Spoonful of honey
Bright sun in February
Cream pours like snow falls
Post notes: This is one more in my series of tea poems. You can read about how the teapoet series came about HERE. A little sip of teapoetry can be found HERE and HERE.
Posted by Colleen on February 13, 2008 9:52 PM|Permalink
I posted this last night, hoping to manifest some sun, but it is Earl Grey dreary today. Shoulda picked another one. And yes, the form excerted itself, just bled through into my other short tea poems. Tradition can do that.
I wish I understood the purpose of Haiku other than a challange with some very strict rules---None of which I can ever remember...lol! I like these tea poems, and I especially like the pictures that go with them. Such pretty China, Colleen.
It's all my friend Katherine's china. She is the tea party giver. I just love to drink the stuff, but usually do so from a mug. The haiku "rule" is 5-7-5 syllables. Most of mine do not keep to the formal tradition but this one does.
Comments
melancholy
Posted by: sandy kessler | February 13, 2008 6:38 AM
Great one Colleen...and you even followed the rules! :-)
Posted by: June | February 13, 2008 8:12 AM
Very beautiful.
A Haiku a day keeps the blues away.
Posted by: Mar | February 13, 2008 8:39 AM
A Haiku a day keeps the grey, dreary, cold, nasty winter away. oops! sorry, got carried away there... :-)
Posted by: kacey | February 13, 2008 9:06 AM
I posted this last night, hoping to manifest some sun, but it is Earl Grey dreary today. Shoulda picked another one. And yes, the form excerted itself, just bled through into my other short tea poems. Tradition can do that.
Posted by: colleen | February 13, 2008 9:38 AM
I wish I understood the purpose of Haiku other than a challange with some very strict rules---None of which I can ever remember...lol! I like these tea poems, and I especially like the pictures that go with them. Such pretty China, Colleen.
Posted by: OldOldLady Of The Hills | February 13, 2008 11:00 AM
...the jitters away
Posted by: Pearl | February 13, 2008 11:01 AM
It's all my friend Katherine's china. She is the tea party giver. I just love to drink the stuff, but usually do so from a mug. The haiku "rule" is 5-7-5 syllables. Most of mine do not keep to the formal tradition but this one does.
Posted by: colleen | February 13, 2008 11:42 AM
Very lovely poem, Colleen!
Thank you!
Margie
Posted by: margie | February 13, 2008 11:55 AM
A haiku a day keeps the tied tongue away.
Posted by: Poe | February 13, 2008 12:36 PM
I guess I am a bit our of the loop here.. I have no idea what a Haiku is. :-)
Posted by: Coll | February 13, 2008 11:42 PM
I love the poem, and I love that plate!
~S :)
Posted by: Shephard | February 14, 2008 6:38 PM
I love Haiku! Check out the February 2008 issue of National Geographic: http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2008/02/bashos-trail/howard-norman-text.html
Greg
Posted by: Greg | February 16, 2008 5:07 PM