Haiku of the Pearldiver: A Collection of Haiku Verses About Life: To Hope, Feel, Enjoy and Share.
72A Beauty in Woodblock Prints.
The Variations of Haiku.
In Haiku of the Pearldiver; A Collection of Haiku Verses About Life: To Hope, Feel, Enjoy and Share; true poetic mastery is measured by the sensuality of those visual pictures that each Haiku verse paints for the reader.
This special selection of Haiku verse; has been intentionally written in a variety of styles that best demonstrate how to form powerful, yet simple haiku; from the scenes, feelings, people and events of everyday life.
In the 60 verses within this collection of Haiku Verses; Pearldiver has written his unique, original Haiku on the important subjects of Love, Seasons, Animals, Samurai, Pearl Diving, Children, Hope, Wisdom and more. Truly a visual collection of delight, humor and life;
Other Haiku Works written by Pearldiver on HubPages:
Haiku of the Samurai Warrior
Seasons of Haiku
Father of Mine
Please Note: When reading the Haiku within this collection: try to visualize the scene that the author is describing. Sometimes, it pays to read the verses out loud, to appreciate its depth. Many verses have more than a singular interpretation; so explore these Haiku, with this in mind. There are sixty reasons in this collection, to feel, enjoy and to share, the sensual power of Haiku.
If you are learning to write Haiku, then I hope that you will see that you do not have to stick to the 5 - 7 - 5 traditional syllable structure in your writing. Although the true purity of Haiku rests in its traditional structural techniques; some of the best Haiku written in Japan has come about as a result of the author making an intentional subtle departure from the old ways.
Simple Lines Can and Often Do Inspire at a far Higher Level.
Thoughts of Wisdom:
Wise words have always inspired the Japanese, who as a race have exercised a level of self control, focus and direction that Western civilisations could never understand. By maintaining a close relationship to their environment, the Japanese culture also found pleasure in Haiku that reflected everyday life and wisdom.
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あなたの時間がかかる
オールシーズンズゆっくりとウォーク
学習すばやく
Take Your Time
Walk Slowly Through All Seasons
Learning Quickly
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I Am Writing Haiku
Words Flowing Through This Page
In Emerging Splashes
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.Enjoy Simple Pleasures
They Only Abound To Help Us All;
Smile
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Take Care
The Ice Is Waiting There
To Catch Unwary Feet
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A Single Bonsai
Will Cast a Noble Presence
Across Any Common Room
ooo0X0ooo
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Thoughts of Hope:
Hope has always been a test of faith that varies from person to person. Hope is not a tangible thing; hope only becomes tangible when the dream comes true. How do you write about such things in Haiku?
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Souls Find Tranquility
From Meditation; Time Alone
And StoneGardens
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In Life Circles
We Get To See the Beginning
From Within an End
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I Think Of Mistakes Made
And Think That Is a Mistake
To Do So
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Oh To Be Young Again
To Act On the Desires of Spring Time
Oh Potent Words
oo0oo
Should Always Reflect the Reality
Of a Dream
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Grey Cold Sleety Days.
Thoughts of Winter:
In Haiku, the seasons are by far the most popular events to write about. In each season there is a single event that best describes the season, just as each season can be reflected in color.
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Grey Skies Today
Memories Feel Older Than Before
When I Was Young
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Lightening Flashes
Waking the Yew Tree’s Slumber
They Crack As If One
oo0oo
Storms Bring
Moments of Concern for Things
And Warm Noodle Soup
oo0oo
Cold Sleet
Umbrellas Rushing Home
To Wait To Serve Again
oo0oo
A Single Snowflake Alone
Has the Power to Drive
People Indoors
ooo0X0ooo
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How Smart These Geese Are.
All Creatures Have Purpose.
Thoughts of Animals:
As with most civilizations, the Japanese also had animal breeds that lived within their society. Geese for example served not only as a food source; but also as watchdogs, honking when any change occurred in their environment. The Japanese even trained seabirds to catch fish. Carp were revered, every living creature was important in some respect. Writing Haiku on this subject is very easy, we are surrounded by a million Haiku yet to be written of our pets for example.
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Geese
How Smart They Are Today
More Than Some I Know
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Croak Frog
Your Life is Unique and Green
In a Brown Pond
oo0oo
Fat Carp Bathing
On Lily Leaves Are Dragon Flies
Life Surrounding Life
oo0oo
A True Hunter This Black Cat
Stalking the Rays of Sunlight
Lazily Pouncing on the Heat
oo0oo
I Know This Proud Samurai
Tirelessly Building His Battlements
My Spider
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And Umbrellas and Things.
