Haiku a Day

Thursday, November 30, 2017

November 30, 2017

Burst of colour on
a gloomy grey day- steep me
in far off sunshine.


Posted by April J.E. Gilliland at 10:36 No comments:
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Labels: art, autumn, colour, fall, food, fruit, haiku, Mandarin orange, mandarins, micropoetry, orange, oranges, photography, poem, poetry, poetry blog, snack, sun, winter, writer

Wednesday, November 29, 2017

November 29, 2017

Everywhere you look,
the holidays are at our
throats- December nears.


Posted by April J.E. Gilliland at 11:10 No comments:
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Labels: art, autumn, British Columbia, Canada, Christmas, city, December, fall, haiku, holidays, micropoetry, old photos, photography, poem, poetry, poetry blog, Vancouver, west coast, winter, writing

Tuesday, November 28, 2017

November 28, 2017

Waiting for the spring
blossoms to return- grey days
make it feel so far.


Posted by April J.E. Gilliland at 19:33 No comments:
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Labels: art, beauty, blossoms, British Columbia, Canada, cherry blossoms, flowers, haiku, hanami, micropoetry, natural beauty, nature, photography, poem, poet, poetry, poetry blog, spring, Victoria, writer

Monday, November 27, 2017

November 27, 2017

Promise of winter
beauty, stored tightly in bud-
new amaryllis.




Posted by April J.E. Gilliland at 10:03 No comments:
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Labels: amaryllis, art, beauty, bulb, Christmas, flowers, gardening, haiku, macro, micropoetry, natural beauty, nature, photography, plants, poem, poet, poetry, poetry blog, winter, writer

Sunday, November 26, 2017

November 26, 2017

Blue summer skies framed
Sacre-Coeur- we climbed the steps
with fresh macaroons.


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Labels: art, cathedral, church, Europe, food, France, haiku, macaroons, memories, micropoetry, old photos, Paris, photography, poem, poetry, Sacre Coeur, sightseeing, summer, travel, writer

Saturday, November 25, 2017

November 25, 2017

What a dreaded sight,
no internet connection-
my Saturday ruined.


Posted by April J.E. Gilliland at 18:47 No comments:
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Labels: art, computers, Google, Google Chrome, haiku, internet, internet connection, laptops, micropoetry, photography, poem, poetry, poetry blog, router, Saturday, technology, WiFi, writer

November 24, 2017

Come stroll downtown, through
Chinatown, lanterns sway in
breeze- lights lure diners.


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Labels: art, beauty, British Columbia, Canada, Chinatown, Chinese food, city, dinner, downtown, food, haiku, historic, micropoetry, night, photography, poem, poetry, poetry blog, Victoria, writer

Thursday, November 23, 2017

November 23, 2017

Rainy days perfect
for dreaming of new homes- is
this too Rococo?


Posted by April J.E. Gilliland at 08:52 No comments:
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Labels: architecture, art, Europe, France, haiku, home, interior design, micropoetry, old photos, palace, Palais Bourbon, Paris, photography, poem, poetry, poetry blog, Rococo, travel, vacation, writer

Wednesday, November 22, 2017

November 22, 2017

Intense blue skies, sun
hot as we sip fresh squeezed juice-
Tangiers summer day.


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Labels: Africa, architecture, art, beauty, haiku, micropoetry, Morocco, North Africa, old photos, photography, poem, poetry, poetry blog, summer, Tangier, Tangiers, travel, trip, vacation, writer

Tuesday, November 21, 2017

November 21, 2017

Rain pelted windows,
act like a barrier to
me too- I'll stay in.


Posted by April J.E. Gilliland at 14:26 No comments:
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Labels: art, autumn, British Columbia, Canada, fall, haiku, hibernation, micropoetry, mood, photography, poem, poet, poetry, poetry blog, rain, rainy day, Victoria, weather, writer

Monday, November 20, 2017

November 20, 2017

Dive right in, this blue
lagoon will always be in
your mind- fall respite.


Posted by April J.E. Gilliland at 10:59 1 comment:
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Labels: art, beauty, French Polynesia, haiku, Huahine, island, lagoon, micropoetry, motu, paradise, photography, poem, poetry, sea, Society Islands, swimming, Tahiti, travel, tropical, writer

Sunday, November 19, 2017

November 19, 2017

Unfathomable
grandness everywhere- Paris
provides perfect pomp.


Posted by April J.E. Gilliland at 11:51 No comments:
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Labels: architecture, art, beauty, church, Europe, France, haiku, micropoetry, Montmartre, old photos, Paris, photography, poem, poetry, poetry blog, Sacre Coeur, sightseeing, travel, writer, writing

Saturday, November 18, 2017

November 18, 2017

The sky vivid blue,
grand mosque rising to meet sun-
Casablanca call.


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Labels: art, beauty, Casablanca, cruise, haiku, Hassan II Mosque, memories, micropoetry, Morocco, mosque, old photos, photography, poem, poetry, poetry blog, sightseeing, summer, travel, writer, writing

Friday, November 17, 2017

November 17, 2017

Wandering Paris,
summer, stifling heat- steep climb
for breathtaking view.


