listen, water falls, red camellias fade on branch, hollow bamboo, beatspring blossoms unfold, Japanese Garden quiet, meditative bliss
sketching camellias, one garden fills all senses, restoring my soul
Writing haiku poetry is another creative outlet for me.
The two formats that intrigue me are the-
one word, two words, sentence, two words, one word
and the more traditional five-seven-five syllables.
I wrote the three haiku poems after spending a morning in the Japanese Garden.
The water feature above creates a hollow bamboo beat every two minutes. The larger bamboo tube on the left, fills with water, empties into the bowl and hits the rock behind it when empty to make a hollow thumping sound or beat.
Portland's Japanese Garden is a feast for all senses and is especially beautiful in springtime.
Great post, I love your sketch! The color of the camellia is perfect! I see you were able to do your photos in the format we talked about.
ReplyDeleteThat type of bamboo fountain is my favorite. I love the sound it makes when it hits, and the way the water flows in intervals.
Sounds like a perfect day, thnaks for sharing
ReplyDeleteI love your haiku poetry and your camelia sketch!
ReplyDeleteLove your poetry
ReplyDeleteThe color of the camellia is so pleasingly rich and your first haiku tells it all so clearly, beautiful.
ReplyDeleteYour haikus go so nicely with the sketches and photos. Very pretty.
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