tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7414865852217989753.post6363482723759115022..comments2023-06-08T20:01:39.136+10:00Comments on Australian Haiku: Emma Dallowayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02762502184477362139noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7414865852217989753.post-59822880363584690692009-10-03T13:27:27.104+10:002009-10-03T13:27:27.104+10:00This is just way too good!This is just way too good!T.Migratoriushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03312643456815300817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7414865852217989753.post-50393866702730602882009-09-30T21:02:09.173+10:002009-09-30T21:02:09.173+10:00A very unusual & inventive haiga Emma - love i...A very unusual & inventive haiga Emma - love it...Frank...https://www.blogger.com/profile/02197806933052269135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7414865852217989753.post-63968520085691880092009-09-30T20:25:38.810+10:002009-09-30T20:25:38.810+10:00hi Jem, always enjoy your comments...
and ah, a l...hi Jem, always enjoy your comments...<br /><br />and ah, a little touchy today travelstogether? actually I need to get back to your place(if you'll have me) and photograph your wallpaper ;)Emma Dallowayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02762502184477362139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7414865852217989753.post-65296744853891751772009-09-30T15:53:38.382+10:002009-09-30T15:53:38.382+10:00what's wrong with my outside dunny?!!
'cou...what's wrong with my outside dunny?!!<br />'course one of the first things we'll be doing after moving in is calling the demolisher!<br />not sure a tiny peak of a muddy river if you stretch painfully could be considered a "sea change" either...?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7414865852217989753.post-57188288299721851062009-09-29T22:35:32.877+10:002009-09-29T22:35:32.877+10:00Love this - although the top (dialectish) version ...Love this - although the top (dialectish) version isn't as unfamiliar to me as some regional voices it still has a distinctive flavour. The two together work so well. It's fun, almost like a game of chinese whispers - I can imagine it being passed along from writer to writer, changing slightly each time.jemhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08181038873568527264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7414865852217989753.post-86956974759548490052009-09-29T21:50:23.293+10:002009-09-29T21:50:23.293+10:00wow. more comments.
very glad youre back Devika ...wow. more comments.<br /><br />very glad youre back Devika and yeah, I miss Polona tooEmma Dallowayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02762502184477362139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7414865852217989753.post-12348563420901840952009-09-29T19:08:52.729+10:002009-09-29T19:08:52.729+10:00ha! You are one nut of a woman, Dalloway....and I ...ha! You are one nut of a woman, Dalloway....and I note you have the one good lot here as commentators (including me :)...I am happy to be back...but I SO miss Polona...<br /><br />Loved the previous one more...perhaps thats more of my kind in writings :)<br /><br />wishes, <br />devikaDevika Jyothihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02349153846127145464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7414865852217989753.post-13730732200576597662009-09-29T16:17:45.391+10:002009-09-29T16:17:45.391+10:00Actually, Tie Me Kangaroo Down Sport.Actually, Tie Me Kangaroo Down Sport.comrade harpshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16868307582875295395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7414865852217989753.post-16553913669234251702009-09-28T02:49:56.162+10:002009-09-28T02:49:56.162+10:00Ah... so interesting Emma, as always. _mAh... so interesting Emma, as always. _mMagyarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14834296565844877410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7414865852217989753.post-30593043265667565242009-09-27T10:17:37.513+10:002009-09-27T10:17:37.513+10:00Lovely to see you here again, Bandit - can I assum...Lovely to see you here again, Bandit - can I assume we wont be having the pleasure of your company in Sydney in the near future? Probably a good thing - the sharks only go for tourists ;) <br /><br />And a two-seater / two storey toilet? Yeah, sounds dead classy.<br /><br />Well Harps, looks like you and Rolf have something in commonEmma Dallowayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02762502184477362139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7414865852217989753.post-2340172364139618412009-09-27T09:14:36.032+10:002009-09-27T09:14:36.032+10:00I was thinking of another Australian musical class...I was thinking of another Australian musical classic - Tie Me Kangaroo Down Mate.comrade harpshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16868307582875295395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7414865852217989753.post-67317576745102659692009-09-26T23:26:07.295+10:002009-09-26T23:26:07.295+10:00Glad it gets cold here; redbacks, poisonous snakes...Glad it gets cold here; redbacks, poisonous snakes, sharks, and jellyfish! Makes me shudder...<br />have seen a two story affair, though. a two seater-real class!bandithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04291863523347898783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7414865852217989753.post-33338043025460634152009-09-26T10:29:16.408+10:002009-09-26T10:29:16.408+10:00Good to see new faces!
