In addition to using sensation and following the spirit of Taoism and Buddhism, another way of adding depth to waka is through an understanding and use of...
dfer268@...
Apr 1, 2001 1:45 pm
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April beginnings; Blowing in the spring wind-- Giant snowflakes Cocoon planted lettuce seed With their chilly wetness. Donna I planted early garden yesterday...
dfer268@...
Apr 1, 2001 2:39 pm
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... Nice cold sensation. L3 wants punctuation, but you've aleady expended the dash and semicolon. kit...
Christopher Baskind
emailkit@...
Apr 1, 2001 3:53 pm
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Such buzzing! I hold the candle closer on a spring night-- a spider wrestling dinner in his trembling web. kit...
Christopher Baskind
emailkit@...
Apr 1, 2001 4:05 pm
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... beautiful new ... headed ... if they ... ....And finally they also find the way back home from the HBF :-). Thanks Kit for congrats. If someone is really...
Jari Sutinen
jari.sutinen@...
Apr 1, 2001 4:06 pm
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I like this, Christopher. I'm curious--was the dinner a fly, mosquito or moth? Ah to be somewhere where the weather is warm enough for insects to be doing...
donna ferrell
dfer268@...
Apr 1, 2001 5:31 pm
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I didn't know quite how to punctuate this one. I was trying to use "cocoon" as a verb here so I thought I would need no punctuation. I considered using a comma...
donna ferrell
dfer268@...
Apr 1, 2001 5:35 pm
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'Twas an unfortunate fly. Yup: the insects are busy. Cicadas soon, I'd think. Warm today, like summer. kit...
Christopher Baskind
emailkit@...
Apr 1, 2001 8:10 pm
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I misunderstood. If cocoon is a verb (rather than some exotic planting method!), the punctuation is fine. But you might want to re-evaluate L4 to make things...
Christopher Baskind
emailkit@...
Apr 1, 2001 9:12 pm
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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...
Mountain-Home@yahoogr...
Apr 2, 2001 4:13 am
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In a message dated 4/1/01 9:46:24 AM, you wrote: << As we observe ( and then participate) in the ebb and flow of the season, we will see in nature the very...
Shin02143@...
Apr 2, 2001 9:12 pm
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This was a hard essay to write because it's a complex issue. It's also an issue that you will "grow" into as you read and study. Thanks for your comments. ...
donna ferrell
dfer268@...
Apr 2, 2001 11:01 pm
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Hard to get a specific season word for this waka, my mind was on the cold rain. Ambiguous as to early spring or late fall. Any ideas or is it okay as is? I...
Shin02143@...
Apr 3, 2001 4:46 pm
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Hi, Donna, The word "cocoon" threw me - I can't get the image. Could you clarify it? Richard In a message dated 4/1/01 10:39:54 AM, you wrote: <<April...
Shin02143@...
Apr 3, 2001 4:48 pm
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Hi, Kit, I must be in a terribly critical mood today. To me, the third line, "on a spring night", seems contrived as a way to provide seasonal reference, ...
Shin02143@...
Apr 3, 2001 4:52 pm
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... You are not being overly critical. Here in Florida, bugs are active year-round. Risking a redundant preposition, the verse could as easily read: Such...
Christopher Baskind
emailkit@...
Apr 3, 2001 5:12 pm
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No need to reach for the season word. We all agree to post in-season, so we know you mean spring. Assuming you're in the Northern Hempisphere. :-) kit...
Christopher Baskind
emailkit@...
Apr 3, 2001 5:17 pm
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In a message dated 4/3/01 1:13:46 PM, you wrote: <<Such buzzing! I hold my candle closer in the darkness-- a spider wrestling dinner in his trembling web. We...
Shin02143@...
Apr 3, 2001 5:49 pm
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In a message dated 4/3/01 1:20:17 PM, you wrote: <<No need to reach for the season word. We all agree to post in-season, so we know you mean spring. Assuming...
Shin02143@...
Apr 3, 2001 5:50 pm
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... In the end, I though "such buzzing" more appropriate diction for waka, which is why I changed it. kit...
Christopher Baskind
emailkit@...
Apr 3, 2001 6:01 pm
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Our conversations today indicate we need to be in firmer agreement on the use of "season words." The Japanese developed a tradition of kigo lists--collections...
Christopher Baskind
emailkit@...
Apr 3, 2001 7:09 pm
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I've received a few ideas for our next waka topic: * Rain * New life * Animals * Wind Note that some of these are pretty broad. It's been suggested that we...
Christopher Baskind
emailkit@...
Apr 3, 2001 7:18 pm
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In a message dated 4/3/01 3:10:51 PM, you wrote: <<IMPLIED: If it's winter, and we've agreed everything we write is in-season, we'll know that whatever is...
Shin02143@...
Apr 3, 2001 8:03 pm
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Since you are the 2nd one to comment on cocoon, I'll need to get rid of it. I used it for a couple of reasons. First, on the farm one prays in the spring if it...
donna ferrell
dfer268@...
Apr 3, 2001 9:11 pm
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I vote for new life as the next topic. By the way, are we composing waka or uta? :) Richard In a message dated 4/3/01 12:23:38 PM, emailkit@......
Shin02143@...
Apr 4, 2001 2:36 am
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In a message dated 4/3/01 3:10:51 PM, you wrote: <<IMPLIED: If it's winter, and we've agreed everything we write is in-season, we'll know that whatever is...
hortensia
hortensia@...
Apr 4, 2001 7:10 am
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My understanding at this time is that "waka"" is a little more general term which included early forms like the choka. "Uta" is used specifically as the 5 line...
donna ferrell
dfer268@...
Apr 4, 2001 10:45 am
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Kit and I both feel that the Way of waka is about connecting back to the nature that surrounds you. The way to do that is to live in nature rather than to live...
donna ferrell
dfer268@...
Apr 4, 2001 10:57 am
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Three pigeons in the driveway standing still: Now their heads move this way, that way. It was a most unusual scene. I have never observed such a picture of ...
Shin02143@...
Apr 4, 2001 5:04 pm
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In a message dated 4/4/01 6:46:56 AM, you wrote: <<My understanding at this time is that "waka"" is a little more general term which included early forms like...
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