Posts tagged ‘American haiku’
Jul 2
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Junkyard art
Jun 9
“A beautiful thing is never perfect.” — Egyptian proverb*
This series stems from the portable document technology made of the stems of Egypt’s Nile grass: the papyrus sedge also called paper reed. Inked in the language of pictorial images and phonetic symbols, it was the new medium of an ancient message.
Keep away from trouble and sing to it. —Egyptian proverb*
*The Egyptian proverbs quoted throughout this post are from Hanna Fielding’s favourites.
May 10
“We spend a good part of our lives dreaming, especially when we’re awake.” ― Carlos Ruiz Zafón
Take, if you must, this little bag of dreams, Unloose the cord, and they will wrap you round.
— William Butler Yeats
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Apr 20
“Being a black sheep gives you creative license to do sh*t differently.” ― Andre Hueston Mack
While the shepherd and the milkmaid gathered creamy wool, and the shaggy sheepdog bayed, a piebald ram and a ewe with leopard spots strayed from the flock, and I am the lamb of different hue and shade.
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Apr 5
“Write a wise saying and your name will live forever.” —Anonymous
What’s the sound a name makes when it’s dropped? —Anonymous
The quotations in this post may be attributed to immortal names. But on the Johns Hopkins University site and others from which they are sourced, they are unattributed.
This tribute, by a nicknamed artist and a pen-named poet, gives all authors of immortal wit and wisdom, truth and beauty, by whatever other names they may also be lauded, a name the world of arts and letters never forgets.
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Mar 10
“If it’s the right chair, it doesn’t take too long to get comfortable in it.” —Robert De Niro
Sitting still
Does the catbird seat
Make a lap
If a dog jumps into your lap, it is because he is fond of you; but if a cat does the same thing, it is because your lap is warmer. —Alfred North Whitehead
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Feb 26
“The truth is, I need 10 lifetimes to scratch the surface of the things I’d love to do.” —Bear Grylls
A star shines
Behind a curtained
Looking glass
If you think about the concept of reincarnation, it’s essentially uploading yourself and your spirit into a new form, a new hard drive as it were. —Conor Oberst
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May 10
“Sit in reverie and watch the changing color of the waves that break upon the idle seashore of the mind.” —Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
East of thought
West of idle mind
High on waves
“When our thoughts are stammering in our mind, and memorial failure dumbs down our passion for life, a deep dive in the brainwaves can be the lever that lifts our sense of self.” ―Erik Pevernagie
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Apr 22
“Indigo has a purifying, stabilizing, cleansing effect when fear, repression, and obsessions have disturbed your mental body” —Tae Yun Kim
Indigo
Impermanence looms
Buckle up
The magic fades too fast /the scent of summer never lasts /the nights turn hollow and vast /but nothing remains…nothing lasts —Sanober Khan
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Feb 5
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