shape shifting through time
symbiotic existence
beauty in decay
Day 15 -- #HaikuChallenge23
fortress gatekeeper
emerges from the shadows
always on duty
Day 14 -- #HaikuChallenge23
suwannee river cairns
new life emerges from old
regeneration
Day 13 -- #HaikuChallenge23
turn into the wind
a squadron of pelicans
maintaining balance
Day 12 -- #HaikuChallenge23
calcified fingers
unmoving in their tight grip
challenge to release
Day 11 -- #HaikuChallenge23
stillness not silence
shore birds chatter and call out
welcome a new day
Day 10 -- #HaikuChallenge23
majestic hunter
patient and calm as she waits
the tide receding
Day 9 -- #HaikuChallenge23
a community
strangers turn into neighbors
houses become homes
Day 8 -- #HaikuChallenge23
change of scenery
trading pine trees for palm trees
it’s good for the soul
Day 7 -- #HaikuChallenge23
winter morning calm
a frosted landscape revealed
alone with my thoughts
Day 6 -- #HaikuChallenge23
no room for improv
sourdough bread is finicky
more science than art
Day 5 -- #HaikuChallenge23
inky silhouettes
in the golden light of dusk
a still life tableau
Day 4 -- #HaikuChallenge23
lone picnic table
viewed from my office window
remnant of summer
Day 3 -- #HaikuChallenge23
seeker of balance
upside down or downside up
fear of shattering
Day 2 -- #HaikuChallenge23
step by step by step
earthly stars beneath my feet
cushion frozen earth
Day 1 -- #HaikuChallenge23
a new year unfurls
surprises and challenges
seeking Ithaca
Ready or Not...Here Comes 2023
Happy New Year, Friends!
As we usher out the old and welcome in the new, the month of January can become a time of reflection and introspection. For more than a decade I have used the month of January as a time to observe and jump start creativity in the form of a daily haiku. I would welcome any companions on my haiku challenge — even if you don’t want to write each day. I invite you to follow me on Twitter @pamressler, Instagram @pamressler, where I will be using the hashtag #HaikuChallenge23. We can also do a bit of a “call and response” on this blog where I welcome your haiku in the comment section each day.
For a bit of a primer of haiku — they are simply brief mindful poems (that don’t rhyme :-) based in the present moment. You might want to use the familiar 5 — 7 — 5 syllables on three lines…or a more free form version. You can get a look at previous haiku by scrolling through my blog.
Looking forward to sharing haiku with you beginning tomorrow, January 1, 2023
Day 31 -- #HaikuChallenge22
recalibration/
meeting the world differently/
opening to dawn
Day 30 -- #HaikuChallenge22
nature’s nesting dolls/
fit perfectly together/
in their own order
Day 29 -- #HaikuChallenge22
juxtaposition/
snow is falling, wind howling/
sunshine in a jar