February 2019
heavy snow
shoveling away
the solitude
–Rachel Sutcliffe
one set of boot tracks
grey clouds mingle with absence
paths left untrodden
For a long time I started each month with a collage grid and a haiku. This month, having done a grey February mandala (perhaps next month a grid), I decided to take up Frank Tassone’s challenge to honor poet Rachel Sutcliffe by writing haiku inspired by her words.
his death day
in graveyard shadows
gathered crows
–Rachel Sutcliffe
winter multiplies
voices now lost to the wind
crows calling grey skies
Hopefully the grey will clear out before February’s end…
16 responses to “February 2019”
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- February 2, 2019 -
perfectly captured, as always in words and vision. I hope you are keeping warm!!!
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Thanks Damien. Getting a bit warmer each day!
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Beautiful responses.
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Thanks Janice.
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Reblogged this on Frank J. Tassone and commented:
#Haiku Happenings #4: Method Two Madness’ latest haiku for my current #haikai challenge!
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I particularly like the second one–the lost voices and the crows calling. There’s timelessness and mystery here.
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Thanks Merril. Rachel Sutcliffe cuts to the quick, and it’s good inspiration.
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Your haiku capture the essence of her words.
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Thanks Ken. Her work is so evocative and fresh.
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Stay warm and enjoy time for your creativity.
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Thanks Sharon…getting warmer by the day.
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Your haikus and grays match
the dreary winter!
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Sadly, yes. But it won’t last forever.
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Grey except for the crows. They make a difference.
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They do.
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