
I wanted to take a moment to reflect upon my haiku journey so far. Today is the halfway mark of my journey. Like the lotus flower in the picture I have not bloomed yet. 🙂 When I look back at my early haiku I can see that I was ignorant of the history of haiku and had no subtlety in my work. Over the past few months I have devoured as many books on haiku as I could, joined various organizations and submitted my work for publication (which resulted in a few publications). This weekend I will be attending “Haiku Fest” here in Chicago to continue my journey.
Thank you to all who read my work, thank you to my children for letting me have time to work and to my darling wife for her support.
What a lovely milestone and way to end your week. Congratulations.
do you live close to chicago? don’t worry, i m not a stalker, lol, just not that far from there.
LOL. No problem. I live in Chicago city limits near Midway.
Feeling a joy that comes with practice;) Have a wonderful weekend!
-Jennifer
I hope you are enjoying your journey fb…sounds like things are going good for you! I look forward to reading your haiku and your tidbits about it. I’ve learned a lot from you 🙂
Congratulations on your publications and your continuing journey…I look forward to reading more of your haiku~
I don’t know if you’ve had a chance to read any of my haiku, but if you’re interested and time permits, here is the link: http://lscotthoughts.com/category/haiku. Take care, L 🙂
I am apparently following in your footsteps … which I deem a good thing. I have an excellent haiku library now. However I am choosing 3 of Higginson’s books as my texts. Then I am reading the old and modern masters. I also go over and read the haiku on NaHaiWriMo. For a while I was publishing there. Now I just collect the prompts and will write a a while. I was actually pleased with one of my haiku. I think it is good. But gee one out of what 5-6 months of haiku. Have fun at the fest.
I think you are making very good progress and reflection is a really important part of that journey. Well done with the publications! Keep up the good work! 🙂