Nahaiwrimo August 2013.: Prompter Michelle Havey

# 1 rain

the blond girl’s

silk summer dress . . .

cloudburst

# 2 snow

midnight sun

on the highest peaks . . .

purple snow

# 3 sunny ( haiga )

glittering sea

my new turquoise cap

faded blue

# 4 wind

lullaby ~

the constant cling-clang

from the rigging

# 5 dry / drought

refill . . .

new visitors

at the bird bath

# 6 storm

turbulence I change to the orange storm jib

# 7 cloud ( haiga )

his words . . .

I rest my paddle and waft

on a summer cloud

# 8 fog / mist ( haiga )

evening mist I pray for my gps batteries

# 9 ice

mountain bike trail ice on a sprained ankle

# 10 ( haiga )

bonfire nights the smoke in my whisky

# 11 eyes / sight

field glasses the soaring dot a falcon

# 12 sound / ears

skipping ropes ~

for the seventh time

a mother calls

# 13 nose / smell

night navigation

the first scent

of foreign land

# 14 Taste / Tongue ( haiga )

rising tide

the taste of salt

on his skin

#  15 touch ( haiga )

burning hot

the memories

of your touch

# 16 intuition

her pain

beneath a flow of talk

my hands

# 17 emotions

group therapy

the last paper tissue

in the box

# 18 favorite animal

sapphire blue

the white kitten’s

left eye

# 19 favorite flower

same same but different a cornflower nods at the sky

# 20 favorite stone

lucid dreams

the amethyst crystal

under my pillow

# 21 favorite insect

take off . . .

the bumblebee’s hair

loaded with pollen

# 22 favorite timepass/hobby/sport (haiga)

waves against rocks

water dragon

let’s dance

# 23 favorite food

sluuuurp . . .

grandma’s tomato soup

with macaroni

I never found anything that could beat that ;-)

# 24 favorite possessions

flee market

a smiling Buddha wrapped

in old news

a gift from my 7 year old nephew

# 25 life ( haiga )

some arrive

and some leave . . .

spring dawn

# 26 love

his first breath

I thought I knew all

about love

# 27 liberty

shimmering light ~

an old thought pattern

changes form

# 28 family

clear-cut

the divorced child’s

family

# 29 time ( haiga )

ebb and flood

all our sharp edges

rubbed off

# 30 happiness ( haiga )

hush

the

voice

whispers

all

is

fine

# 31 peace

world peace  ~

but first my inner

demon. . . .s

NaHaiWriMo May 2013 Prompts: Alan Summer

# 1 asperity

thin walls

I press my hands against

my ears

# 2 blue

fading . . .

the slack sails on the old

seaman’s arm

# 3 curve(s)  ( haiga )

from bow to stern love at first sight

# 4 den

fox piss ~

I swear to keep the password

secret

# 5 echo

the wake

a Grey Jaco says hello

with her voice

# 6 found

spring concert his eyes in the crowd

# 7 green ( haiga )

breathing each other the beech and I

# 8 home

open sky ~

my sea kayak packed

to the bursting point

I’m on a kayak trip for the next four days. See you all later

# 14 necessities

brown rum the kayak packing list grows longer

# 15

bombardment strolling down the bazzar

# 16 pet

dementia ...

her hands still remembers

how to pet the dog

# 17 quandary og quietyde (haiga)

exhale . . .

the last ripple

settles

# 18 romance / risk

shall we . . .

a paper plane lands

on my desk

# 19 stars

desert sky

I reach for the golden star

around his neck

# 20 tales or remarkalble trees ( haiga )

shady beech a poet writes “there is a lovely land”

Last week on my kayak trip around the island Langeland, we passed this famous beech that suppose to be the one that inspired Adam Oehlensläger to write the Danish National Anthem in 1819 http://watersindenmark.blogspot.com/2013/04/dotw-10-adam-oehlenschlager.html

I even took a very unprofessional small video clip of the event

http://vimeo.com/66152826

# 21 uniform

side by side

outside the courthouse

angel wings

# 22 velocity or velour

silver glimpse ~

a shoalof needlefish

changes direction

# 23 weight / waiting

globalization ~

the weight of his

xenophopia

# 24 xeno

asylum center . . .

drops of sweat trickles down

his temple

# 25 yellow (haiga)

soft breeze I dip my paddle in rapeseed pollen

# 28 zero

zero this zero that diet accomplished

# 29 if your name was a haiku what would it be?

six or seven a white swan settles down

# 28 one line haiku

twilight hunting the first nightingale song

# 29 sandwich

one last swim

the smoked salmon

in my sandwich

30 # art / artifact

ice melt the grin on the tubilak’s face

http://www.randafricanart.com/Inuit_Tupilak_figures.html

# 31 flipside a childhood memory

fresh breath dad tells me he’ll stay