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oil painting –
the seated man pauses
for the ages
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wet sidewalk-
reflecting  city lights
inky sky
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planting a tree- the hole too close to the house
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fire pit-
feathery sparks
chasing mosquitos
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sucking
scarlet bee balm –
summer drink
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bamboo shoots sway
keeping time
with the shadows
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an old woman
doubting every step
lost in the woods
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(The Seated Man  – inspiration for the first poem, this was painted by Picasso late in his life, when he was confined to a wheelchair)
For Sunday Whirl #124
For Carpe Diem ” Imagination #6 Picasso’s ‘The Seated Man’ “
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Wondeful set of haiku… love that last one…
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you surely used your imagination on these…..
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Lovely haiku, Wabi. I haven’t done The Sunday Whirl because of eyes. I save my focus for Carpe Diem and the twitter haiku. Such a beautiful job incorporating the words into an art form.
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Each one better than the one before!
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I love “sucking scarlet bee balm.” Bergamot is my favorite herb, and I love watching the bees suck up pollen through it’s straw like petals.
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Wonderful selection. Especially adoring …lost in the woods and inky sky.
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Nice collection, Wabi
Quite a variety.
Cheers!
JzB
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I hadn’t seen the CD prompt yet when I first commented. Now I see the conection.
Cheers!
JzB
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Beautiful!
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Very lovely haiku, wabi. Each a gem.
Pamela
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Quite a nice batch of haiku. Did you get the prompt (the photo with the words on it) from another website or make it yourself?
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The Sunday Whirl is here:http://sundaywhirl.wordpress.com/ It is a weekly prompt with 12 or 13 words.(And , no I did not make the picture) I often do a longer, non-haiku poem for this prompt, but it depends on how the words grab me. It is a fun prompt! check it out!
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I will do. I really enjoy writing exercises with random words.
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Wow Wabi…this certainly sparked your imagination. Wonderful!
lo, the seated man
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This is so very well done!! Enjoyed reading them all!!
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ooh, haiku!
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Wonderful, inventive, just perfect. Loved “chasing mosquitos” haiku.
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Although I enjoyed all of them, I particularly liked the very visual “feathery sparks chasing mosquitos”.
Elizabeth
http://soulsmusic.wordpress.com/
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wonderful whirl, Wabi 🙂
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Awesome series Wabi, but (of course 🙂 ) I do like the one inspired on the “Seated Man” the most.
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What a treat the reader has in picturing each haiku in their mind. After a few reads I think the Bamboo shadows piece was inspiring as time was reversed.
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first viewing of that Picasso, thanks for sharing; luv the haiku string
much love…
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Hmmm, yes, I liked all of these. The bamboo growing, the sparks following mosquitos… Lovely
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Really loved these haiku, especially the last one–it really resonates with me!
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well, you made a great run on this one – i enjoyed the haiku set.
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