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Tag Archives: haiku

Purple stare

28 Wednesday May 2014

Posted by Pia in Chit Chat, Weaving, Yarn and Fiber

≈ 4 Comments

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crafts, haiku, life, pink, purple, relax

My coffee is cold.
Threading heddles, very zen.
Mistakes happen.

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Going down

10 Monday Feb 2014

Posted by Pia in Painting

≈ 7 Comments

Tags

haiku

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A majestic sky
before the world goes to sleep.
Nature paints the best.


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Solstice

21 Saturday Dec 2013

Posted by Pia in Chit Chat, På dansk, Thoughts, Writing

≈ 23 Comments

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haiku, inspiration, intention, seasons, writing

The shortest day yet
King Frost declines invitation
Green holidays ahead

A scent of Christmas
decorated forest floor
green tufts underfoot

Den korteste dag
Kong Frost takker nej til fest
Grøn jul i sigte

My interest in haiku a few weeks ago lasted exactly 2 days. Not that I don’t like them anymore, I just haven’t bothered. I think my brain simply thrives on new challenges? The thrill of firing untried combinations of neurons, no reason to go bungee jumping, you can get your kicks inside your own skull!

“Change all begins with thinking: we can immediately form new neurological connections and circuits that reflect our new thoughts. And nothing gets the brain more excited than when it’s learning – assimilating knowledge and experiences.” (“Breaking the Habit of Being Yourself” by Joe Dispenza)

It would seem, to stay alert and on your toes, learning new things is indeed the way to go. So I guess I’ll just carry on like I’ve always done, LOL. Multicraftual, multilingual, diving into all sorts of weird subjects just because. I read somewhere that bilingual people are less affected by Alzheimers and other forms of dementia because they have more word combinations to choose from. Well, I’ll have to get back to you on that one in 25-30 years, that is, if I remember to.

There will be more on this topic later as I hinted on Monday.

On a holiday note, well, I can eat good food and take a wee bit of time off (ok, the latter is untrue), but I don’t do holy days or anything ceremonial. I’m guessing most of you out there will be busy with your families the coming week, so I’m wishing you all the best and I hope to see everyone on the other side of xmas or in the new year! I’ll probably keep posting if I feel like it, regardless of a drop in readers, or I may not get enough uninterrupted time to do anything useful whatsoever.

I’m really looking forward to the afternoons getting longer, as my outside time is suffering, I go about my things in here and before I know it the sun is down. But outside things also wear me out physically, so it’s no use doing them in the morning, as I’ll then be napping most of the day.

Date night, a movie.
Off to see the bad dragon,
but not in 3D.

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The birds
The birds
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Stubborn apples
Stubborn apples
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Everybody look at the dog now!
Everybody look at the dog now!
The dog
The dog
Woody and the wool tree
Woody and the wool tree

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More poems and spin progress

08 Sunday Dec 2013

Posted by Pia in Chit Chat, Spinning, Writing, Yarn and Fiber

≈ 6 Comments

Tags

forest, haiku, impressions, inspiration, nature, weather, writing

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I have no idea why these things have started to land in my head, since it’s very out of character, but I’m having fun while it lasts. And making sure I have a small notepad/pen in every jacket and bag I might carry.

It’s a bit fascinating that you can in fact describe your whole day like this, and I’m also intrigued to find out whether I can eventually become any good if I keep it up. My previous experience in these matters is basically knowing one limerick by heart… And now, ever since I had the notion yesterday, my brain is completely set up to think 5-7-5!

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Trees groan against grey.
A sea of susurration.
Red boots keep walking.

Fallen giant is now
tree stump troll with hair of grass.
Storm debris in the rain.

Another dark day.
I think the couch is calling.
Too tired to doodle.

Finding my ponies
in a dark and stormy night
is no easy quest.

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Both blues are done now.
Working on the purple batt.
Jumbo flyer – lace whorl. 😉

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Advent

07 Saturday Dec 2013

Posted by Pia in Chit Chat, På dansk, Writing

≈ 14 Comments

Tags

haiku, inspiration, seasons, writing

A cold afternoon
Fire crackles and warms the cat
inside – the wheel spins

I am no poet
Exercise in short writing
This is just a test

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Kold eftermiddag
Ild knitrer, varmer katten
indenfor – rokken går

Når man vil øve
sig i at skrive koncist –
Jeg leger poet

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