the sound of the sea
speaking to my mother
on her birthday
Joint 2nd Prize
With Words International Online Haiku Competition (2009)
speaking to my mother
on her birthday
Joint 2nd Prize
With Words International Online Haiku Competition (2009)
Lynne Rees on haiku writing - creative and critical
An evocative haiku that speaks volumes; worthy of the place it received in the ‘With Words Haiku competition’…
ReplyDeleteThank you, Frank.
ReplyDeleteCongrats! I love the idea that it is me who decides whether the sea or the lyrical I is speaking to her.
ReplyDeleteBest wishes
Ralf
Yes! That's absolutely what I wanted the reader to experience. Thanks so much for posting, Ralf.
ReplyDeleteLovely comments on a superb haiku. I still get a kick out of reading Lynne's poem, even now, after many re-reads as judge.
ReplyDeleteA cheque will be on its way, with a haiku journal notebook, soon! ;-)
Alan
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All life on earth originated from the sea. We talk of mother earth, but I wonder if it should be mother ocean? Your link between the sound of the sea and your communication with your mother - on her birthday - has all sorts of resonances, for me. And it's a lovely haiku. Thank you and congratulations!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Leigh.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on the win Lynne, Matt
ReplyDeleteThanks, Matt : )
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