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Blackbird Singing - 2. Chapter 2-Haiku My New Year Explorations

No warnings. As a novice writer, I want to start small and expand my skills as I learned. These are some Haiku poems that celebrate life and Songkran, the Thai New Year.

Cool crispy green bites

sweet Tyrian purple orbs

Mother of great wines.

 

Sil’vry wet bullets

plunge down from heights above,

wind-driven monsoon.

 

A rising shrill call

awakens every sunrise,

pleading I live here.

 

Gold eyed saurian

blends with an earthen clay pot,

waiting for his food

 

The bright torrent roars,

framed in lush green or white snow,

bring peace to the soul.

 

Water crashes down,

the haunting songs of mountains

clothed in dark evergreen.

 

Songkran, happy time.

Car wash, body wash, drip dry

blessing all, Sanook

 

Warriors send blessings

with buckets and hoses,

water brings laughter.

 

*Songkran -Thai and SE Asian New Year celebration. Thais celebrate the end of the dry season, and the coming of the rainy season which provides the water to begin growing season. Five days of viscous water fights in the streets filled with laughter.

*Sanook -Thai word for a lot of fun.

 

 

I appreciate any comments and feedback and will use them to learn my craft. Your time is precious so I will value it and respond quickly to your thoughts. Thanks for taking the time to read my poems.
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Thank you for reading this poem.  I encourage comments and will try to respond quickly to them.  My hope is this poem will leave you feeling a little bit happier for reading it.
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15 minutes ago, ReaderPaul said:

Wow, Terry, love it!  With the pictures you posted some time back, I could visualize some of the beauty of Thailand in the poetry.

Please continue writing various poems and post them when you choose.

Thanks Paul!  I will continue to post pictures and poems with encouragement like this.  I find I am having fun writing a subject I hated is school. Crazy twist of fate. 😜

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Thanks Chris!  I love to celebrate life, and truly learned how to do that when I made my home in Chiang Mai.  If you clicked on the picture and read the description you know how crazy and joyful the Thais are when they celebrate.  Your words are very encouraging and special for me after all the fun we have had in reading the same stories and commenting.  Thanks so much!  

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Thank you James!  I chose Haiku to start my explorations for just that fact.  This form required me to carefully select words that would give the reader as much sensory input, emotional involvement and action as possible with each word.  In addition, I wanted the words to flow to match the moment in each line.  I had a lot of fun doing these.  I appreciate your sensitive and kinds words my friend.

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3 hours ago, KrisK said:

Very nice Haiku poems, interesting and educational too, regarding your new home, Thailand. 

Thanks for your support Kris!  I want people to find my poems interesting.  Many of the poems I wrote are about Thailand, because this is now the background of my experience and source of emotions for the past 14 years.  A few of the Haiku are from my past living in the Cascade Mountains on the slopes of Mt Hood.  I enjoy when people can learn and relate to my poems.  I hope you will continue to read and comment about them.  Thanks again!

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28 minutes ago, Headstall said:

Your Haiku are excellent, Terry. I love the word saurian. Haven't seen it used in years. The best Haiku are about capturing the things around you, and you have done that here. Great job, buddy. I've read them twice, and truly enjoyed them. Cheers! 

Wow Gary!  I'm just trying to follow in your footsteps, and feel awesome by your praise.  It amazes me how much of the local wildlife I can see from my balcony in the city.  I am glad that you enjoyed my friend!  Cheers!

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1 hour ago, Backwoods Boy said:

Somehow I missed this one.  I love the vivid pictures of this annual celebration and of your life in Thailand.

Thailand is a very colorful country which loves to celebrate.  They embrace the holidays from many different countries.  Songkran is unique and all Thai, but is being embraced by some of the surrounding nations.  I wish other nations would do as the Thais and focus on joy more than the negative aspects of life.  Thanks for your comments.  They are always appreciated. :hug:

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