Thoughts of Spring:
Spring is the season of new life and can be celebrated in Haiku for that reason. Everywhere the environment is bursting at its seams to offer us a sign that tells us that our hopes were granted. Nature knows best; we as people often miss her subtle clues.
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Last Night There Was Snow
This Morning; In the Air
Spring Songs
oo0oo
Of all the Seasons of Haiku
I Choose Autumn Leaves of Fire
But Spring to Fall in Love
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She Holds Her Umbrella
As If to Say
Come To Me Gently; Spring Rain
oo0oo
A Season Of Cherry Blossoms
Innocence Blooms;
And Floats Across the Land
oo0oo
Budding Hopes Form on Each Tree
Proudly Celebrating a Life
Beyond Winter
ooo0X0ooo
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A Favorite Season.
Thoughts of Summer:
The season of Summer is the season that offers warmth to every facet of life. If you are considering writing Haiku, this is an excellent subject to practice with. Think about the special things that occur, the fruits, the holidays, summer love, how summer varies from the other seasons, or merely the balmy days or nights.
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In Spring Time Love Abounds
Autumn Demands That Each Winter
We Think of Summer Time
oo0oo
Summer Comes
This Grateful Land Bears its Fruits
So That Summer Can Leave
oo0oo
Never Look Into the Summer Sun
Blind Eyes Can Not See
The Shadow You Cast
oo0oo
This Summer Night
A Perfect Measurement of Time
To Share My Love with You
oo0oo
Hot Sun
Umbrellas Soak Up the Heat
To Be Warm In Cold Sleet
ooo0X0ooo
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A Warrior Needs a War.
Thoughts of Samurai At War:
The Samurai were warriors and in serving the Code of Bushido, they also served a single master, with a collective goal. Discipline allowed the Samurai consider death to be an honor. As fighting men, one of the hardest thngs in life that the Samurai Warrior had to face was an extended period of time, in which peace prevailed.
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We Men Prepare to Fight and Die
For All Those Reasons; That Wives
Wish That We Did Not
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10,000 Painted Flowers
Chrysanthemums;
Worn In Hearts and On Banners
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Know Your Rival
He is No Stronger than His Will
To Change your Will Not
oo0oo
We Honor the Dead in Battle
Strike Off the Heads of All Foes
To Free Their Souls
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Know Me from My Fighting Skills
My Name Sharpens the Blade
That Severs your Life
oo0oo
To Beat a Master
It is Not the Length of His Katana
Unpredictability Wins
ooo0X0ooo
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The Master Samurai's Secrets,
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A Busy Boredom in Peace.
Thoughts of Samurai At Peace:
Peace time for the Samurai was not always a time of inner peace. Many could not adjust to the enforced peace that came from political stability. They were trained from birth to learn, apply and master the martial arts and the art of war. Samurai who did adjust, found that their restlessness could be countered in further developing a balance in other arts, including Haiku. Their world was changing, for many that was unbearable.
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The Haiku of a Samurai Warrior
It is the Preferred Weapon to Use
In Peaceful Times
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Rice Paper, Brush, Skill
The Destiny of a Samurai is to Honor
Shogun and Student Alike
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We Are Born to the Warrior Class
We Get Restless, Drunk and Lazy
In Peaceful Times
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After the Kabuki; Haiku to Write
Memoirs, Kendo, Meditation and Sake
Busy Boredom
oo0oo
That Life Lost on a Dare
Jumping From the Roof
Left an Impression Only on the Road
ooo0X0ooo
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14k Gold/Pearl Jewelry Sale.
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Free Diving for Pearls.
Thoughts of Pearl Diving:
Pearl diving in ancient times was done entirely as a free diving event. The best pearl divers in Japan over the years, tended to be women who dived in teams of two, from a small boat. Today, the pearl industry is quite different, with pearl bearing oysters being grit seeded and grown in netted pots offshore as opposed to the old ways of finding and killing the oysters in their natural environment. To write Haiku on a subject like this; firstly visualize the lifestyle and consider the things that were important to the subject.
