Lauren Mayhew has been writing haiku and tanka since 2010. Her poems have appeared in bottle rockets, The Heron's Nest, The Nor'Easter, A Hundred Gourds, Ribbons, and Moonbathing. Reading and writing haiku and tanka are an important part of her journey to live a more mindful life. She lives in Somerville, MA and is co-founder of the new Cambridge Haiku Group.
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We will miss you each time our meditation bell rings at WILII gatherings. Should you ever be able to just drop in for one Friday free write, we would love to have you join us!
Ah, two 'metalic' sounds, that of the bell, that of the starlings, and the playfulness that the starlings would be intrigued by the 'new sound' that is also an old sound.
For a moment I mistook it for Issa.
Lovely, Lauren!
Thanks, Jenny!
Thank you, Dirk!
Lauren –
Simply delicious words.
We will miss you each time our meditation bell rings at WILII gatherings. Should you ever be able to just drop in for one Friday free write, we would love to have you join us!
Isabel
Thank you, Isabel!! That is a lovely offer – and one I just might take you up on. Much love. xo
meditation bell
even the starlings
are silenced
—Lauren Mayhew
Ah, two 'metalic' sounds, that of the bell, that of the starlings, and the playfulness that the starlings would be intrigued by the 'new sound' that is also an old sound.
Delightful haiku!
warm regards,
Alan, With Words
We’ve arevird at the end of the line and I have what I need!