today is Friday
today is a slow day
I take my smoothie outside
and sit on the sun
in front of me I see
the shine of a half-buried marble
a backyard tickled with dandelions
a marshmallow city in the clouds
Showing posts with label dandelions. Show all posts
Showing posts with label dandelions. Show all posts
Friday, January 4, 2013
Thursday, December 6, 2012
Peacocks and Dandelions
Here are two of the pages I made for my 2013 Calendar of Haiku & Photography that didn't make it into the final cut . . .
I think this is the first image I put together when starting out planning for my 2013 calendar. I really like this combination, but in the end I couldn't find the right place for it. The haiku above was first published as a one-liner on DailyHaiku here. Our neighbours are horse breeders and have peacocks roaming amongst their fields. We don't see them as much as we'd like, but we hear them making their distinct call, more especially in summer. Hubby found this peacock feather on our property not long after we'd moved in. I first photographed it for a tanka that I wrote for Hortensia Anderson, in memoriam (you can read that post here).
This would have been another summer page, but in the end, I created ones that I liked better. This photo was taken on our property after my husband alerted me to the butterfly. The fence is between us and a cow paddock, and the cows often push through the fence, shifting these posts, to get to our grass. The haiku first appeared on DailyHaiku here. I first paired this photo with another haiku that I'd written as part of a rengay with Cara Holman, "The Scent of Pine". You can view the post here.
I look forward to sharing the pages that comprise my 2013 Calendar of Haiku & Photography here beginning January 2013! :)
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I think this is the first image I put together when starting out planning for my 2013 calendar. I really like this combination, but in the end I couldn't find the right place for it. The haiku above was first published as a one-liner on DailyHaiku here. Our neighbours are horse breeders and have peacocks roaming amongst their fields. We don't see them as much as we'd like, but we hear them making their distinct call, more especially in summer. Hubby found this peacock feather on our property not long after we'd moved in. I first photographed it for a tanka that I wrote for Hortensia Anderson, in memoriam (you can read that post here).
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| Click on image to enlarge. |
This would have been another summer page, but in the end, I created ones that I liked better. This photo was taken on our property after my husband alerted me to the butterfly. The fence is between us and a cow paddock, and the cows often push through the fence, shifting these posts, to get to our grass. The haiku first appeared on DailyHaiku here. I first paired this photo with another haiku that I'd written as part of a rengay with Cara Holman, "The Scent of Pine". You can view the post here.
I look forward to sharing the pages that comprise my 2013 Calendar of Haiku & Photography here beginning January 2013! :)
Wednesday, May 9, 2012
Dream Catcher: A Rengay With Cara Holman
Dream
Catcher
Kirsten
Cliff & Cara Holman
crosswinds
struggling
not to recall
last
night's dream
the morning sky
filled with rain
drifting
fog
where
does the dream end
and I
begin
dream catcher
I tell myself what
I want to believe
across
dandelioned fields
a
hawk's shadow
river reeds
weaving daydreams
into stories
Published in 'fox dreams' - a Yay Words! project by Aubrie Cox
Tuesday, August 9, 2011
Dandelions
she asked to have
her photo taken
at twelve tomorrow
the dandelions
will reach her knees
Kokako 13 (September, 2010)
Tanka and photograph © Kirsten Cliff 2011
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