The haiku originates from Japan and is a poem of seventeen syllables, laid out in three lines of five seven and five, that uses sensory language to capture a feeling or an image. A haiku is traditionally inspired by an element of nature, a moment of beauty, or another poignant experience; however, in more recent […]
Month: August 2015
Inspired by another quotation
Sunrise Haiku Inspired by the Emily Dickinson quote: ‘I’ll tell you how the sun rose, a ribbon at a time’ Once as the sun rose I tried to tie its ribbons Into knots and bows
Haunted by a statue
Stone Faced Haiku Sculpted and sombre Woeful physiognomy Ghost grey effigy
The third day of an interest in etymology
Etymology #3 Twinkle is a shiny word A sparkling, glittering, winking verb A two-syllabic, iambic light Constantly changing from faint to bright Having a friendly or happy face Moving lightly from place to place Glinting and flickering in a dance Stars like diamonds in the distance Its origins are in the Germanic tongue Developed in […]
The second day of an interest in etymology
Etymology #2 Harmony: a noun, a melodic word, The pleasant-sounding sequence Of music in a chord. Three syllables denote euphony, Composition, musical structure, Creation of a symphony. A pleasing congruence of parts, Harmony is concord, goodwill, The meeting of minds and hearts. Without it there would be no unity; The world would be in discord, […]
You have to watch this
I don’t know where this video clip originally came from, but it was shared by a friend of mine on Facebook. You have to watch it to the very end – it’s brilliant! http://www.facebook.com/leonrobertspost/videos/10203007512853219/?pnref=story
An interest in etymology
I wrote this after reading mashed radish, the etymology blog. I studied linguistics many years ago and am interested in etymology. While teaching English at a high school in Norfolk, one homework project I devised that really got Year 7 and 8 students going was the presentation of a word. They had to choose a […]
Memories of the leaning tower of Pisa
Winding Stairs Haiku Timeworn and sculpted, Smoothed by endless soles of feet, Cool in summer’s heat
Using an image as inspiration
This is based on an exercise we did in a creative writing group last year. Photo by Robert Capa (1913 – 2000) Footsteps echoed on the cobbled street. Mama held on to my arm, in the same way as the bald woman held on to that child, the one everyone’s eyes were on. We had […]
We saw these cherubs in an ornamental pond in Florence
Cherubs in a Pond Orbiting in space Gemini lit in marble Two moons face to face
writing in north norfolk 