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triveni spotlight : 31 august

triveni spotlight A FEATURE EVERY ALTERNATE DAY! hosts: Teji Sethi and Kala Ramesh guest editor: Billie Dee

Theme: Close Observation



Michael McClintock Clovis, California, USA

Modern Haiku 34.1, 2003.




I am pleased to submit the following selected poems from my personal "favorite haiku" list, one I've developed over the last 30 years or so. All have been approved by the authors; all include publication credits (except one from Patricia Machmiller which is unpublished); all are from the U.S. Pacific coastal rim (my region). I have chosen "close observation" as my theme, a guiding principle in my own writing, and a core element IMO for developing a Haiku Mind.

Peace,

Billie Dee


p.s. Under-lined book titles have embedded links where a reader can go to purchase the book.


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sanjuktaa
01 sept 2022

Loved this ku from the time I first read it, when I had just begun my haiku journey. So strongly visual! Great poem to end your month, Billie Dee

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Billie Dee
Billie Dee
01 sept 2022

A poppy. . .

a field of poppies!

the hills blowing with poppies!


---Michael McClintock

kigo=California golden poppy, spring


Ah, yes---"the hills blowing with poppies!"

I wanted to end this series with fireworks. I consider this the pinnacle of haikai literature, and treasure this particular poem along with the best of Issa.

In fact, if I had to choose only one contemporary haiku from the several hundred I've collected over the last 30 years in my "fav-ku" list, it would be this gloriously cinematic piece. It encapsulates everything I love in the wild coastline beauty of my home, California.

Thank you all for your generous commentary and insights this last month, and for indulging me the pleasure of this share.


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Kanjini Devi
Kanjini Devi
31 ago 2022

Ah, what a sight this is... Beautifully captured!

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Xenia Tran
Xenia Tran
31 ago 2022

A beautiful ku Billie from one of my favourite haiku and tanka poets! Thank you so much for sharing 🙏

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RS
RS
31 ago 2022

Love Michael Sir's work. I hope he is well!

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