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After shock, the healing . . .

Posted on March 22, 2011 by Margaret Dornaus

from haiku scribblings to a prayer on a giant wave                     –Alegria Imperial, jornales The recent earthquake and tsunami in Japan, with all its aftershocks–nuclear and otherwise–has the world, especially the haiku world, reeling.   Obviously, as the birthplace of haiku, … Continue reading →

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Three tongues . . .

Posted on January 16, 2011 by Margaret Dornaus

her soul, she says, speaks in three languages . . . one heart awakened from sleep In the short time I’ve been posting on this blog, I’ve had the good fortune to come in contact with a number of people … Continue reading →

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Contemplating “first snow” . . .

Posted on November 30, 2010 by Margaret Dornaus

Thanks to Alegria Imperial for posting an announcement on her blog jornales about Sketchbook’s haiku thread, a place to work out thoughts about winter’s “first snow.”  I won’t worry you with the many obsessive turns I took contemplating what those … Continue reading →

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All Souls Tributes . . .

Posted on October 30, 2010 by Margaret Dornaus

the whole family all with white hair and canes visiting graves                          –Bashō (trans., Jane Reichhold) As Halloween and El Día de los Muertos approach, once again I look to Bashō for inspiration on how to best remember those who’ve traveled down the ancestral road … Continue reading →

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