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The Value of Any Pearl
Is Measured by the Skill It Took
To Find It
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Mother of Pearl
She Gives Up Much To Feed
Another Woman’s Ambition
oo0oo
It Takes a Very Deep Breath
To Free Dive in the Seas of Life
For Perfection
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In Haiku of the Pearldiver
Shining Words of Oysters Bare
Wisdom in the Pearl
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It makes the world go round.
Thoughts of Love:
What can be said of Love in just a few words? Writing good Haiku on this subject is a must; as poor verse will always result in a negative response. Love Haiku has to be a visual picture of the emotion; perhaps even the words that you could not say; yet feel. Love gives us a whole raft of different emotions, feelings and hopes. Exploring the senses in Haiku requires the author to condense love into a short and powerful verse, without loosing the feeling. Not such a hard thing to do when you allow yourself to love and be loved; is it?
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What of This Love
It Makes My Head Spin
And To Say Yes To Everyone
oo0oo
We Click; Not Like Broken Beetles;
Like Fire Flies to Lanterns
Her Glove Just Fits
oo0oo
I Am But a Man of Words
They will Warmly Wrap You
When Lovingly Spoken
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She Is the Smell That I Know
On Any Breeze; Her Scent Floats
To My Heart
oo0oo
Falling In Love with You
Was Not So Easily Avoided
By My Willing Heart
ooo0X0ooo
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And Dark Nights.
Thoughts of Unfriendly Cities:
In ancient Japan the Samurai were predominately from rural districts, many of which did not develop into cities. Over time small towns like Edo develop into large cities and people of those cities clearly considered their rural neighbors to be of little importance. Samurai were to be obeyed in their world, but in the cities disrespect for a Samurai’s position became increasingly more common. Periods of peace meant that there was little call for warriors; warriors found cities a place to loose their ways and ultimately their place in society.
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I Prefer Winter in the Country
Over Compassionless Summer Days
Of this City
oo0oo
People Step Past the Broken Soul
Making Sure Not To Catch the Eye
Of An Unknown Father
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This City Has a Distinct Vibrancy
The Anonymous Ebb and Flow;
Of Strangers
oo0oo
These People Scurry
Like Swarming Locusts on Corn
Time to Change the Seeds
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This is No Life for a Rural Soul
I Miss the Rhythm of Tenryu River
Nature Take Me Home
ooo0X0ooo
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Season of great colors.
Thoughts of Autumn:
Anywhere in the world, Autumn casts its spell through spectacular colors as deciduous trees drop leaves in preparation for Winter. Autumn is regarded as a season of change for that reason. Just look around your world and see the amazing power of nature as she provides us with. Those changes are your subjects when you choose to write on the beauty and quirks of Autumn.
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Look Around In Silence
A Splash of Red; Flashes of Yellow
Is this Heaven
oo0oo
She is Eight
Autumn Trees She Tells Me
Are Loosing Their Feathers
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We Walk
Yellow Brown Leaves; She Says
Will Become Spring Snow Drops
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We Sit and Watch
Two Departing Cranes; She Says
Readying to Fly to Distant Shores
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Did You Know That Autumn; She Says
It is My Very Favorite Time to Walk
With You Dad
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- Haiku of the Samurai Warrior.
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Talk to your Father.
- Father of Mine: Words I Did Not Tell You.
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- Seasons of Haiku
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- Life Circles: Poems of Hope: My Darling Sweet Obsession.
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This is Haiku of the Pearldiver.
Thanks for Reading.
From the title of this article (Haiku of the Pearldiver: A Collection of Haiku Verses About Life: To Hope, Feel, Enjoy and Share.) you will see that I don't mind if these Haiku are shared with those you care about. If you do use my Haiku in this way then please ensure that 'By Pearldiver' is attached to identify the true author. Please Note: That the Haiku here are subject to Copyright which means that if you wish to copy, republish or disseminate my work commercially or for personal gain then you will be in breach of that Copyright and the author has Legal Right to enforce that right. As such; should you wish to use any of the Haiku here; then please; email that request to the author and an appropriate approval will not be unreasonably withheld.
Thank you for reading the Haiku here, I hope that you have enjoyed what you have found here and that perhaps gained the confidence to try expressing life in your part of the world in this ancient, powerful writing method. Take Care
* Pearldiver *
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A perfect combination about life circles, love and hope.The writer deserves applause.
Hi WE, Thanks for reading this. The graphics are a selection of Japanese Woodblock prints and the 'poems' are Haiku. Thanks for your comments Take Care.
