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WORKS SELF-PUBLISHED:  

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). 

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 favorite 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


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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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
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Date: 5/25/2018 4:54:00 PM
Thanks for your much appreciated visit and comment, Tom. I look forward to reading your creations.
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
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Date: 5/25/2018 9:18:00 AM
Thanks for the much appreciated visit and valuable comment, Brian.
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. :)
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Date: 5/25/2018 8:12:00 AM
Thanks for your much appreciated visit and comments, Susan.
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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.

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My Recent Poems

Date PostedPoemTitleFormCategories
7/11/2025 Coffee together at sunset Free versenature,peace,romantic,sun
7/10/2025 Betty White graces a stamp Ekphrasisappreciation,career,celeb
7/8/2025 Every decision matters Free verseappreciation,judgement,li
7/8/2025 Lithe marvel Haikubeautiful,myth,mythology,
7/8/2025 When help is not enough Free verseangst,anxiety,mental heal
7/7/2025 carefree Haikubeautiful,flower,freedom,
7/6/2025 sheer tenacity Senryucourage,journey,life,
7/6/2025 love Haikufeelings,love,relationshi
7/5/2025 eyes closed Senryuchild,fantasy,imagination
7/5/2025 Tip aka Don't Do What I Did Free verseanger,irony,wisdom,
7/5/2025 Dark times Free verseangst,anxiety,corruption,
7/5/2025 pillow Haikulonely,longing,morning,
7/5/2025 Bitter Blues Free verseangst,anxiety,blue,dark,l
7/5/2025 1972 Free verseappreciation,freedom,grow
7/4/2025 Drive with Caution Free verseanimal,fun,humor,word pla
7/3/2025 bluebird Haikuappreciation,bird,heart,s
7/2/2025 three blue eggs Haikuappreciation,nature,sprin
7/2/2025 Free as can be - version 2 Rhymefreedom,passion,summer,su
7/2/2025 Idle Hands Free verseart,words,
7/1/2025 it was Senryuappreciation,memory,song,
7/1/2025 April shower Free verseapril,flower,rain,
7/1/2025 i want to talk to you Free verseconfidence,longing,time,t
7/1/2025 a Sizzle and a Spark Rhymeappreciation,life,perspec
7/1/2025 By the sea Free versemuse,mystery,nature,unive
7/1/2025 memories Senryuappreciation,life,loss,lo
6/30/2025 The Art of Living Free verseappreciation,beauty,intro
6/30/2025 a tear tattooed at the corner of his eye Free versedark,history,hope,life,
6/27/2025 Class Reunion Free versefriendship,life,nostalgia
6/27/2025 Unscathed Free verseangst,confidence,happy,
6/27/2025 what have i become Free versedream,future,introspectio
6/27/2025 Life is a lottery Free verseanalogy,appreciation,life
6/27/2025 You don't get a second chance Free verseappreciation,life,time,wi
6/27/2025 Be a player Carpe Diemcharacter,introspection,l
6/27/2025 Kundalini Free versefaith,heart,introspection
6/25/2025 appaloosa Haikuanimal,horse,
6/25/2025 In the stillness of the dark Free versemoon,morning,
6/25/2025 Hear me, friend Free versecourage,grief,heartbreak,
6/25/2025 when i fell for you Senryuheart,hurt,love,
6/25/2025 tuxedo cat Haikucat,fun,silly,word play,
