Half a Whirl with Richard Wright
Posted by magicalmysticalteacher
The first line of each haiku or senryu is the last line from several haiku in Haiku: This Other World by Richard Wright. I have used six of this week’s Wordle words.
The first ant of spring
seems dazed by all the sunlight
hammering her brain.
~~ ~~ ~~
In fields of young corn
I hear the labored breathing
of men chopping weeds.
~~ ~~ ~~
A peach tree blooming
fills my heart with fear and dread—
hail shreds each petal.
~~ ~~ ~~
On gusts of March wind
all that is holy rises,
then plummets to earth.
~~ ~~ ~~
In the dusty woods
an old man murmurs prayers—
one cricket listens.
~~ ~~ ~~
In the autumn mist
I strike a match to incense—
fragrance sputters out.
© 2012 by Magical Mystical Teacher
More The Sunday Whirl, Wordle 76
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Posted on September 30, 2012, in haiku, Richard Wright, senryu, The Poetry Pantry, The Sunday Whirl and tagged haiku, senryu. Bookmark the permalink. 13 Comments.
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Well dang….you can even make ants intriguing. Better the sunlight, then some human’s foot, I suppose.
Hahahaha! I wasn’t even sure I could participate this week, owing to utter exhaustion from having an ED kid in my classroom–a chair-thrower and door-kicker!
Oh my… I haven’t had a chair thrower for two years now. LoL Good luck with that one, I hope you can work your magic with that student.
I’ve missed reading your haiku. I’m glad you dodged the chair long enough to give us these images. Good luck with the semester.
These are glorious. I love all that is holy rising, and the prayer overheard by the cricket especially. Lovely.
As always, I love reading your poems. My favorites today are the peach tree, and the last two: the dusty wood and the autumn mist.
Richard
I like the one with the old man being listened to by one cricket the best, but all were (as usual) wonderful.
I think I must be that cricket listening. These words, the responses, have taken me on a journey, lifted me up, and put me in a wider place. Thank you for each of your images,
Elizabeth
http://soulsmusic.wordpress.com/
A wonderful set … filled my mind with peace !!!
I love number 5.
One cricket listens:
A voice in the wilderness
Speaks mystic riddles.
Cheers!
JzB
Well, yes. What did you expect from a cricket?
Loved all..!!
ambivalence