Hi padmendra, Thanks for reading this work. Appreciate your comments Cheers. Take Care.
BEAUTIFUL !!
I think that red bird with that long beak is called a Kingfisher. It is up there just below the Japanese girl under an umbrella. I learned that name yesterday, trying to translate a Spanish Nana, a cradle song, into English with a Google translator doing the "pinche" work. A "pinche" is like a bell boy, but works only in the kitchen.
And the Google translator came up with that name, Kingfisher.
Lovely and motivating. Great job. I'll have to come back and read these again cuz they are simple awesome. :)
HiTantrum, A labor of love, thanks for reading this work. There is a great deal of thought and depth here, I hope that my readers will gain that from the Haiku. Take Care.
HiBlue Parrot, thanks for reading this. Yes you are, or rather your translator is right that bird is a Kingfisher. In New Zealand we call them the Kotare. They hunt insects, small fish or tadpoles and lizards... very interesting those two birds that you mention.. the Kingfisher and the Geisha. Take Care.
Hi johnsams, thanks for reading this work and for your comments.... I appreciate that. Be Well and Take Care.
A very beautiful haiku from you ;)
Liked it!
It is good you have put a copyright on these verses. So many times we read and hear words aranged in such an exquisite way, and wonder about the author. They get lost, and we never get to see more of the richness they gave to the world.
Very few people have the ability, like you, to describe a feeling in three short lines. I just love this, it is absolutely amazing.
The picture collection you have chosen, stole my heart - just awesome.
beautiful!! just gorgeous and so full of your life and heart. the pics are perfect. one of my favorite hubs ever!
such talent here. {{hugs}}
Hello Haikutwinkle, thank you for reading and enjoying this Haiku. Welcome to HP btw... I will read your work with interest. Take Care.
Hi equealla, thanks for reading this and your kind comments; which I'm sure that I don't really deserve for writing the things that I enjoy. I am only writing about things the way that I see the world; if that brings pleasure to people then it has been worth it. Thank you again; be well and Take Care.
Hi Rebekah, Thanks for reading this Haiku and your comment which has blown me away. I'm pleased that you enjoyed this. Wow I feel so humble that you would compliment me like this. Thank you so much for following my forays into writing. Be Well and Take Care.
I just saw your comment on the feed before signing off for the night. :)
I read it and have bookmarked it into my poetry category.
there is so much loving detail put into this hub, let alone the work and inspiration required to write the beautiful haiku. I simply am awed at your love of expression and the power and placement of words and images. I will come back to enjoy it again.
Thank YOU for sharing this with us. namaste~
You've done it again. This truely was not that hard to write and inspiration comes from looking at the life and environment that surrounds us. I have never learnt writing, poetry, grammer or anything like that... I just write the feeling honestly and in that way; it gives a voice to it... nothing more than that Rebekah.. just a raw and untrained energy. Thank you for caring... take care.
Great poems. "A Poem of Hope/Should Always Reflect the Reality/Of a Dream" - the most inspiring one. The ones on thoughts of Samurai at peace is also very interesting. It is amazing that how they can say so much in so few words.
Hi Oishi, thanks for reading this work. If I can write a single poem with just a few words that inspires one person and can potentially change that life positively... Then my poetry has achieved something special. Thanks for your comments... and for listening to my Haiku. Take Care
Wow what great writing - keeps one wanting to continue reading - Very Nice & Amazing
Love the images you have used to supplement the poetry!
Specially liked the Samurai warrior one.
Hi Peace, thanks for reading this haiku. Glad you enjoyed this work. Cheers for the compliment. Take Care.
Hi Cash, thanks for reading this work and your comments. Hahaha So... you only looked at the pictures huh? Hope you and your family are well Cash. Take Care.
I read it today.
I just do not understand.
Haiku eludes me.
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Hi SteveoMc, thanks for reading this work on the elusive qualities of Haiku for some. I hope you enjoyed the woodblock prints, in the absence of the other. Take care.
Rob, my Kiwi friend...That such beauty and wisdom comes from the Land of the Long Cloud does not surprise me...Your tight, controlled, and starkly expressive haiku reads like liquid gold...I read them aloud, twice, and loved every bit of them...from the profound," It Takes a Very Deep Breath
To Free Dive in the Seas of Life
For Perfection ", to the sublime, " That Life Lost on a Dare
Jumping From the Roof
Left an Impression Only on the Road ", you have captured the rhythms of life with brief brushstrokes painted on fragile rice paper...
