In a message dated 4/30/2005 6:52:44 PM Eastern Standard Time, sw4@... writes: Hi Sarah, Thank you for your comments and suggestion...Yes, i agree, the...
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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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I'm niot sure if a three verse "wakan" format is allowable or not -- but here is one I've tried. Feel free to yell at me ifI'm out of line. Turning the Gold...
... Hi Sondra, This is very impressionistic. I feel almost like I have entered a painting by Vermeer or Degas... Someone creative concentrating on flowers,...
The dogwood by the lake is in bloom today and the grass beside the lake is green and soft to my bare feet. OK! OK! The ground is still too cold for bare...
... Hi Sondra, This is very impressionistic. I feel almost like I have entered a painting by Vermeer or Degas... Someone creative concentrating on flowers,...
I have been thinking recently about trying nature journaling with both hokku and waka. There would be few "rules" except that the journaling should be in...
Nepal is a mountain kingdom in between India & Tibet. My real name is "Dip". In our language it means "The Light". I am a farmer. I live very far away from the...
Waka journaling has been of interest to me, Donna. I'm glad you brought it up. Practice and critique will be helpful. I look forward to reading your writing...
... Welcome Dip. Your home sounds very beautiful! We have small mountains in northern Kentucky, USA. Bette [Non-text portions of this message have been...
... It's very nice to meet you, Dip. I am surprised that you have internet connection. I hope that you will write some waka and share about your country (I...
I think this is a very unusual article for any modern newspaper...and is the first sign of anything I've seen in the pop-cultural media on the poignancy of ...
This cool morning A killdeer feigns a broken wing Luring me from the nest; Where am I led while listening To a grown daughter's problems? Donna For a picture...
In the Ukraine, I am told by a fellow poet who lives in Moscow that apricot blossoms are in bloom. So I wrote this poem. I am wondering if the pivot here ...
In a message dated 5/5/2005 10:30:31 PM Eastern Standard Time, dfer268@... writes: Donna, The nature image here supports well the human drama. However,...
Bending under heavy frost A Leaf further bends for warmth Waiting for warm sun. ~Dip Please tell me whether this will be considered as Waka> Greetings from the...
The Babel of Tounges. The Ringing of Bells. Chanting of Prayers. Quarrelingling of Dogs. Twittering of Swallows & Swifts As they dart to Nests Beneath the...
~ Donna, It is true that Nepal is going through, what I call "Clashes of Egos". The King has dismissed the Democratic Government as the Communists want to...
... that apricot ... the pivot here ... The pivot is still line 3 although line 4 has the content to also act like a pivot. I would replace that semi-colon...
... Dip, I work with 2 forms of verse--hokku, which is an objective treatment of an experience that in English is usually written in 3 lines. What you have...
... However, I am a ... emotionally ... appreciate, was it ... Yes, I thought about those pronouns. Do you think it's too ego- filled? It may be that it...
In a message dated 5/6/2005 7:17:47 AM Eastern Standard Time, dip.ghosh@... writes: The common people suffer. But the mountains and valleys remain the ...
In a message dated 5/6/2005 7:19:02 AM Eastern Standard Time, dip.ghosh@... writes: As DOnna says: more like hokku, but it certainly stirs up a beautiful...
In a message dated 5/6/2005 7:41:59 AM Eastern Standard Time, dfer268@... writes: "nest" works beautifully like a traditional pivot word.....I think...
This cool morning A killdeer feigns a broken wing Luring me from the nest; Where am I led while listening To a grown daughter's problems? Donna For a picture...
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