Comments on: Haiku 505 http://www.haikubytwo.com/haiku-505/ Alison Kehler and Kelly Westhoff alternate turns posting one new haiku each day. Reviews of haiku-themed products, interviews with haiku authors and guest haiku artists. Mon, 21 May 2012 21:10:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: johanna http://www.haikubytwo.com/haiku-505/#comment-2120 johanna Thu, 20 May 2010 14:27:40 +0000 http://www.haikubytwo.com/?p=4416#comment-2120 haiku has affected my life in the same way, i speak less and notice more - receptive to nature's sweet small messages... pare away excess whittle down to metaphor subtle loveliness. haiku has affected my life in the same way,
i speak less and notice more - receptive to nature’s
sweet small messages…

pare away excess

whittle down to metaphor

subtle loveliness.

]]> By: Chris http://www.haikubytwo.com/haiku-505/#comment-2119 Chris Thu, 20 May 2010 13:53:57 +0000 http://www.haikubytwo.com/?p=4416#comment-2119 Awesome, I think all Haiku writers are gentle to be around. Keeps one grounded by following nature. Agree with Alison. Keep Haikuing :-) Awesome, I think all Haiku writers are gentle to be around. Keeps one grounded by following nature. Agree with Alison. Keep Haikuing :-)

]]> By: Alison http://www.haikubytwo.com/haiku-505/#comment-2117 Alison Thu, 20 May 2010 12:06:13 +0000 http://www.haikubytwo.com/?p=4416#comment-2117 Nice reflection! I love haiku about haiku. It HAS become a way of life for us both. You mentioned earlier about reflecting on your haiku from one year ago and I have been doing this, too. I have noticed changes in the way I approach haiku. I use a nature reference more and more and I think that is because after doing this for a year I notice the subtleties of the natural world more and how my day to day life interacts with and is a part of nature. Of course I still like to write haiku that some would say aren't haiku but just have 5 - 7 - 5 going on, but the "subtle loveliness" that you mention. This is what I love about haiku. Nice reflection! I love haiku about haiku. It HAS become a way of life for us both.

You mentioned earlier about reflecting on your haiku from one year ago and I have been doing this, too. I have noticed changes in the way I approach haiku. I use a nature reference more and more and I think that is because after doing this for a year I notice the subtleties of the natural world more and how my day to day life interacts with and is a part of nature.

Of course I still like to write haiku that some would say aren’t haiku but just have 5 - 7 - 5 going on, but the “subtle loveliness” that you mention. This is what I love about haiku.

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