Thank you, my friend, for sharing your talent and heart with us...Tight lines, Larry
Pearldiver - that was soooo beautiful, the words and the pictures. Only the best Haiku needs to be re-read twice, thrice, maybe even more to feel the depth and the different levels - and that is what you've made your readers do. I just love this one:
In Life Circles
We Get To See the Beginning
From Within an End
Bookmarking this hub to keep coming back :)
Hi Larry, Thank you for reading this work and the awesome comments that you have made in regards to my haiku. I'm sure that I don't deserve such compliments Larry, as I am only writing from the perspective of how I view the subjects and life as a whole. I hope all is well in your world Larry and you have had the opportunity to catch a few of those flappy things for the pan. Tight Lines and Take Care.. Rob
Hi Shalini, thanks for reading this work and your kind comments. I'm glad that you enjoyed this haiku; I find it very interesting that in this collection it seems that each reader has chosen a different verse as their favourite. Thanks again, You Take Care Shalini.
Nice and beautiful! You have "that" way! Thank you!
Hi MD, thanks for checking this collection out and your kind comments. I'm pleased that you like this Haiku. Now I'm off to read your works Sir. You take care and be well MD.
Hi PD, you're great Haiku writer, beautiful and I am not wondering why all the women and men are swooning over the PD, Night, Maita
Hi Maita, They are swooning? OMG there is none so blind as one with his head in a blank book, matching pages with words. lol. Wow lucky I didn't notice.. I would have called a paramedic, like I had to when it happened once, at Denver Airport and I didn't notice then either! lol. I shall dedicate my next word shuffle to the blindness of men... Thanks alot mate... have a good night Maita.
Gosh! This is soooo intriguing. With merely 3 small phrases you split my mind in two. I got to get on top of this! Will be back soon!
Hi Martie, thanks for reading this haiku collection and your comments. I don't think I was trying to split your mind here. One thing that I have noticed about haiku is; that it reflects not just the scene, but also the author's 'flow.' Good luck with your writing, take care.
Beautiful. I love haikus but I think it's easier to write them in the 5-7-5 format.
Hi StarChild, thanks for reading this haiku collection.. I'm glad you enjoyed the haiku. Of course it's easy to write to a set structure.. that's why I prefer to mix the forms up. Cheers Take Care.
Pearldiver, I really enjoyed reading your Haiku verses, thankyou for introducing them to me, I found myself going through many emotions as i read and re-read several of them. It's hard to pick a favorite, but this one stood out for me:
Never Look Into the Summer Sun
Blind Eyes Can Not See
The Shadow You Cast
Thanks mate.
Hi Ross, thank you very much for reading this work and your comment mate. I am quite taken at how much Haiku has become so popular in the last year. I am really pleased that I have been able to gain such a large international readership. I like your choice too, it has duel meanings. Take Care.
Absolutely exquisite work. I also, have bookmarked this and voted awesome. Great work, showing a lot of love and care. Thank you for enriching my reading.
Hi fetty, thanks for reading this work and your kind comment. You are most welcome, I'm glad you enjoyed my haiku. All the best.. Take Care.
Hi Pearldiver. I haven't read you for a long time. This is a very fine collection. Very nicely done :)
Hi Paraglider, thanks for taking the time to read these haiku mate. I really appreciate the compliment from one of those who inspired me to put special degrees of expression into special words. I would never have learned that if I hadn't read your work here PG. Take Care.
I have recently started to dabble in Haiku. I just love the vividness and imagery that your poems bring me. If I could write Haiku poems the way you do then I would be a very happy woman! :)
Hi Kavita, thanks for reading this haiku collection and for your compliment. Waste of time dabbling in haiku Kavita... Just write them! - That's all I did.. Look at Life then Head down and haiku it! I am quite taken aback that so many have enjoyed my haiku.. as I had never written it before I did Seasons of Haiku here.. so cheers take care.. look forward to reading your verse.
A great Hub - an excellent find for a pure novice!
Hi dragonbear, thanks for taking the time to read and enjoy this work. I'm glad that you enjoyed these haiku.. take care.
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What you have made here is just amazing. The graphics are beautiful, and I will be seeking guidance from my Japanese friends on how to best understand the poems. This is definitely something you can be proud of.