Sometimes my haiku especially the one-liners or monoku seem to call for a setting - they seem a bit lost - somehow unfinished ... adding a title, a tad controversial, provides a sense of place in which the ku firmly resides. 1
Here then is a short collection of my monostich ...
It doesn’t seem that long ago that Swallows were everywhere, over the house, and over the meadows; to and fro, to and fro; rebuilding their nests tucked under the rafters of the disused barn across the way ...
Another of my occasional posts on ‘Artists Inspired by Nature’. I first came across Robert Bevan’s paintings while researching for my two semi-historical non-fictional short stories set in South East Cornwall. He is the Great Grandfather of Patrick Baty, historian of architectural paint and colour. Patrick gave credence to my thoughts on the historical origins of colour and it’s use in paints, central to my stories.
My daughter (and our editor) sang this lovely cover in English and Korean. I think it's lovely. Such a sweet voice and heart. 💖
https://youtu.be/W0UOhv5rEVk
@KingRiverPress1 What a lovely voice and song. In return here’s one of my daughter from a CD of Covers she did a few years ago. As a birthday present we arranged a day in a recording studio ...
https://www.dropbox.com/s/gj5bx7edg0gl4ch/Cups.wav?dl=0
Getting ready for #Halloween ...
hunters moon
a screech owl haunts
the graveyard
#haiku #FullMoon #BarnOwl
@MarcieDWessels Sorry for the late reply. The Ruff is a large reddish-brown wader that is fairly rare in the UK. And yes the males do have a large ruff of feathers around the neck which is used in a showy display to attract a mate.
