I thought I would set myself another goal for my blog posts.
Something easy. Something pretty. Something challenging.
Easy = short – for readers’ benefit.
Pretty = a photo I like.
Challenging = my attempt at a haiku (a poem with three lines of 5, 7, and 5 syllables).
I hope to make it last for the month of February. Will I make it? Who knows?
Here is the first one, and please remember that I’m new at haiku.
Frosty sparkling dress,
Temporary ice wardrobe,
Sun’s power denudes.
wordsfromanneli 
February 1, 2025 at 1:26 pm
Beautiful ice photos and lovely poem, Anneli.
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February 1, 2025 at 1:47 pm
Thanks, Miriam. I thought it would be easy, but saying less is harder than saying more.
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February 1, 2025 at 4:03 pm
Isn’t that the truth, Anneli!
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February 1, 2025 at 2:00 pm
Your haiku is great, I have never tried to write haiku, it seems very interesting. I love your photos.
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February 1, 2025 at 2:04 pm
Thanks, Kristiina. It’s not as easy as it looks, but I hope, if I last through all of February, I’ll get better at it. It’s a simple start anyway. Thank you for reading.
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February 1, 2025 at 2:31 pm
Lovely photos. And you even rhymed poetically when you said, “I’m new at haiku.” 🙂
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February 1, 2025 at 4:46 pm
OMG! I have undiscovered talents! LOL.
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February 1, 2025 at 4:49 pm
😁😁😁
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February 1, 2025 at 4:14 pm
Haiku phrases gain their power from juxtaposed images. Many of the masters use no punctuation, since things like commas or semicolons suggest a serial relationship: like phrases in a sentence. You might give it a try without punctuation. Your images are great — both verbal and visual.
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February 1, 2025 at 4:47 pm
Thanks for that tip, Linda.
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February 2, 2025 at 5:13 am
Punctuation (or none) really is a choice. I was thinking about the fact that some people use dashes, and that raised an interesting question for me. I seem to remember that it’s haiku translated from Japanese that most often have no punctuation, while those composed in English often use punctuation. I wonder now if the punctuation systems in Japanese and English are different, and that accounts for the presence or absence of our forms of punctuation in haiku. Honestly, I have no idea, but it’s an interesting thought.
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February 2, 2025 at 7:07 am
I might resort to a mixture if I feel the need, but I’m glad you pointed this out.
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February 1, 2025 at 4:37 pm
Very nicely written
Lovely photograph to view
Frosty crystals glow
Okay, I know it isn’t as poetic as yours, but I had to try! – Sonja
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February 1, 2025 at 4:47 pm
Not bad! Not bad!
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February 1, 2025 at 4:47 pm
I think you did quite well! Lovely photos, especially that last one. 😊
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February 1, 2025 at 6:55 pm
It’s a lot harder than I thought it would be but it’s fun.
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February 1, 2025 at 5:09 pm
Lovely haiku, and uplifting.
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February 1, 2025 at 5:30 pm
Thanks, Jacqui. Learning by trying. Hope to get better, but who knows?
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February 2, 2025 at 12:48 am
Great haiku and lovely pictures.
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February 2, 2025 at 12:50 am
That was me.
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February 2, 2025 at 7:12 am
Hi Ursula. I’m glad you added your name. I thought maybe it was Sonja.
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February 2, 2025 at 1:28 am
Great challenge for February!
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February 2, 2025 at 7:09 am
Thank you, Adele. I hope I’m up to it.
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February 2, 2025 at 3:19 am
This is a wonderful Haiku, Anneli. And the photos are fantastic.
I love the last line ‘And the sun denudes.’
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February 2, 2025 at 7:08 am
Thanks so much, Vivienne.
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February 2, 2025 at 3:23 am
Beautiful photos, Anneli, short post are good, that’s the format I’ve used for a long time.
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February 2, 2025 at 7:13 am
Tnx, John. I agree. Shorter is usually better.
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February 2, 2025 at 11:19 am
Indeed!
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February 2, 2025 at 5:20 am
What a great idea, I like it!
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February 2, 2025 at 7:04 am
Thanks, Belinda. I hope I can make it work.
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February 2, 2025 at 5:36 am
That’s just gorgeous, Anneli. Well done! I particularly love the middle photo.
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February 2, 2025 at 7:05 am
Thank you. Sometimes nature gives us a treat.
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February 2, 2025 at 4:01 pm
Good for you Anneli.
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February 2, 2025 at 5:09 pm
Thanks, DK. Thought I’d try something “new to me.”
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February 5, 2025 at 5:47 am
Way to go, Anneli.
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February 5, 2025 at 9:26 am
Thanks, Jennie.
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February 5, 2025 at 5:52 pm
You’re welcome, Anneli.
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February 5, 2025 at 6:54 am
Ah, jetzt verstehe ich die kurzen Beiträge, Foto plus Haiku. Sehr schön, liebe Anneli.
Dieses Haiku gefällt mir sehr. 😍
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February 5, 2025 at 9:27 am
Yes, they are a strange kind of poem but it’s harder than I thought, to come up with the right number of syllables for each line.
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February 5, 2025 at 6:56 am
Ich habe tatsächlich im letzten Urlaub auch Haikus geschrieben. 😃 War auch ein Versuch.
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February 5, 2025 at 9:28 am
Oh, that’s great to hear, Martina. Good for you!
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