the rising mist

cold drizzle

noreply@blogger.com (nora) — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 10:22:00 +0000

cold drizzle
how can a broken heart
continue breaking?

Happy birthday, my son

winter in the wind

noreply@blogger.com (nora) — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 14:22:00 +0000

winter in the wind
no cake for this candle lit
in memoriam

For Andy

biodiversity

noreply@blogger.com (nora) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:17:00 +0000

Sometimes, a picture really is worth a thousand words. I thought this pictorial in the NYT titled "biodiversity" was particularly poetic and humorous. You'll see autumn leaves in a new light.

Simply Haiku

noreply@blogger.com (nora) — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 21:32:00 +0000

Catch my latest publication at Simply Haiku. See assemblages 2, 3, and 4.

last leaf

noreply@blogger.com (nora) — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 14:32:00 +0000

last leaf
re-learning the art
of letting go

late autumn

noreply@blogger.com (nora) — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 15:12:00 +0000

late autumn
preferring the quiet work
of raking leaves

all saints day

noreply@blogger.com (nora) — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 14:33:00 +0000

all saints day
from the corner of my eye
someone no one

noreply@blogger.com (nora) — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 18:07:00 +0000

even the moon
has obsuring clouds
in this fading light
I can only hide
behind this veil of tears

autumn sunset

noreply@blogger.com (nora) — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 10:43:00 +0000

autumn sunset
dripping Van Morrison's
Tupelo honey

quaker sabbath

noreply@blogger.com (nora) — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 09:42:00 +0000

quaker sabbath
spirit moving some to speak
some to silence

reading haiku

noreply@blogger.com (nora) — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 12:40:00 +0000

reading haiku
at 3 a.m.
rain drums the skylight

cold rain

noreply@blogger.com (nora) — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 17:48:00 +0000

cold rain
a maple leaf floats
in the water basin

autumn arrives early

noreply@blogger.com (nora) — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 09:11:00 +0000

autumn arrives early
for this mountain ridge
and me

the breached creek bank

noreply@blogger.com (nora) — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 10:33:00 +0000

breached creek bank
all day half-living
in last night's dream

Transitions

noreply@blogger.com (nora) — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 01:46:00 +0000

I started this blog, appropriately, on April 1, 2007, with the intent of writing one haiku a day for a year, which I did for well over 2 years. Most haiku experts will admit that none of those first verses qualifies as haiku. It has been a journey, one I am deeply grateful to have your friendship and kindness as I made my way.

Writing a daily haiku feels more like work than an interesting challenge these days. I need to be untethered from the calendar and write as moved, which I hope doesn't become too infrequent. I have felt anxiety, not wanting to let my readers down. I am so grateful for your support.

I have another challenge I am not sure how to approach. Most journals are now accepting haiku that have not appeared in print or on line in any forum. I need to think about whether the day-to-day camaraderie and support I get is more important to me than publishing. I could post here the haiku I don't intend on submitting, but a) it's hard to know how good a poem is sometimes when it's fresh, whether it's a keeper or not, and b) I don't want the quality of my blog to consist only of the sub-par haiku. I welcome your advice. I don't like feeling like I have to choose between my blog and publishing. Suggestions?

I've renamed the blog to break from the daily commitment. I am using a line from a haibun and what will be the title of my book, the rising mist. The URL remains the same.

Warmest thanks,

Nora

mackerel sky

noreply@blogger.com (nora) — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 10:34:00 +0000

pine shavings curl
in the hand plane
mackerel sky

October moon

noreply@blogger.com (nora) — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 18:17:00 +0000

October moon
white pumpkins glow
in the field

migration

noreply@blogger.com (nora) — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 10:38:00 +0000

migration
this unnamed flock
no less beautiful

pond

noreply@blogger.com (nora) — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 20:35:00 +0000

the leaf's shadow
on the pond dapples
brocaded carp

deep autumn

noreply@blogger.com (nora) — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 10:17:00 +0000

deep autumn
we read love poems once
in these woods

autumn dew

noreply@blogger.com (nora) — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 10:15:00 +0000

autumn dew
bird seed sprouting
in the old feeder

unfulfilled wish

noreply@blogger.com (nora) — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 09:49:00 +0000

unfulfilled wish
daruma doll's
one eye

autumn breeze

noreply@blogger.com (nora) — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 15:54:00 +0000

autumn breeze
moving through the air
that moves through us

star map

noreply@blogger.com (nora) — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 17:21:00 +0000

star map
tracing the constellations
on your flesh

rising floodwaters

noreply@blogger.com (nora) — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 10:38:00 +0000

rising floodwaters
the man paddles his canoe
with a shovel