tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6272430209314356497.post4032563664752670849..comments2024-01-18T05:29:43.265-05:00Comments on The Music In It: Adele Kenny's Poetry Blog: Prompt #187 – Haiku: Honoring the Art of DetachmentADELE KENNYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09556261298519747516noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6272430209314356497.post-88171916030246376532015-11-09T19:19:13.336-05:002015-11-09T19:19:13.336-05:00Thanks so much for your kind words, Lewis—they'...Thanks so much for your kind words, Lewis—they're much appreciated! I'm delighted that you enjoy the blog, and thank you for telling me.<br /><br />Haiku is a difficult and demanding form to master. It looks so easy at first blush, but it isn't. I think you're doing rather well with it!!!!<br /><br />Thank you again for your positive and generous comments!ADELE KENNYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09556261298519747516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6272430209314356497.post-61325776388021136462015-11-09T11:01:06.463-05:002015-11-09T11:01:06.463-05:00Adele, I've grown rather fond of visiting your...Adele, I've grown rather fond of visiting your blog. I've taken to calling it 'Adele's Place.' Whether we are serious writers or hobbyist, there is always plenty to learn from you. Adele, of all the forms of poetry that I have attempted, the Haiku is by far the most difficult—how to give expression to a fleeting moment/experience—your haiku are little gems.<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6272430209314356497.post-56340649519088688132015-11-09T09:48:02.416-05:002015-11-09T09:48:02.416-05:00Lovely, Lewis! Thanks so much for sharing. I'm...Lovely, Lewis! Thanks so much for sharing. I'm happy to see that you're finding some of the older prompts useful!ADELE KENNYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09556261298519747516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6272430209314356497.post-11731816603421835082015-11-09T06:14:25.592-05:002015-11-09T06:14:25.592-05:00Birds feeding outside—
Robin, starling, hedge-spar...Birds feeding outside—<br />Robin, starling, hedge-sparrow.<br />Cat at the window.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6272430209314356497.post-1526050673873231212014-06-06T12:27:32.788-04:002014-06-06T12:27:32.788-04:00Lovely, Basil! Here's an idea for you -- next ...Lovely, Basil! Here's an idea for you -- next year, instead of writing a poem a day in April, how about writing a haiku a day? You seem to be master of both forms.Jamie Morrisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6272430209314356497.post-61570431078105495202014-06-06T09:49:18.064-04:002014-06-06T09:49:18.064-04:00Very nice, Basil—great use of color. Thanks for sh...Very nice, Basil—great use of color. Thanks for sharing.ADELE KENNYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09556261298519747516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6272430209314356497.post-61755082062339168562014-06-05T19:04:16.738-04:002014-06-05T19:04:16.738-04:00Galloping sounds —
meadow green;
horses white.Galloping sounds —<br />meadow green;<br />horses white.Basilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09663203702515912643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6272430209314356497.post-1177200566316610522014-06-05T09:33:11.828-04:002014-06-05T09:33:11.828-04:00This is really good, Risa! What a great, surprise ...This is really good, Risa! What a great, surprise ending!Kathy Shawnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6272430209314356497.post-46825354724352867042014-06-05T09:32:09.113-04:002014-06-05T09:32:09.113-04:00These are great, Basil! Thank you for sharing them...These are great, Basil! Thank you for sharing them.Kathy Shawnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6272430209314356497.post-82773469122712530372014-06-04T16:06:42.052-04:002014-06-04T16:06:42.052-04:00Same comment I made to Risa -- more please, Basil!...Same comment I made to Risa -- more please, Basil! These are superb!Jamie Morrisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6272430209314356497.post-55514372732126971852014-06-04T09:02:39.866-04:002014-06-04T09:02:39.866-04:00Luv 'em, Basil!Luv 'em, Basil!Risahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06554583053304327137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6272430209314356497.post-15251214383650475242014-06-04T08:58:42.071-04:002014-06-04T08:58:42.071-04:00Thank you as always Adele. You open new fields of ...Thank you as always Adele. You open new fields of study and poetic creation through your coaching and your blog!<br /><br />BasilBasilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09663203702515912643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6272430209314356497.post-51468560183209204752014-06-04T08:22:58.579-04:002014-06-04T08:22:58.579-04:00These are wonderful, Basil I especially like the w...These are wonderful, Basil I especially like the way you create juxtapositions and contrasts—really well done. Thanks so much for sharing with us!ADELE KENNYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09556261298519747516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6272430209314356497.post-64529232123937127172014-06-04T07:04:13.881-04:002014-06-04T07:04:13.881-04:00Peacock feathers;
two rolled white towels
on the ...Peacock feathers; <br />two rolled white towels<br />on the side of the sunken bathtub.<br /><br /><br />Eagles <br />open their wings; <br />In the fields, corn grows tall.<br /><br />Swirling leaves <br />on the frozen lake —<br />we dream of hot soup.Basilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09663203702515912643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6272430209314356497.post-65081366305540624232014-06-03T15:47:56.597-04:002014-06-03T15:47:56.597-04:00Just one comment, Risa: more PLEASE!
