on the lake
a stiff breeze adds crests
to half the birds
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Karen Dooley
My name is Karen Dooley and I live in Australia. I began writing haiku rather accidentally one sunny Sunday morning in 2004 when one popped into my head. At the time I was reading haiku to try and work out why so many of my teacher education students were writing units 'to teach haiku'. Now I'm hooked...
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I was pleasantly surprised by the last line, because when I read crests”” I was associating the stiff breeze with wind waves.
The double meaning is very nicely used here.”
I was pleasantly surprised by the last line, because when I read crests”” I was associating the stiff breeze with wind waves.
The double meaning is very nicely used here.”
a sudden hail on oakling
child-branches
weeping
Karen,
beautiful imagery.
haiku on.
-kala
they fly up and down
up and down
morn birds over the field
looking over the
restless wandering water
peace decends on me
one of the better haiku posted recently. hope dylan
posts more of your work.
lake champlain
a loon adds goosebumps
to the townie’s neck
no rolling motion
no roaring sound
no breaking waves,
clouds cross the sky