anaisnais

The complex idea
Moment’s logical aspect
A variable value

Stark, new,
fresh, sheets
-toilet paper.

Water rushes, sweeps.
Tide enfolds as ground moves round.

Feet engulfed. Swallowed.

Masculine scents,
his torso sighs –

lust…

There are two elements to writing a haiku.

a)phrase – the set up (usually over 2 lines)
b)fragment – the revelation (often juxtaposed)

Kigo – New Year and season word(s), from Japanese …

a)
sunrise—
eastern
promise

b)
eastern
promise—
sunrise

c)
promise—
eastern
sunrise

d)
eastern
sunrise—
promise

e)
promise
sunrise—
eastern

f)
sunrise…

prickly
scotsman—
thistle

dragging
wars wounded/dead—
ants

war
bombs plentiful—
rationed

quiet
sleeping man—
talks

games
piggy back—
ants

blades—
ants climbing
grass

school work
bell chimes—
ice-cream

washing machine
clean clothes wet—
key

ice rink
frozen lake—
ducks

lily releases
pollen dusted bees—
sneezes…....again

clock-wise swirl
bath plug hole—
spider

marriage
lovers say goodbye
divorce

playing soccer
ball misses goal—
smashes window

changing direction
one way street—
police car