"This
we know, the earth does not belong to man – man belongs to the
earth.
All
things are connected – whatever befalls the earth, befalls the sons
of the earth.
Man
did not weave the web of life, he is merely a strand in it –
whatever he does to the web, he does to himself!"
~Chief
Seattle
Your challenge is to write a haiku or
tanka (or choose one of your previously published works) that has a
connection with the themes/feelings/images of the above quote, without
just restating what has appeared in the text, to create a haibun. Play
around with it and see what you come up with. Enjoy!
Click here for the first post on how I Quote, You 'Ku works. Every poet who posts a poem this month will be entered into the draw to win a copy of A New Resonance 8.
Click here for the first post on how I Quote, You 'Ku works. Every poet who posts a poem this month will be entered into the draw to win a copy of A New Resonance 8.
What is climate change?
ReplyDeleteThe planet has a fever.
We are the disease.
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ReplyDeleteI tried to sign with my wordpress blog like yesterday but today it was impossible, this is why I changed into google.
Delete"This we know, the earth does not belong to man – man belongs to the earth.
ReplyDeleteAll things are connected – whatever befalls the earth, befalls the sons of the earth.
Man did not weave the web of life, he is merely a strand in it – whatever he does to the web, he does to himself!"
grandma's funeral --
a linden tree's roots
pop out of the ground
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ReplyDeleteback to the earth
ReplyDeletelooking at the stars
a tiny me
illusion—not seeing
ReplyDeletemirrored in your own eyes
the bamboo lemur,
the amur leopard,
the river of stars
Ribbons 7:3, Fall 2011
"This we know, the earth does not belong to man – man belongs to the earth.
ReplyDeleteAll things are connected – whatever befalls the earth, befalls the sons of the earth.
Man did not weave the web of life, he is merely a strand in it – whatever he does to the web, he does to himself!"
~Chief Seattle
dust bowl
how many days until
we meet again
Lifting the Sky: Southwestern Haiku & Haiga (2013)
Thanks to you all for coming out to play on Day 5! I enjoyed reading your words. :-)
ReplyDeleteA tanka from Margarita Engle:
ReplyDeletenew sprout
from an old root
the secrets
of hidden life
in drought-parched soil
So sorry you had problems posting here, Margarita! Great to see you were inspired by the quote to join in, though. I've put you in the draw. :-)
This quote took me back to what my grandson at 5 years old told me one day, I have to use his quote.
ReplyDelete"This we know, the earth does not belong to man – man belongs to the earth.
All things are connected – whatever befalls the earth, befalls the sons of the earth.
Man did not weave the web of life, he is merely a strand in it – whatever he does to the web, he does to himself!"
“Did you know that sometimes when you touch your own eyelashes, the eyelashes of someone you don’t even know, tremble?” – O’Shea, 5
Wonderful! Thanks for sharing, June. :-)
Deleteprayer sticks . . .
ReplyDeletethe calligraphy of pine
on my sister's grave
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ReplyDeleteall the beads
ReplyDeletewe used to string together
for someone else . . .
every minutes counts
in the shades of sunset
oops!
Delete"every minute counts"
I didn't even notice that extra little 's', Chrissi!
Deletecreation is mystical
ReplyDeletevast value of life
compressed in a seed
World Haiku Review, Vol. 7,Issue 2, August, 2009 (Ed. Susumu Takiguchi)
July 5: earth
ReplyDeleteas the ocean goes
so goes the salmon
as the salmon go...
Gary Blankenship
spraying weeds
ReplyDeletethe butterfly's wings
slowly close