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HAIGA: A Day In Halifax (24p); A Tour Of Ashby Lake (24p); Ageless Youth (24p); As Night Falls (24p); Banff (24p); Boardwalk (24p); Bridging The Gap (40p); Butterfly Kisses (24p); Butterfly Wings (66p); Chasing Dreams (40p); Day In The Park (24p); I Love Lilacs (94p); I Remember The Poppies (46p); Inner Peace (24p); Lilacs (24p,40p); Lily of the Valley (48p); Meadows (74p); Poppies (24p); Retro (24p); Spring Comes (24p); Sundown At Ashby Lake (24p); Sunrise At Ashby Lake (24p); Thru A Child's Eye (24p); Weeping Willows (24p,48p); Wild Roses (24p,40p,100p).

HAIBUN/PHOTOS: Ancestral Voices (80p); Primitive (24p).

POEM/PHOTOS: A Day In Sarnia (24p); A Mother'sHeart (40p); Across The Line (24p); After the Rain (64p); Afternoon At Pink Lake (24p); Bliss (24p); By Water's Edge (44p); Carpe Diem (24p); Diving In (24p,46p); Fall Fiesta (74p); Flying DownThe Highway (24p); Given Wings (24p); Going West (24p); Good Morning Sunshine (24p); Hanging Out (24p); Hello Butterfly (24p); I Dreamt (24p); I Wonder (24p); If Only (24p); In A Wink (24p); Koy Garden (24 p); Lessons Learned From Cat Sitting (22p); Merrickville (24p); Montreal Under Clouds (24p); New World (24p); New Year (24p); Outside My Window (46p); Peonies (24p); Rainy Mondays (24p); Rendezvous At Sundown (24p); Rolling Clouds (24p); Sunrise Meditation (24p,48p); Table For One (24p); The Road To My Father’s House (72p); Thru The Lens At Ashby Lake (24p); Waterlilies (24p); Waterlily Garden (42p); Wealth (24p); Winter Calm (76p); Zen Garden (24p); Zen Moments (24p).

MINI ANTHOLOGY/PHOTOS : A Child's World (24p); A Poem Born (24p); A Simple Man (24p); Always With Me (24p); Bygone Days Of Summer (24p); Caffeine Infusion (24p); Can't Imagine (24p); Censored (24p); Clouds Meander (24p); Covid 2020 (24p); Dark Clouds (24p); Gatekeeper (24p); Namaste (24p); Random Musings volumes 1,2,3,4 (24p each); Ribbons & Clouds (62p); Seeking Peace Of Mind (24p); Snow White (24p); Sunlit Ripples (24p); Sunsetting Whispers (24p); The Power Of Two (24p).

POEM/SKETCHES : Flash Memory Therapy (32p,92p); Play.Enjoy.Relax.Create. (24p); THE STORY OF DENNIS in four tomes (biographical prose/sketches 50/48/44/54p).

WORKING ON : Anthology/Tips for Budding Poets (poetry); website OttawaPoetry.com

ABOUT ME : Late babyboomer Canadian born in the beautiful Eastern Townships of Quebec, and raised in Northern Ontario. Fell in love with Ottawa where I received my B.A. with a major in french literature. Still living in Ottawa, I'm finding out that oncoming golden years offer a very rich perspective on life and beauty.

The themes of my poetry are found in everyday life. I write mostly free verse but I'm also a member of Haiku Canada and have had haiku published in various anthologies.

Please visit often my growing collection of poems and I hope you find many will resonate with you. I'd love to hear your comments.

By the way, my name is pronounced Lynn, and my avatar is an ink painting I created on rice paper years ago. The symbol means PLAY - something I have finally learned to do in later years and poetry is definitely my favourite form of play.

MY 20 MOST DEFINING POEMS :

BIOGRAPHICAL :

www.poetrysoup.com/poem/i_am_1247728

I Am - unveils the true me

www.poetrysoup.com/poem/armand_1934-2001_1159342

Armand (1934-2001) – tribute to my father, a significant role model in my formative years

www.poetrysoup.com/poem/flash_memory_therapy_1006627

Flash Memory Therapy – this was an innovative idea I had so I sketched over 400 sketches of my memories

www.poetrysoup.com/poem/how_could_i_not_remember_944854

How Could I Not Remember – tribute to my grand-mother, the first true love of my life

www.poetrysoup.com/poem/my_fondest_wishes_as_a_child_1038735

My Fondest Wishes As A Child – the innocent years before any of the disappointments of life

www.poetrysoup.com/poem/paradigm_shift_932565

Paradigm Shift – this is about an important life transforming moment in my life

www.poetrysoup.com/poem/welcome_to_my_avatar_1106649

Welcome to My Avatar – I was packing up my brushes disappointed and said I'll try one more ~ my avatar is the result of not giving up

www.poetrysoup.com/poem/what_i_remember_most_1164514

What I Remember Most – tribute to my mother, my role model in so many ways during my most impressionable years

