Monthly Archives: January 2014
The Trail (a story)
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Procrastination is not an option
This Old Pond Comics was inspired by NaHaiWriMo’s daily theme: Absolution.
Sometimes, I like to imagine how Master Kawazu and Kaeru would sum up, in just one line, the lesson in the comic. (There are two versions to each story, like they say…)
“You didn’t write a haiku today? I forgive you… Not!” – Master Kawazu.
“Procrastination is not an option when you study with Master Kawazu”
– Kaeru the apprentice.
These one-liners are tweeted.
Did you know? You can follow @MasterKawazu, @kaerueapprentice and @oldpondcomics on Twitter.
The pig giggles in his sleep
As soon as I finished this origami pig, I started laughing: I just remembered this haiku by Kobayashi Issa:
in winter wind
the pig giggles
in his sleep
— Kobayashi Issa (translated by David G.Lanoue)
The thought of a “pig giggling in his sleep” is just too funny.
If writing a haiku doesn’t hurt
“If writing a haiku doesn’t hurt, you’re not doing it right.” — Master Kawazu, from Old Pond Comics.
When you fail
If I had a haiku master, my biggest fear would be to disappoint him. Fortunately, since I don’t have a haiku master, I can only disappoint myself. – JT (Old Pond Comics)
NaHaiWrimo prompt: Ambiguity.
Your NaHaiWriMo reward is…
The biggest reward for having written one haiku a day during NaHaiWriMo is to have done it. As simple as that.
(NaHaiWriMo prompt of the day was: acorn)
Haiku is addictive
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Rejection is not the end of the world
When you don’t feel like writing a haiku
Writing a daily haiku is good discipline but it can be difficult to achieve without exterior motivation. If you don’t have a haiku master to motivate you, you should join NaHaiWriMo. During the National Haiku Writing Month (an event founded by Michael Dylan Welch), you are invited to write one haiku a day for a month. The event takes place in February, but some poets continue writing a daily haiku all year long.