Thanks for the link Patric...Good to see new faces!<br /><br />Thanks for the link Patrick, Im checking it out as we speak... Harps you may be interested too given your highly visual pics...<br /><br />And um, Harps, that may be saying more about your relationship with kangaroos than the rest of us would care to admit ;)<br /><br />Cheers RalfEmma Dallowayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02762502184477362139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7414865852217989753.post-42981122924136870662009-09-26T09:13:02.751+10:002009-09-26T09:13:02.751+10:00Readbacks - more visual too.
Kangaroo - that woul...Readbacks - more visual too.<br /><br />Kangaroo - that would have to be something about bondage! <br /><br />Thanks for the link.comrade harpshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16868307582875295395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7414865852217989753.post-10863210788508637952009-09-26T07:52:27.071+10:002009-09-26T07:52:27.071+10:00An unusual photograph, a fine haiku, an interestin...An unusual photograph, a fine haiku, an interesting micropoem - all this comes together in a wonderful arrangement. Maybe not a haiga, maybe not a classical haiku-moment: but who cares, I like it a lot.<br /><br />Best wishes<br />RalfRalf Brökerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08602494065251750620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7414865852217989753.post-67258419539853102942009-09-25T22:17:42.136+10:002009-09-25T22:17:42.136+10:00Emma, a new desktop was posted at a site I like (t...Emma, a new desktop was posted at a site I like (thought you might like it):<br /><br />http://interfacelift.com/wallpaper_beta/details/2027/the_amazing_macro-life.html<br /><br />If you're tempted, you should try submitting one of your photographs to this site.Patrickhttp://poemshape.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7414865852217989753.post-76330764624466410482009-09-25T15:08:54.131+10:002009-09-25T15:08:54.131+10:00This is great! :)This is great! :)Kristin Riggshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16779222705654595462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7414865852217989753.post-3234652922416583202009-09-25T02:45:22.200+10:002009-09-25T02:45:22.200+10:00Wonderful postcards, your posts.Wonderful postcards, your posts.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7414865852217989753.post-26490739336978181132009-09-24T21:46:23.007+10:002009-09-24T21:46:23.007+10:00cheers John, though I struggled with the subtletie...cheers John, though I struggled with the subtleties of the translation... I dont know how you do it...Emma Dallowayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02762502184477362139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7414865852217989753.post-58724471098248357642009-09-24T21:01:07.782+10:002009-09-24T21:01:07.782+10:00a nod back from me emma well donea nod back from me emma well doneJohn McDonaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02306609410526737715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7414865852217989753.post-13151731263299596462009-09-24T20:07:34.426+10:002009-09-24T20:07:34.426+10:00Yes Harps! What was I thinking? Redbacks.. got t...Yes Harps! What was I thinking? Redbacks.. got to more specific... if only I could have worked in the word 'kangaroo' too...<br /><br />Janice, I hear you... I have never seen a 2-storey toilet in my short life eitherEmma Dallowayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02762502184477362139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7414865852217989753.post-48766338155035058112009-09-24T12:58:40.407+10:002009-09-24T12:58:40.407+10:00Have never seen a 2-story toilet. A unique haiku E...Have never seen a 2-story toilet. A unique haiku Emma.Janice Thomsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02506920585319893814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7414865852217989753.post-52162586504039805022009-09-24T11:01:41.276+10:002009-09-24T11:01:41.276+10:00"There was a redback on the toilet seat,
Whe..."There was a redback on the toilet seat, <br />When I was there last night.<br />I didn't see him in the dark, <br />But boy I felt his bite.<br />I jumped up high into the air, <br />And when I hit the ground.<br />That crafty redback spider, <br />Wasn't nowhere to be found."<br />- <br />Redback on the toilet seat<br />by Ralph Ernest 'Slim' Newton<br /><br />That's a long way to hit the ground.comrade harpshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16868307582875295395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7414865852217989753.post-51996577843768611892009-09-24T09:19:33.986+10:002009-09-24T09:19:33.986+10:00Cheers Patrick and Lorraine.
This IS my friends o...Cheers Patrick and Lorraine.<br /><br />This IS my friends outside 2-storey toilet in their new house, which left me wondering about their curious move away from the city... (and P, I know you read this... Im still getting over the fact that youve deserted us once again for the Shire).... ;)Emma Dallowayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02762502184477362139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7414865852217989753.post-61194084900309981902009-09-24T09:07:55.247+10:002009-09-24T09:07:55.247+10:00Ha! From what are the spider's escaping? And i...Ha! From what are the spider's escaping? And is that really escaping? - or more of a sea change? <br /><br />This is pure Dalloway - really inspiring and original.Patrickhttp://poemshape.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.com