Emma, _I'm just now becoming -adjusted- to you being in another season! Silly me. _Love the wind chime -sings to herself- and yet... 'we all hear her song.' _m
yes Magyar, we are now in the depths of winter (I have a scarf wrapped around my neck as I write this).
Patrick, I was loving that one day of unseasonal warmth... obviously intoxicated with suger-filled happy hormones... and the chime WAS singing away to itself, I swear...
(makes you wonder though - if I wasnt there, would she still have made a sound on that empty street? ahem)
anyway, we're back to typical Sydney winter draughty weather today and I have a delightfully bleak, non-sweetened haiga for you the moment my computer is back in my cold winter hands ;)
(if anyone's interested, julie takes wonderful photographs of people, places and events in Sydney - I lost sleep last night trawling through her various blog sites)
The change adds a depth and complexity that was missing from the first version.
Shouldn't winters read winter's? - asked the pedant.
I keep wondering about "singing" instead of "sings". I always pause over decisions like these. I usually chose the "present continuous" or "present progressive" tense (-ing) but I don't know why and I can't think of a good rationale.
The linked article is "sort of" related. It's by the haiku scholar William J. Higginson who, from what I can judge, was probably the best and most objective scholar around. I tried writing him recently, only to learn that he died last year.
The day I discovered haiku I ran out and bought Higginson's Haiku Handbook. A few weeks later I noticed a large number of tributes to him on various haiku sites.
I also came across this http://haikaipub.wordpress.com/
I prefer present continuous generally - its more immediate, but chose sings for a couple of reasons
lovely chatting to you, as always Patrick
and lovely reading everyones comments, many thanks
Hey Patrick, thanks for the Higginson link. Some very useful points on -ing words! A lawyer at work once sent me an article on the use of 'which' and 'that' which has stuck with me ever since. I suspect Higginsons comments will do the same on my use of 'ings'.
Its the kind of article that ups my game on composing haiku (much like the f/k/a essay on psyku - though that one freaked me out of writing for about a month).
Can hear it. All layers of chilling (out) included ... Very nice.
ReplyDeleteBest wishes
Ralf
HAHAHA....this made me laugh loud, Dalloway!
ReplyDeletesinging to myself is my way to happiness, :))
wishes,
devika
Emma,
ReplyDelete_I'm just now becoming -adjusted- to you being in another season! Silly me.
_Love the wind chime -sings to herself- and yet... 'we all hear her song.' _m
Nice one Emma.
ReplyDeleteThis one didn't quite do it for me.
ReplyDeleteIt feels, maybe, just a little too... saccharine?
yes Magyar, we are now in the depths of winter (I have a scarf wrapped around my neck as I write this).
ReplyDeletePatrick, I was loving that one day of unseasonal warmth... obviously intoxicated with suger-filled happy hormones... and the chime WAS singing away to itself, I swear...
(makes you wonder though - if I wasnt there, would she still have made a sound on that empty street? ahem)
anyway, we're back to typical Sydney winter draughty weather today and I have a delightfully bleak, non-sweetened haiga for you the moment my computer is back in my cold winter hands ;)
just checked - its 68F at the moment... Devika might agree thats cold
ReplyDeletedelicate and lovely
ReplyDeleteHmmmm....pulling my legs, Dalloway? :))
ReplyDeletei love cold, the colder, the better...it makes me long for warmth ;-) [else, i don't bother! :)]
devika
I have always used a photographic prompt, but am going to try without. I'll see ...
ReplyDeletekeen to see what you come up with Julie.
ReplyDelete(if anyone's interested, julie takes wonderful photographs of people, places and events in Sydney - I lost sleep last night trawling through her various blog sites)
good stuff
ReplyDeleteI like the change, Dalloway.
ReplyDeleteThe change adds a depth and complexity that was missing from the first version.
Shouldn't winters read winter's? - asked the pedant.
I keep wondering about "singing" instead of "sings". I always pause over decisions like these. I usually chose the "present continuous" or "present progressive" tense (-ing) but I don't know why and I can't think of a good rationale.
http://www.haikuworld.org/begin/whigginson.sep2003.html
The linked article is "sort of" related. It's by the haiku scholar William J. Higginson who, from what I can judge, was probably the best and most objective scholar around. I tried writing him recently, only to learn that he died last year.
Sigh...
The day I discovered haiku I ran out and bought Higginson's Haiku Handbook. A few weeks later I noticed a large number of tributes to him on various haiku sites.
ReplyDeleteI also came across this http://haikaipub.wordpress.com/
I prefer present continuous generally - its more immediate, but chose sings for a couple of reasons
lovely chatting to you, as always Patrick
and lovely reading everyones comments, many thanks
Yes, I saw your website too. It's strange because the last word you hear from him is that his Doctors are feeling optimistic. Very unsettling...
ReplyDeleteThey left his blog just they *he* left it. It's like walking into someone's room, a year later, and seeing that nothing has moved or been changed.
Spooky.
thats exactly what it felt like
ReplyDeleteI love the feel of this- haunting.
ReplyDeleteMany thanks J.Andrew
ReplyDeleteHey Patrick, thanks for the Higginson link. Some very useful points on -ing words! A lawyer at work once sent me an article on the use of 'which' and 'that' which has stuck with me ever since. I suspect Higginsons comments will do the same on my use of 'ings'.
Its the kind of article that ups my game on composing haiku (much like the f/k/a essay on psyku - though that one freaked me out of writing for about a month).
Im ramblimg. Then again, whats a blog for?