6/25/2025 Getting wise to it Free verseanxiety,peace,people,wisd
6/24/2025 Let us not waste a memory Free versememory,nature,romance,rom
6/23/2025 Behind the scenes in psychotherapy Free versenonsense,perspective,psyc
6/23/2025 It's not so easy being a witch Free versefun,life,longing,surreal,
6/23/2025 In the dead of night Free versenight,peace,time,
6/23/2025 Isn't politics just another sport? Free verseconflict,hate,political,s
6/20/2025 chivalry Haikuappreciation,character,he
6/19/2025 Breaking the silence Free verseanxiety,conflict,future,p
6/18/2025 Driven Free versedream,life,longing,meanin
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6/17/2025 How could you understand? Free verseconflict,dark,evil,
6/17/2025 The virtue of choice Free verseintrospection,life,perspe
6/17/2025 Reinvent yourself Free versechange,confidence,dream,f
6/16/2025 blackfly season Haikuinsect,nature,summer,
6/13/2025 in the autumn morn Haikuautumn,bird,love,
6/13/2025 Craving something real Monokuheart,integrity,words,
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6/11/2025 Lost in Translation Free verseappreciation,freedom,frie
6/11/2025 In the house of prayer Free versedevotion,introspection,pe
6/11/2025 Blessings Free verseappreciation,giving,natur
6/10/2025 As effective as truth serum Free verseconfidence,trust,truth,wo
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6/9/2025 We want to do it all Free versedeath,life,time,work,
6/9/2025 I had a wish Free verseappreciation,dream,intros
6/9/2025 The 5am Call of Nature Free verseappreciation,morning,natu
6/9/2025 Wouldn't life be grand Free verseappreciation,art,color,cr
6/9/2025 I hate to see you leave Free versekiss,leaving,longing,love
6/9/2025 My worst fear Free verseanxiety,fear,love,togethe
6/9/2025 In the grand scheme of things Free verseplanet,time,universe,worl
6/6/2025 Things may not be quite as they seem Free versebooks,dream,life,
6/5/2025 Daydreams remembering summer Free versebeautiful,remember,summer
6/5/2025 orchid blooms Haikuappreciation,beautiful,be
6/5/2025 The Iris Free versebeauty,blue,flower,garden
6/5/2025 Every minute matters Free versedestiny,fate,future,intro
6/5/2025 Don't I get a turn? Free verseappreciation,voice,words,
6/5/2025 Surround yourself with inspiration Free verseappreciation,life,nature,
6/5/2025 Hearts swayed in the dark Free versedark,heart,loneliness,lon
6/5/2025 in every life Haikulife,rain,rainbow,wisdom,
6/4/2025 every sky Haikuhope,longing,rain,rainbow
6/3/2025 Leave the dreaming to Polyanna Free versedream,time,work,
6/3/2025 Realizing life is short too late Free versedream,time,
6/3/2025 Unsuspecting Suspects Free versepeople,
6/3/2025 Mantra for the living Carpe Diemdream,people,relationship
6/3/2025 The trap of stuff Free versefreedom,life,
6/3/2025 retirement well earned Free verseretirement,stress,time,
6/3/2025 riding the summer breeze Free versenight,summer,sweet,
6/3/2025 upon a starry night Free versememory,night,remember,sta
6/3/2025 when i'm with you Free verseappreciation,together,
6/3/2025 in the black of night Senryudark,heart,lonely,night,s
5/29/2025 wallflower Monokufun,silly,word play,
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5/28/2025 Under an August Sun Free verseaugust,change,love,magic,
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5/28/2025 Point of No Return Free versechange,life,loss,sorry,wo
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Fav Poems