FANTASY :

www.poetrysoup.com/poem/photography_meraki_967433

Photography Meraki – I let my whimsy loose to have fun expressing my passion for photography

www.poetrysoup.com/poem/the_elephant_and_the_ant_996862

The Elephant and the Ant – my personal whimsical favorite that combines my love for monorhymes and children’s literature

GRIEF :

www.poetrysoup.com/poem/bagpipes_wail_1135902

Bagpipes Wail – picturing my own funeral ~ bagpipes make me very emotional

www.poetrysoup.com/poem/mooney_1022865

Mooney – my warmest bonding moment ever with a pet

www.poetrysoup.com/poem/the_c_bomb_1055797

The C Bomb – about my husband being diagnosed with cancer

www.poetrysoup.com/poem/the_caterpillar_who_refused_to_die_1070901

The Caterpillar Who Refused To Die – this is me not seeing the big picture, not realizing I am meant to become a butterfly

NATURE :

www.poetrysoup.com/poem/land_of_mine_1053797

Land Of Mine – I felt very patriotic while writing this poem

www.poetrysoup.com/poem/the_road_to_my_fathers_house_1171466

The Road To My Father’s House – driving 'home' to visit, I always felt an awesome closeness to the countryside my father was deeply connected to

www.poetrysoup.com/poem/waterlily_alley_985984

Waterlily Alley – this poem marries my passion for whimsy, nature, canoeing and waterlilies

www.poetrysoup.com/poem/whale_songs_946382

Whale Songs – expresses my deep spiritual affinity to these gentle giants

ZEN :

www.poetrysoup.com/poem/borrowed_bits_of_spirituality_998634

Borrowed Bits Of Spirituality – my heart is in this piece

www.poetrysoup.com/poem/sunrise_meditation_1114372

Sunrise Meditation – it felt surreal to dream up the only meditation piece in my portfolio

TIME :

www.poetrysoup.com/poem/slipping_away_1150248

Slipping Away – it’s an A to Z look at myself

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Haiku Conference Notes re HAIKU FORM

Blog Posted:5/24/2018 6:22:00 PM

Last weekend I was at a national HAIKU conference. The parting words to us were “Now go out and be haiku activists and help widen awareness of what haiku really is”. Though I have no intention of becoming a haiku police, I am committed to work on my own haiku skills and… share with anyone interested in listening.

Haiku is so popular yet so little is known about it. It reminds me of how ‘everyone’ thinks sushi is raw fish when in fact it is vinegared rice… yet people will argue with you ad nauseum. God bless those with more patience than I who finally do succeed at converting them!

But back to writing poetry, go where your muse takes you but… not every short poem is a haiku. If your poem has feelings similes, metaphors… Consider other forms such as: senryu, monoku, one-liner, tanka.

HAIKU-

FYI, here is an informal list of HAIKU GUIDELINES: -

1. OFTEN uses reference to 1 of the 5 seasons: spring, summer, fall, winter, new year,

2. OFTEN the ‘turn’ is on the second line (takes the reader in another direction),

3. NO unnecessary capitalization,

4. NO title,

5. NO unnecessary punctuation at end of lines,

6. NO use of abstract concepts (must be concrete),

7. NO personification,

8. NO unnecessary adjectives or adverbs,

9. NO full sentences: It’s a poem of few words with much left unsaid,

10. NO use of fantasy,

11. NO similes allowed,

12. NO explanation of haiku in last line,

13. NO heavy emotional words (should be felt not read),

14. MUST have a feeling of the present moment (NO past or future),

15. MUST be more than a description,

16. MAX 2 ideas (scenery + thought),

17. Rare use of I, you or we,

18. AND… there is no strict 5-7-5 syllable count – “haiku should be read in one breath” so there can be less syllables per line.