Just one comment, Risa: more PLEASE!<br />Jamie Morrisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6272430209314356497.post-89147112461450017572014-06-03T15:00:45.507-04:002014-06-03T15:00:45.507-04:00= ^ ^ = = ^ ^ = Risahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06554583053304327137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6272430209314356497.post-19600956196976306402014-06-03T10:13:38.711-04:002014-06-03T10:13:38.711-04:00I LOVE IT, Risa! Wonderful imagery and sound quali...I LOVE IT, Risa! Wonderful imagery and sound quality (from the suggested sound of the deluge to that great second line), and then the surprise of the kittens. I can almost hear them mewing. Well-done, my friend!ADELE KENNYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09556261298519747516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6272430209314356497.post-41857657185179742052014-06-03T09:50:02.806-04:002014-06-03T09:50:02.806-04:00a deluge outside
patter splatter patter splat
kitt...a deluge outside<br />patter splatter patter splat<br />kittens everywhereRisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06554583053304327137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6272430209314356497.post-72949624528556493652014-06-02T08:26:25.254-04:002014-06-02T08:26:25.254-04:00You're right about haiku saying a lot in a few...You're right about haiku saying a lot in a few words—that's part of the challenge when it comes to writing them!<br /><br />Thanks, Kathy, for your kind words!ADELE KENNYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09556261298519747516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6272430209314356497.post-49466595837701203672014-06-01T11:00:38.143-04:002014-06-01T11:00:38.143-04:00I've always been fascinated by the way haiku s...I've always been fascinated by the way haiku say so much in so few words -- plus so much nuance and suggestion. <br /><br />I find the Japanese masters' work much less exciting than the contemporary poets' haiku. Your "migrating geese ..." is really amazing. Thanks for this great prompt.Kathy Shawnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6272430209314356497.post-81278144141891327692014-06-01T10:29:07.571-04:002014-06-01T10:29:07.571-04:00Thanks so much for your kind words, Janetld! Yes, ...Thanks so much for your kind words, Janetld! Yes, I do plan to do a prompt for tanka sometime in the future.ADELE KENNYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09556261298519747516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6272430209314356497.post-76395979504769491182014-06-01T10:25:41.491-04:002014-06-01T10:25:41.491-04:00Thanks so much, Jamie! Have fun writing haiku!Thanks so much, Jamie! Have fun writing haiku!ADELE KENNYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09556261298519747516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6272430209314356497.post-33083017848676405992014-06-01T09:47:16.230-04:002014-06-01T09:47:16.230-04:00I appreciated and enjoyed your post here too - v. ...I appreciated and enjoyed your post here too - v. informative.<br />Perhaps you'll also want to write about tanka sometime?<br /><br />Janet janetldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17815491049216208161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6272430209314356497.post-13135484860014773052014-05-31T10:59:51.965-04:002014-05-31T10:59:51.965-04:00This is great, Adele! I've never been able to ...This is great, Adele! I've never been able to capture in my own writing whatever 'elusive' thing it is that haiku offer, but I quite like to read them and yours are really superb.Jamie Morrisnoreply@blogger.com