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Labels: art, cities, Eiffel Tower, Europe, France, haiku, micropoetry, old photos, Paris, photography, poem, poet, poetry, poetry blog, sightseeing, skyline, summer, travel, view, writer

Thursday, November 16, 2017

November 16, 2017

Grey days like this, I
vanish into memories-
swim lagoons once more.


Posted by April J.E. Gilliland at 12:22 No comments:
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Labels: art, beauty, Fakarava, French Polynesia, haiku, islands, micropoetry, natural beauty, nature, ocean, photography, poem, poetry, South Pacific, sun, swimming, Tahiti, travel, Tuamotus, writer

Wednesday, November 15, 2017

November 15, 2017

Patches of sunlight,
but we shiver in shadows-
waiting for the spring.


Posted by April J.E. Gilliland at 12:11 No comments:
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Labels: art, autumn, British Columbia, Canada, fall, haiku, micropoetry, photography, poem, poet, poetry, poetry blog, seasons, shadows, spring, sun, Victoria, west coast, writer, writing

Tuesday, November 14, 2017

November 14, 2017

Even hospitals
have hidden sanctuaries-
I stop and reflect.


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Labels: art, British Columbia, Canada, chapel, garden, haiku, hospital, micropoetry, photography, poem, poetry, reflection, Royal Jubilee Hospital, sanctuary, Vancouver Island, Victoria, west coast, writer, writing

Monday, November 13, 2017

November 13, 2017

On cheery days, sun
streams through skylights- days like this
my gloom’s amplified.


Posted by April J.E. Gilliland at 10:33 No comments:
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Labels: art, autumn, British Columbia, Canada, fall, gloom, haiku, micropoetry, mood, poem, poetry, poetry blog, rain, rainy day, skylight, Victoria, weather, west coast, writer, writing

Sunday, November 12, 2017

November 12, 2017

I remember some
books, others new- together
we read, learn, and grow.


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Labels: art, babies, books, children, children's books, haiku, kids, learning, micropoetry, mom, mother, motherhood, mum, parent, parenthood, poem, poetry, reading, writer, writing

Saturday, November 11, 2017

November 11, 2017

Why can’t I be back
floating in aqua lagoons?
I could use some sun.


Posted by April J.E. Gilliland at 19:29 No comments:
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Labels: art, beauty, Fakarava, French Polynesia, haiku, holiday, island, micropoetry, ocean, photography, poem, sea, South Pacific, sun, Tahiti, travel, Tuamotus, vacation, writer, writing

Friday, November 10, 2017

November 10, 2017

Diet blown in a
blaze of glory- birthday cake
is a fine excuse.


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Thursday, November 09, 2017

November 9, 2017

While brambles die back,
fresh young ferns creep forth to fill
void- autumn unfurls.


Posted by April J.E. Gilliland at 18:12 No comments:
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Labels: art, autumn, blackberries, brambles, fall, ferns, haiku, micropoetry, natural beauty, nature, photography, plants, poem, poet, poetry, poetry blog, seasons, vegetation, writer, writing

Wednesday, November 08, 2017

November 8, 2017

Sunrise falls later,
we don’t want to get up- but
morning colours awe.


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Labels: art, autumn, beautiful, beauty, British Columbia, Canada, fall, haiku, micropoetry, photography, poem, poet, poetry, poetry blog, sleep, sun, sunrise, Victoria, writer, writing

Tuesday, November 07, 2017

November 7, 2017

Which one of you is
next? Mangled flesh on way to
pit of acid. Chomp!


Posted by April J.E. Gilliland at 10:27 No comments:
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Labels: amwriting, art, food, fruit, haiku, healthy eating, Mandarin orange, mandarins, micropoetry, orange, oranges, photography, poem, poet, poetry, poetry blog, snack, writer, writing

Monday, November 06, 2017

November 6, 2017

Rescued from garden,
blooming in captivity
now- summer’s last gift.


Posted by April J.E. Gilliland at 11:15 No comments:
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Labels: art, beauty, bouquet, crystal, flowers, garden, gardening, Gladiolus, haiku, micropoetry, natural beauty, nature, photography, poem, poet, poetry, poetry blog, summer, writer, writing

Sunday, November 05, 2017

November 5, 2017

Some trees almost bare,
others dress with utmost care-
autumn fashions change.


Posted by April J.E. Gilliland at 12:44 No comments:
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Saturday, November 04, 2017

November 4, 2017

Sailing through autumn,
colour fading around us-
winter’s dull grey waits.


Posted by April J.E. Gilliland at 19:05 No comments:
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Friday, November 03, 2017

November 3, 2017

A blizzard by our
standards- snowfalls unsettle
mild Victorians.


Posted by April J.E. Gilliland at 09:35 No comments:
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Thursday, November 02, 2017

November 2, 2017

If only I could
go south for winter- without
flying commercial.


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Wednesday, November 01, 2017

November 1, 2017

No trick-or-treaters
came, bowl of candy remains-
what are we to do?


Posted by April J.E. Gilliland at 10:50 No comments:
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Labels: art, autumn, candy, children, chocolate, fall, haiku, Halloween, kids, micropoetry, photography, poem, poet, poetry, poetry blog, sweets, treats, trick-or-treating, writer, writing
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A haiku is a Japanese poem sometimes with the first line consisting of five syllables, the second of seven syllables, and the last line of five syllables.

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