sudden rain
am I a puddle
or the sea
Vandana Parashar
Vandana says:
"With all the uncertainty and volatility around us at present, I sometimes wonder—what if I found myself in something unpredictable or catastrophic?
Will it overwhelm me like the rain does to a puddle, or will I be able to tide it over with mettle and grace."
One of my favourite haiku is by Julie Schwerin.
half a lifetime . . .
the lemon tree
yet to grow a peach
Julie Schwerin
is/let, April 2021
Vandana says:
"This masterful haiku by Julie shows how humans are bogged down by aspirations of their own and others, resulting in them becoming what they aren’t, and weren’t meant to be. In a very subtle and yet powerful way, she calls upon us to acknowledge and celebrate the individuality of every being."
Favourite quote from “Waiting for Godot”
“We always find something, eh Didi, to let us think we exist?“
Favourite quote from “Withnail and I”
Change down, man, find your neutral space.
Notes:
Vandana Parashar
I AM
Vandana Parashar
Title IX Press 2019
Julie Warther Schwerin is the associate editor at
The Heron’s Nest and member of the Red Moon Anthology editorial team.
Julie Warther Schwerin has been instrumental in establishing The Forest Haiku Walk in Millersburg, Ohio https://www.innathoneyrun.com/open-air-art-museum/haiku-walk/ and the Seasons of Haiku Trail at The Holden Arboretum in Kirtland, Ohio. PDF available here:
and Words in Bloom: A Year of Haiku at the Chicago Botanic Garden: https://www.chicagobotanic.org/blog/news/celebrate_national_poetry_month_garden_haiku
More of Julie’s haiku can also be read at the tinywords site:
Julie Warther Schwerin
What Was Here
(Folded Word Press):
A New Resonance 11: Emerging Voices in English-Language Haiku ed. Jim Kacian and Julie Warther (2021)
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