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Tag: Haiku

  • Poetry (paintings)

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    tammy.schmidt
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    A few years ago, I was captivated by a discussion about a poetic format. I was jogging with a poet friend and we were discussing this format, the Ghazal. She was describing the formal rules of the poem, and how poets opt to follow, break, bend, and twist those rules. We talked about the deeper…

  • a cool place in Montreal

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    tammy.schmidt
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    I sat at this scene the other day, painting. It happened to be?áon a crest, and I felt the loveliest?ábreeze lifting off the water. There were some rogue, illegal?ábathers splashing away down below, but no-one seemed to mind. Their laughter and belly flops filled the air with the sound of children, even though they were…

  • haiku my cat wrote: I call it “catku”

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    tammy.schmidt
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    My cat has his own Facebook page. When he’s online, he tends toward writing?áabout his feelings and experiences in Haiku form.?áIn honour of a true full “spring/summer” day, complete with the window left open for over 24 hours, following are some examples of his work. — a spring-time sleep full of cat-nip and water tomorrow,…