tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-518501636781754780.post7976737958915838443..comments2023-10-07T22:52:56.151+13:00Comments on Swimming in Lines of Haiku: In Memoriam, Hortensia AndersonKirsten Cliffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15653824686221076403noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-518501636781754780.post-55642258337612907602012-06-21T17:08:43.028+12:002012-06-21T17:08:43.028+12:00Thank you Alan and Annette. I have added your thou...Thank you Alan and Annette. I have added your thoughts and poems. XxKirsten Cliffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15653824686221076403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-518501636781754780.post-69482642628741970162012-06-21T08:21:16.362+12:002012-06-21T08:21:16.362+12:00where she passed
a trail of poems
still glimmerswhere she passed<br />a trail of poems<br />still glimmersAnnette Makinohttp://www.makinostudios.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-518501636781754780.post-34378037125149944672012-06-10T06:01:12.466+12:002012-06-10T06:01:12.466+12:00I remember a draft of a haiku getting a lot of cri...I remember a draft of a haiku getting a lot of criticism, and I was about to ditch it when Hortensia stepped in, and said she liked it and it worked.<br /><br />ill all day...<br />a crime novel<br />in both rooms <br /><br />Alan Summers<br /><br />Publications credits: <br />Blithe Spirit vol. 17 no.1 (2007); Haiku Friends Vol 2 (Japan 2007); Disclaimer, (Bath Spa University 2008); haijinx vol. III issue 1 (2010); Day’s End: Poetry and Photography about aging (2011) <br /><br />Thank you Hortensia, for your faith in my work.<br /><br />that star<br />to the left<br />so bright<br /><br />i.m. Hortensia Anderson<br />June 24, 1959 – May 21, 2012Area 17https://www.blogger.com/profile/07472190637554124160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-518501636781754780.post-64360342226907028632012-05-26T15:22:03.072+12:002012-05-26T15:22:03.072+12:00Thank you Stella, Pris, Kala and Margaret for your...Thank you Stella, Pris, Kala and Margaret for your beautiful words.<br /><br />Hansha - thank you for sending in that exchange between Svetlana and Hortensia. I had actually read it a few days ago when I was searching back through Hortensia's fb page for her 'piping plovers' tanka. Lovely to find it again here.Kirsten Cliffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15653824686221076403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-518501636781754780.post-68984561214469436972012-05-26T04:23:45.616+12:002012-05-26T04:23:45.616+12:00I was overwhelmed by Hortensia's last post abo...I was overwhelmed by Hortensia's last post about her diagnosis a few weeks ago, overcome with grief and the realization that I'd never have the chance to meet the wonderful person whose work--and spirit--I'd come to admire. . . . <br /><br />heat lightning<br />the sky heavy with <br />promises of release<br /><br />selfish thoughts<br />at the news of her death . . . <br />if only we’d met <br />this friend I know only<br />through the shape of words<br /><br /> --Margaret Dornausmaggiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15694762735144551754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-518501636781754780.post-72689202295853930622012-05-25T22:46:53.683+12:002012-05-25T22:46:53.683+12:00howling wind —
an autumn note within
the bamboo f...howling wind —<br />an autumn note within <br />the bamboo flute<br /><br />—Kala Ramesh<br /><br /><br /><br />full moon<br />a glowing taj mahal<br />on river Yamuna<br /><br /><br />—Kala Ramesh<br /><br /><br /><br />lotus leaf...<br />a water droplet rolls<br />the moon<br /><br /><br />—Kala Ramesh_kalahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13375542094259298054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-518501636781754780.post-83672978375425185782012-05-25T22:02:45.591+12:002012-05-25T22:02:45.591+12:00I would like to offer this interaction between Hor...I would like to offer this interaction between Hortensia and Svetlana Marisova on 28 June 2011. Hortensia sent it to be earlier this year with these words "I don't want this one to get lost. She posted it on my page July 28 when we were both feeling insomnia"<br /><br />Hortensia Anderson - I am the ultimate insomniac.<br />28 July 2011 <br /><br />Svetlana Marisova - I thought that I was.<br /><br /><b><i>waning moon<br />also awake<br />beyond dawn</i></b><br />28 July 2011Stephen Baileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03431567630964464763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-518501636781754780.post-87570829968035138142012-05-25T21:34:13.933+12:002012-05-25T21:34:13.933+12:00fireflies
as far as I can see...
this gentle night...fireflies<br />as far as I can see...<br />this gentle night<br /><br />RIP HortensiaPris Campbellhttp://www.poeticinspire.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-518501636781754780.post-74097213785571100772012-05-25T19:37:46.953+12:002012-05-25T19:37:46.953+12:00poet’s journey
filling your bowl
with stars
.
the ...poet’s journey<br />filling your bowl<br />with stars<br />.<br />the milky way <br />unfurls at your feet<br />hortensia<br />now galaxies hear you<br />sing the cosmic song<br />.<br />‘as a wave’*<br />my finger sails round <br />the clay jar<br />.<br />*’as a wave’ refers to Hortensia’s haibun on her blog The Plenitude of EmptinessStella Pierideshttp://stellapierides.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-518501636781754780.post-61102592331334461782012-05-25T16:47:56.902+12:002012-05-25T16:47:56.902+12:00You're welcome, Michael!
Thank you Alegria, Ka...You're welcome, Michael!<br />Thank you Alegria, Kat, Stevie and Michael for sharing your moving words here for a poet who moved us time and time again.Kirsten Cliffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15653824686221076403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-518501636781754780.post-19299914933208707632012-05-25T16:20:47.329+12:002012-05-25T16:20:47.329+12:00Thank you for doing this!Thank you for doing this!Michael Dylan Welchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08214697397072156227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-518501636781754780.post-1554115232942478462012-05-25T16:20:18.278+12:002012-05-25T16:20:18.278+12:00spring woods . . .
a distant voice
falls silentspring woods . . .<br />a distant voice<br />falls silentMichael Dylan Welchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08214697397072156227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-518501636781754780.post-60159209750545831752012-05-25T15:25:36.724+12:002012-05-25T15:25:36.724+12:00in the seconds
between then and now
the white on h...in the seconds<br />between then and now<br />the white on her wingKat Creightonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09032440163191641251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-518501636781754780.post-55431738149878168042012-05-25T14:09:26.833+12:002012-05-25T14:09:26.833+12:00On Facebook, every comment or like from Hortensia ...On Facebook, every comment or like from Hortensia was an inspiration. I am honoured to have known her, if only for a while<br /><br />first butterfly<br />of the season<br />I name it Hortensia<br />then it flies awaySteviehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03466360869194291272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-518501636781754780.post-56009344848704235962012-05-25T13:24:22.536+12:002012-05-25T13:24:22.536+12:00spring dawn
in the stillness
a mourning dove
vigi...spring dawn<br />in the stillness<br />a mourning dove<br /><br />vigil lamp<br />losing the flame <br />to the Light<br /><br />Both posted at NaHaiWriMo (24/05) under the prompt, Hortensia Anderson, In Memoriam<br /><br />Couldn't resist adding these two. I know the area where her body lay in state from the years I lived at the Lower East Side. My friend in NY says there’s thunderstorm today, her burial.<br /><br />indigo sky<br />the lingering chill<br />in Chelsea<br /><br />dusk at Union Square<br />lone pigeon waddles<br />against pounding stepsAlegria Imperialnoreply@blogger.com