Quotes from Naomi Wakan’s HAIKU: one breath poetry p.10 “The best haiku will often leave you pondering some big thoughts, such as ”What does life mean?” and “Why am I here on earth?””, p.15 “Zen Buddhism connects small moments of life to the whole universe and so, like Taoism, its study is perfect for someone who wants to write haiku. It encourages a very simple lifestyle closely connected to nature and the seasons.” p.43 “To review, a haiku describes one event, is in the present tense and refers to an image(s) somehow connected to nature. A haiku is about something that the poet has noticed, heard, smelled, tasted or touched. The poet makes that moment, however small, a very important one.” Haiku is about mindfulness. It comes from the senses, no puns, no fancy words. Write what you see not what you feel – give facts without emotion. A haiku should take your breath away, make you ponder and wonder, leave you asking questions. A detail in a moment can reveal some basic truth of the universe.

Unlike the Japanese haiku that often pay tribute to Mount Fuji or other famous places, we Canadians and Americans avoid to do so. Let’s start paying homage to our local sites, besides many have beautiful or even poetic names.

More will follow on the other topics discussed during the conference.

Line xx

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Tom
Cunningham

Date: 5/25/2018 4:25:00 PM

Great information you have given us Line, I know there are strict guidelines for true hakiu and we all tend to skip certain rules etc. I do like the idea of true hakiu, capturing a scene from nature, I suppose its like taking a photo but in written form and the reader should see the image in their mind. Yes, Id be prepared to listen. Tom

Line Gauthier
Date: 5/25/2018 4:54:00 PM

Thanks for your much appreciated visit and comment, Tom. I look forward to reading your creations.

Brian
Strand

Date: 5/25/2018 9:15:00 AM

Line ,this short memory aid SHOW,DON'T TELL also works well for haiku and similar imagist forms ie cinquain,cinqku,lanterne

Line Gauthier
Date: 5/25/2018 9:18:00 AM

Thanks for the much appreciated visit and valuable comment, Brian.

Susan
Gentry

Date: 5/25/2018 5:08:00 AM

I have always liked haiku and think this is very informative . It will be hard for me to let go of the 5-7-5 if I decide to, but the rest of what you say puts haiku in perspective. Lately, I've been mixed up - haiku, senryu, etc. Thanks, Line. Will continue to read your conference summaries. :)

Line Gauthier
Date: 5/25/2018 8:12:00 AM

Thanks for your much appreciated visit and comments, Susan.

Susan Gentry
Date: 5/25/2018 5:14:00 AM

Note - I think that less is best in haiku. Leaving out pronouns, conjunctions and, the, of, but, because, etc helps haiku be more succinct.

Nina
Parmenter

Date: 5/25/2018 1:17:00 AM

Very informative Line! But aaaagh! First my similes and metaphors, then my personification, then “unnecessary adverts and adjectives” - what’s left?! I conclude I am not a haiku poet. Someone took all my favourite toys away! I think I need to invent a form which lets us use haiku structure, which is lovely, but also lets us use nice devices within it!

Line Gauthier
Date: 5/25/2018 4:49:00 AM

Please do, Nina! Love your comments. Thanks for your lovely visit.

