmal jvg #47 For Poem a Day US National Poetry Month laundry in basket waits to be folded poem waits to be written Quote ~~ © ~~ Poems by Judi Van Gorder ~~ For permission to use this work you can write to Tinker1111@icloud.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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