Dark’s pendulum swings
heavy, to its furthest reach –
dawn a memory
Midwinter night, Luna’s lost
Clouds sputter confused snow
Frank J. Tassone is the host of Haikai Challenge. Frank says:
This week, write the haikai poem of your choice (haiku, senyru, haibun, tanka, haiga, renga) that alludes to either midwinter (mafayu), midsummer (manastu), or the winter/summer solstice.
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love the image of the heavy pendulum representing time and memory
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Gina thank you very much. It does feel that way this time of year. I hope you will write haiki for Frank’s prompt (pretty please?)
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it was spooky reading your poem this morning as I wrote a few verses in my notebook last night and the word pendulum was in the first line! yikes! No promises!
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That is kind of spooky, but a good spooky. Ok ok if the spirit moves you maybe I will be lucky to see one.
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Very nice Jade! I love the idea of confused snow! It is a perfect image!
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Thanks, Dwight. It was so dark, the flakes didn’t know which way to go ;)
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I love the image of dark as a pendulum. The turning can’t come soon enough for me. I hate that it’s dark at 4pm. (K)
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I hear you. I’ve been staying up really late and getting up around noon, so I’m not getting enough sunlight :(
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I make myself get up early, otherwise it seems like the day is gone before it gets started.
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dawn a memory
oh. oh. oh. soft and good and eloquent.
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:) Thank you!
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Reblogged this on Frank J. Tassone and commented:
#Haiku Happenings #1 (12/16/19): Jade Li’s latest #tanka for my current #haikai challenge!
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Love ‘confused snow’!
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:) Thanks Linda!
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Ah, confused snow… or just plain confused weather. We headed south for a few days… and brought wind and rain with us. Looking forward to some sun. The wind is still making the palms sway, maybe in confusion ;)
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:) Happy Holidays, Jules!
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brilliant! Loved it! <3
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Thanks, Carol.
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