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4/12/2021	I REMEMBER MY GRANDFATHER	Free verse	child,death,grandfather,g
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PoemTitle	Form	Categories
pun with eggs	Rhyme	fun,humor,
The silence of my goodbye	Free verse	heartbreak,loss,pain,
''The Prince of Time''	Rhyme	love,
The Song of a Blind Man	Ballad	friendship,music,
NEVER GOING TO DRAG ME DOWN	Rhyme	inspiration,
Violin	Personification	death,love,rose,
Rainbow Promise	Personification	earth,rain,
Funny Sexy Me	Rhyme	sexy,
Can I have a delivery please	Rhyme	fun,
It is Written in a Star	Concrete	history,love,peace,
More Worse When I Cry	Narrative	abuse,childhood,emotions,
Haiku to Heaven	Haiku	god,heaven,love,truth,
Rainy Morning	Light Verse	rain,
Of Snow And Ice	Free verse	appreciation,language,wea
I am strong	Free verse	character,confidence,disc
Particularly	Monoku	beautiful,giving,love,
Old man	Prose	angst,dark,life,
Creation	Free verse	beauty,
Indian Ink	Dramatic Verse	abuse,autumn,death,deep,f
For Darren	Free verse	friendship,health,metapho
The Secrets Of Mornings	Free verse	future,happiness,life,mor
of ghosts and relationships	Free verse	bereavement,
Caress my Soul	Free verse	beautiful,cute love,love,
Brief Encounter	Free verse	education,surreal,
Hot Chocolate, Coffee and Tea	Concrete	silly,
Autumn Blues	Monoku	blue,
I Pass the Graveyard	Terzanelle	death,sad love,winter,
Stargazing Reflections	Haiku	emotions,introspection,li
Imagine, After Forever	Acrostic	lost,memory,
The Tale Of Fairies	Narrative	fairy,children,joy,
I Imagined Him as a Child	Dramatic Verse	forgiveness,moving on,pai
Night Meets the River	Rhyme	beauty,love,sky,water,
Brume	Free verse	change,perspective,relati
Diosa Del Amor	Rhyme	beauty,fantasy,love,lust,
Anno	Limerick	music
Moonlit Peace	Sonnet	introspection,
Elizabeth II	Rhyme royal	children,dedication,engla
The Lovers	Rhyme	love,passion,sea,sky,
Talking Trash	Prose Poetry	retirement,me,me,
When I Grow Old	Free verse	emotions,feelings,longing
Oh Dear, What Can the Matter Be	Rhyme	funny,
Death Is Blind	Rhyme	death,moving on,
Forget Me Nots	Haiku	flower,
Dark Wings	Free verse	dance,metaphor,passion,se
Waterfall	Blank verse	death,fate,
Swimming	Free verse	addiction,imagery,lust,me
Orange	Terzanelle	beautiful,color,
Flirty Sunflowers	Haiku	flower,kiss,sun,
Drinks with her maj	Limerick	silly,
She loves and needs seven	Quatrain	math,mental illness,
---you knew	Verse	abuse,betrayal,children,r
Some hearts can never be tamed	Free verse	angst,loss,lost love,love
Upon Awakening	Free verse	appreciation,beauty,
Mount Etna's Dragon	Quatrain	beautiful,earth,imagery,m
The Weathered Years	Sonnet	life,
Dented Cans - A Love Story	Tanka	symbolism,
Cleaning out your room	Free verse	goodbye,loss,
My Perfect Day	Rhyme	day,death,son,
Dance of the Firebird	Free verse	beautiful,dance,sensual,
Here and Gone	Free verse	appreciation,creation,lif
Haunted by the Past	Rhyme	angst,introspection,memor
Literary circle	Free verse	literature,poetry,
My Favorite Christmas Memory	Couplet	christmas,mom,mother daug
The Feelings Came So Damned Fast	Rhyme	feelings,
Salvador Dali's Cat	Rhyme	art,cat,
Some Days The Poem Writes You	Rhyme	poems,
Billy's Revenge	Rhyme	jealousy,poverty,
Ouroboros and Samsara	Monoku	anger,angst,happiness,iro
A Thing of Beauty	Quatern	holocaust,thanks,war,worl
The Final Frontier	Free verse	analogy,
When You're Gone	Free verse	farewell,grief,sad,
Living	Epigram	appreciation,life,
Assuming My Role in the Diorama	Rhyme	angst,conflict,day,fantas
Selvedge Edges	Free verse	courage,endurance,family,
Gallows	Rhyme	hate,murder,racism,
Memorial Day	Senryu	memorial day,
Voyage To Eternity	Rhyme	death,heaven,voyage,
May the road never end	Free verse	cute,nature,
Coffee	Rhyme	funny,
Not Meant To Last	Quatrain	birth,feelings,how i feel
A Nook and a Storybook	Quatrain	adventure,best friend,boo
Centurion of Stone	Personification	fantasy,
dementia	Blank verse	cheer up,cry,death,dedica
Climbing Mt Hope	Free verse	inspirational,mountains,
Tarnished Reflections	Sonnet	betrayal,child abuse,
I CONFESSED TO A COLD BLOODED MURDER	Rhyme	house,humorous,murder,wat
SOUND POEM	Verse	poetry,word play,
The Music of the Wind	Free verse	9th grade,love,nature,
The Viewing	Free verse	love,
The Unicorn	Rhyme	fantasy,
Astounding Healing	Sijo	life,
To Speak Of Women	Free verse	appreciation,love,relatio
A Puppy named 'Pig' N A Puddle	Light Verse	dog,fear,humorous,
VENT-RILOQUIST	Rhyme	humor,voice,
Waking before I found love	Rhyme	dream,
Touch and See	Rhyme	death,god,wisdom,
She touched the water	Free verse	muse,
Mysteries: Monoku 3	Monoku	earth,mystery,
Short Stories	Free verse	life,
From LARGE to small	Acrostic	meaningful,