PoemTitleFormCategories
Hot Chocolate, Coffee and Tea Concretesilly,
Caress My Soul Free versebeautiful,cute love,love,
Pun With Eggs Rhymefun,humor,
Anno Limerickmusic
The Tale of Fairies Narrativefairy,children,joy,
The Song of a Blind Man Balladfriendship,music,
The Weathered Years Sonnetlife,
Violin Personificationdeath,love,rose,
Talking Trash Prose Poetryretirement,me,me,
It Is Written In a Star Concretehistory,love,peace,
The Silence of My Goodbye Free verseheartbreak,loss,pain,
Coffee Rhymefunny,
Bemused Wonder Free versepoetry,
I Am Biointrospection,metaphor,
Haiku To Heaven Haikugod,heaven,love,truth,
Here and Gone Free verseappreciation,creation,lif
He Forgives Free versefaith
I Am Strong Free versecharacter,confidence,disc
It's Christmas Time Again Rhymechristmas,sister,suicide,
My Persona's Adventurous Quests Free verseidentity,image,people,per
Creation Free versebeauty,
Never Going To Drag Me Down Rhymeinspiration,
''The Prince of Time'' Rhymelove,
Cookie Cutters, Hot Cocoa, and An Angel Rhymechristmas,nostalgia,
Your Not Alone Rhymeendurance,song,
Of Ghosts and Relationships Free versebereavement,
Assuming My Role In the Diorama Rhymeangst,conflict,day,fantas
Constanza For a Loggerhead Rhymebeach,natural disasters,n
Rainbow Promise Personificationearth,rain,
Mysteries: Monoku 3 Monokuearth,mystery,
Indian Ink Dramatic Verseabuse,autumn,death,deep,f
Rainy Morning Light Verserain,
Shasta Daisy Haikuflower,nature,
Dear Santa I Want a Batmobile Rhymechild,christmas,
Breath of Love Trioletdeath,love,
Brief Encounter Free verseeducation,surreal,
Born In a Shack Rubaiyatbeauty,dedication,fantasy
Poetry Soap Coupletabuse,conflict,jealousy,l
The Life of Death Blank versedeath,life,truth,
Weep Not For Sins That Are Long Past Sonnethope,inspiration,
Alien Abduction Blank versefantasy,imagination,sexy,
Particularly Monokubeautiful,giving,love,
Imagine, After Forever Acrosticlost,memory,
Perhaps Monokusad,wife,
- Haiku X 125 - Frog - Haikuanimal,love,princess,
Dandelion Dreams Blank versebeauty,day,imagery,nature
For Darren Free versefriendship,health,metapho
Finding Ones Self Monokugrowth,
Silence Free versesilence,
Don'T Just Love Those That Love You Rhymeinspiration,life,
My Last Will and Testament Free versededication,
The Lovers Rhymelove,passion,sea,sky,
Los Angeles Free verselonging,love,
Dusk Quatrainbeauty,imagery,nature,nig
Autumn Blues Monokublue,
Stargazing Reflections Haikuemotions,introspection,li
Brume Free versechange,perspective,relati
The Beginning of the End Rhymetime,
He Had To Wear a Fig Leaf At the Nudist Colony Footlebeach,body,humorous,
A Gift of Love Sonnetlove,mother,
Night Meets the River Rhymebeauty,love,sky,water,
Dented Cans - a Love Story Tankasymbolism,
My Opinion On Religion Take 9 Free verseconfidence,deep,devotion,
You Are Loved Quaternangst,anxiety,conflict,de
A Puppy Named 'Pig' N a Puddle Light Versedog,fear,humorous,
Seeing Autumn's Oak Adorn Crystallineautumn,birth,death,life,n
Selvedge Edges Free versecourage,endurance,family,
What Is Your Soul Dream Free versebest friend,boyfriend,gir
Salvador Dali's Cat Rhymeart,cat,
Callused Fingers Blank versebeauty,emotions,feelings,
Oh Dear, What Can the Matter Be Rhymefunny,
Bronze Oceans Ekphrasisboat,color,ocean,
Elizabeth Ii Rhyme Royalchildren,dedication,engla
Line For Line Limerickpoetess,tribute,
She Touched the Water Free versemuse,
Summer Love Free verseperspective,summer,sun,
Flirty Sunflowers Haikuflower,kiss,sun,
Forget Me Nots Haikuflower,
Sound Poem Versepoetry,word play,
Cleaning Out Your Room Free versegoodbye,loss,
Classical Music Versemusic,
Memorial Day Senryumemorial day,
Patina of Pain Rhymeanalogy,color,image,pain,
I Versus Me Haikuallegory,allusion,angst,a
Mind the Paint Rhymecolor,future,words,
Flying Questionkuprayer,
Haunted By the Past Rhymeangst,introspection,memor
When I Grow Old Free verseemotions,feelings,longing
Counting Seconds-The Rewrite Prosemental illness,
Dance of the Firebird Free versebeautiful,dance,sensual,
mon cygne noire - Free versedance,metaphor,passion,se
Sweet Home Jerusalem Lyricgod,peace,prayer,
Shape Shapebeautiful,blessing,butter
The Zen of Water and Sky Rhymenature,peace,
Hollow Free versedeep,feelings,lost love,l
The Feelings Came So Damned Fast Rhymefeelings,
---You Knew Verseabuse,betrayal,children,r
Some Hearts Can Never Be Tamed Free verseangst,loss,lost love,love
My God Rhymesea,water,
911 Senryu Senryuheart,love,

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