Comments for tinywords http://tinywords.com haiku & micropoetry daily Thu, 11 Mar 2010 03:50:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 Comment on by carmella jeanhttp://tinywords.com/2010/03/04/433/comment-page-1/#comment-843 carmella jean Thu, 11 Mar 2010 03:50:05 +0000 http://tinywords.com/2010/03/04/433/#comment-843 Reminds me of a tanka you once wrote in a similar class--a very different history lesson, of course. Reminds me of a tanka you once wrote in a similar class–a very different history lesson, of course.

]]> Comment on by Barbarahttp://tinywords.com/2010/02/16/396/comment-page-1/#comment-836 Barbara Wed, 10 Mar 2010 03:59:13 +0000 http://tinywords.com/?p=396#comment-836 Thanks all for your kind comments. peace and love Thanks all for your kind comments.

peace and love

]]> Comment on by syllableº17http://tinywords.com/2010/03/04/433/comment-page-1/#comment-818 syllableº17 Sat, 06 Mar 2010 00:24:10 +0000 http://tinywords.com/2010/03/04/433/#comment-818 Well said, mechaieh. Also, the tension between maps and actuality :new satnav our car arrives.. in a field?— sº17 Well said, mechaieh. Also, the tension between maps and actuality :

new satnav
our car arrives..
in a field?

— sº17

]]> Comment on by syllableº17http://tinywords.com/2010/03/04/433/comment-page-1/#comment-809 syllableº17 Thu, 04 Mar 2010 22:36:49 +0000 http://tinywords.com/2010/03/04/433/#comment-809 An intriguing senryu, Aubrie Cox. Reminds me of the word transparency required of haiku (et al). To SHOW rather than tell.her goldfish is watching me spring clean— sº17 An intriguing senryu, Aubrie Cox. Reminds me of the word transparency required of haiku (et al). To SHOW rather than tell.

her goldfish
is watching me
spring clean

— sº17

]]> Comment on by mechaiehhttp://tinywords.com/2010/03/04/433/comment-page-1/#comment-808 mechaieh Thu, 04 Mar 2010 21:06:46 +0000 http://tinywords.com/2010/03/04/433/#comment-808 Amusing! I like the tension between lack of illumination (i.e., the not listening) and the lanterns. Amusing! I like the tension between lack of illumination (i.e., the not listening) and the lanterns.

]]> Comment on by Helen Ruggierihttp://tinywords.com/2010/03/03/432/comment-page-1/#comment-807 Helen Ruggieri Thu, 04 Mar 2010 19:06:36 +0000 http://tinywords.com/2010/03/03/432/#comment-807 Nice one, Ray. I love dogku. Nice one, Ray. I love dogku.

]]> Comment on by Sue Knapphttp://tinywords.com/2010/03/03/432/comment-page-1/#comment-806 Sue Knapp Thu, 04 Mar 2010 15:55:49 +0000 http://tinywords.com/2010/03/03/432/#comment-806 It has to be a Lab. It has to be a Lab.

]]> Comment on by Cindy Tebohttp://tinywords.com/2010/02/08/383/comment-page-1/#comment-805 Cindy Tebo Thu, 04 Mar 2010 14:59:02 +0000 http://tinywords.com/2010/02/08/383/#comment-805 No, Alison, I don't live in the Pacific Northwest but I can relate.Thanks everyone for your comments! No, Alison, I don’t live in the Pacific Northwest but I can relate.

Thanks everyone for your comments!

]]> Comment on by syllableº17http://tinywords.com/2010/03/03/432/comment-page-1/#comment-803 syllableº17 Thu, 04 Mar 2010 06:57:27 +0000 http://tinywords.com/2010/03/03/432/#comment-803 Your haiku (or is it a senryu?) works for me, Ray Rasmussen - although I would be in me bed earlier than 3am, dog or no dog!twig in beak a crow flies over a dog fetching— º17TECHNICAL NOTE An all-season 'mu-ki' ['no season'] 'topic' [theme] or 'keyword' [to link themes] is allowed in Japanese haiku rules. Muki can stand in for a 'kigo' [seasonal reference]. Throwing a stick for a dog, like skipping a stone over water, or kite flying, are muki, therefore haiku events [rather than senryu, or zappai]. Your haiku (or is it a senryu?) works for me, Ray Rasmussen – although I would be in me bed earlier than 3am, dog or no dog!

twig in beak
a crow flies over a dog
fetching

— º17

TECHNICAL NOTE
An all-season ‘mu-ki’ ['no season'] ‘topic’ [theme] or ‘keyword’ [to link themes] is allowed in Japanese haiku rules. Muki can stand in for a ‘kigo’ [seasonal reference]. Throwing a stick for a dog, like skipping a stone over water, or kite flying, are muki, therefore haiku events [rather than senryu, or zappai].

]]> Comment on by Allison Millcockhttp://tinywords.com/2010/03/03/432/comment-page-1/#comment-802 Allison Millcock Thu, 04 Mar 2010 05:30:47 +0000 http://tinywords.com/2010/03/03/432/#comment-802 Nice one Ray. Makes me think of counting sheep. Hope you've slept better since... Nice one Ray. Makes me think of counting sheep. Hope you’ve slept better since…

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