open sky :: SAMVAAD | 18th Dec
- Vandana Parashar
- Dec 18, 2022
- 1 min read
hosts : Sanjuktaa Asopa & Vandana Parashar
wings for a day my hands turn to mayflies
---- Pippa Phillips
(Wales Haiku Journal, Autumn 2022)
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Nice share!
Nice one. Thanks, Vandana.
Pippa shares-
“ My interest in poetry began with the French symbolists, particularly Guillaume Apollinaire. When I began to write haiku, even though I knew I wanted to eventually move beyond traditional haiku, I worked hard to internalize the "haiku rules," particularly the preclusion of figurative techniques. However, I have recently begun to return to symbolism. In this poem, 'mayflies' represent creative inspiration insofar as I experience it. I write every day, both prose and poetry, and for the most part, it is brick laying. Inspiration is fickle and temporary-- but when it comes, it transports me to the bleeding edge of reality, and compels me to work, to the point I may not need sleep or food for a…
good ku! thanks for sharing!
Creative! Nice one Pippa!