Mountain-Home is a school of modern waka. Classical waka is the native poetry of Japan. For a thousand years, waka was the heart song of the Japanese people....
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This message is a reminder regarding the Mountain-Home policy on cross-posting. It is automatically sent to our community once a month. Poetry which you post...
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Feb 2, 2002 7:37 am
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Just wrapped up a trip to Memphis and the Mississippi Delta. Unlike Florida, there are few signs there of spring. Skies are grey; everything is gritty and wet...
Glad to see you back and also glad you got a taste of winter at least a little farther north. (So envious of those in Fla. who have at least some green all...
This is interesting, kirsty. The first line would also make an interesting pivot. I think you may need an "it" in line 4 and I think that maybe no punctuation ...
... thanks, Donna. As in: On green moss a curl of white birch bark-- engaged, I kneel down and fit it to my finger. better? kirsty who isn't sure that the...
... No, don't change your pivot from the first version. I just meant that the word itself could be used in the right circumstances as a very interesting...
Spring's evening light, The oak's withered leaf Lingering-- I hold fast to this daydream Of honeysuckle at night. Donna This is an in-between time of season...
""oak's withered leaf lingering" is a strong image in this excellent waka. I had hoped for some allusion to the scent of the honeysuckle, but just the fact...
Thanks, kirsty. I didn't even notice the rhyme--duh, huh? This is purely from experience. I noticed the light on the oak leaves since it is staying light later...
Hi Richard. We had a white out for a short period of time last night. Heavy snow and horrible winds. What would you think of "blind" instead of "blinding?" ...
Hi, Donna, Thanks for the suggestion. I'll think about it. I tend to prefer "blinding", as "blind" leaves the "strangers with umbrellas" in an awkward...
Yesterday marked the Chinese New Year. The lunar reckoning of the New Year falls later than the start of our Gregorian calendar, and traditionally marks the...
... But you don't need to go back and "un-rhyme" your verse. We avoid rhyme in waka, but this unintentional instance seems natural and unobstrusive. kit...
When I checked my inbox this morning, there was a wonderful waka from the Japan 2001 list which is nearing the end of the translations from the Shinkokinshu....
... Yes, I prefer this arrangement. It's a good exercise. Anytime we do this, however, we should take care to include the translator's original version, with...
One needn't be a Buddhist to compose or appreciate waka, but the spirituality of Buddhism and waka are the same. The Japnese imported Buddhism from Korea and...
It's been a little while since we had a new topic so with the arrival of spring in most areas, it's time to test our skills again. The new topic is "arriving...
Here's another example of a spring poem, this time from the 2001 Waka for Japan project: yama fukami haru tomo shiranu matsu no to ni taedae kakaru yuki no...
"Arriving spring" is the new topic for our waka. You may submit as many as you like on this theme before midnight your time on March 1. Kit and I will again be...
How about I just take out "early" in the pivot? Donna ... __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Sports - Coverage of the...
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