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A blog devoted mainly to haiku and senryu and to thoughts about, and inspired by, haiku and senryu.

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Haiku is to poetry as espresso is to coffee.

Friday, March 31, 2006

skyline

skyline
a seagull's cry
piercing the haze

8 Comments:

Blogger J. Andrew Lockhart said...

I can almost hear it! :)

10:51 PM  
Blogger Bill said...

Thanks, Andrew. that' the kind of thing a writer wants to hear.

9:48 AM  
Blogger Masago said...

Interesting juxtaposition of sound & sight. Effective.

P.S. Having each line centered gives your entries a different "feel".

8:01 PM  
Blogger Bill said...

Thanks, Vaughn. That juxtaposition was the main thing for me.

Yes, my ku feel different to me depending on how they're arranged. In my head, I think they are almost always centered, but they don't show up that way at workshops and other locations.

10:02 AM  
Blogger polona said...

i like this ku... almost wish i'd written it!

1:15 PM  
Blogger Bill said...

That's quite a compliment, polona. Thanks

1:22 PM  
Blogger floots said...

i'm with j. andrew
i'll be listening on this misty scottish morning

12:11 AM  
Blogger Bill said...

That's good to know, floots.

5:09 AM  

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