Sirius Haiku: August 2013

Saturday, August 31, 2013

Imagination

Magic thinking cap
Used for creative visions
Imagination

I couldn't resist using this picture even though I am pretty
sure that this would do the exact opposite of helping to
create visions. Well, maybe scary ones!
The picture doesn't reflect at all what I was thinking when
I wrote this, but ... I LOVE this picture LOL.

Link to Thinking Cap by Matt Novak in the Pacific Standard

Thursday, August 29, 2013

Kids Next Door

Two children next door
Out playing and being kids
Too soon are grownups

http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bunny_Brown_at_Camp_p125.jpg

This charming picture came from an old series of books Bunny Brown and
his Sister Sue by Laura Lee Hope.
Following is a link to the book that the illustration is from. The book is titled
Bunny Brown and his sister Sue at Camp Rest-a-While. You can actually read
the book at the following link thanks to the Internet Archive at archive.org and
The New York Public Library.

Bunny Brown and his sister Sue at Camp Rest-a-While - Detail Information and Book

Also, here is a link to the entire series as listed on the Goodreads website.

Bunny Brown and his Sister Sue on Goodreads

I know I focused the blog text on the source of the illustration but I want to
get back to what I wrote. I think it's important to keep the third line in mind.
Enough said!

Wednesday, August 28, 2013

Summer

Summer draws to close
As days get shorter the sun
Shuts it's sleepy eyes

Picture The Sun 8 by MALIZ ONG

Tuesday, August 27, 2013

Waves

Waves crash on the shore
Curling into nothingness
But beauty remains

Picture Sea Breeze by MALIZ ONG

Sunday, August 25, 2013

I don't know

Was I there? Ignored
Though I screamed whisper loud. Was
I already dead?

Little Pip the Ostrich RIP

I am revising my previous post about Pip the Ostrich.
I received great joy and happiness while watching little Pip.

I wrote a Haiku about him. Here it is.

Baby ostrich Pip
Hatched from your egg on Ustream
You are famous now.

Since little Pip has passed away, I just thought I would update
my blog.

In memory of
The little ostrich named Pip
Remember with Love.

Friday, August 23, 2013

My Life in Haiku #4 (Dreams)

Ugh, cancer nightmares
Where did all the good dreams go
Confused subconscious

The Scream by Edvard Munch

What blog would be complete without a picture of Edvard Munch's The Scream.
It fits so many situations so neatly doesn't it? It certainly portrays my state of mind
last night and this morning.

Here are a couple of links about the painting and the artist.

Wikipedia link to The Scream (the painting)

Wikipedia link to Edvard Munch (the artist)

Link to About dot com Art History A Closer Look at The Scream by Edvard Munch

Happy

Want to be happy
I can smile laugh and giggle
But how should it feel

Picture of Flower Face by Peter Griffin

Thursday, August 22, 2013

No More Blueberries (Blueberries #2)

Autumn approaches
The days are getting shorter
My blueberries...gone

Picture of Blueberry Background by Petr Kratochvil

Wikipedia Article on Blueberries

Wednesday, August 21, 2013

Dancing

Put on your red shoes
For tonight we swirl and dance
In the bright moonlight

Picture of Woman Lost Shoes by George Hodan

Stink Bugs

Ok, I know this is a weird one but the past several years have seen the spread
of this pest on the east coast and yuck. They are so disgusting! I am not looking
forward to them swarming all over the houses in search of warmth for the winter
again. Follow the links for more information on this wonderful creature NOT.
I am getting itchy just writing my Haiku blog tonight.

Shield shaped brownish bugs
with a stink to raise the roof
Back from whence* you came!

Penn State College of Agricultural Sciences - Brown Marmorated Stink Bug

University of Maryland Extension Home and Garden Information Center - Brown Marmorated Stink Bug

Brown Marmorated Stink Bug

*For some reason tonight I am looking up even more cool stuff than usual.
I wondered about my wording in the Haiku of "from whence" and looked it
up. Does the phrase 'from whence' include a redundant word?
Here is a link to what I found.

World Wide Words - from whence

Tuesday, August 20, 2013

Fields

Sun smiles down on me
Walking through the flower fields
Grass tickling my toes

Picture of Wild Flowers by Karen Arnold

Sherlock Holmes

Arthur Conan Doyle
Creator of Sherlock Holmes
Which one is brilliant?

For more information on the subject, click on the links.

Sherlock Holmes

Arthur Conan Doyle

Friday, August 16, 2013

Blossoms

Watching with wonder
The flower blossoms open
Fragrance fills the air

Picture of Lilac Branch by Sharee Basinger

Recipe Haiku

Cook quinoa. Saute
Garlic spinach tomatoes
In olive oil. Eat.

Thursday, August 15, 2013

Addicted

Why do we love potato chips so much? Go ahead, click on the link.
You will find the article interesting!

Live Science : Study Finds Why We Crave Chips & Fries

Ooh how delicious
Crisp salty potato chips
I gotta have more

Picture By Evan-Amos (Own work) Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Seasons

Pastel spring colors
Deeper green leaves of summer
Winter's bare branches

The Four Seasons by George Hodan

Wednesday, August 14, 2013

My Life in Haiku #3

Bleh, I REALLY don't need added stress in my life!

creepy crawly ants
again invaded my house
really freaks me out

Tuesday, August 13, 2013

Carl Sagan Inspired Haiku #1 Star Dust

This Haiku is inspired by a quote from Carl Sagan. It comes from Cosmos: A Personal Voyage. He was so simply eloquent himself. I think I am going to do a series of them.

Carl Sagan Quotes
"Some part of our being knows this is where we came from. We long to return. And we can.
Because the cosmos is also within us. We're made of star-stuff. We are a way for the
cosmos to know itself."

We of flesh and blood
See the vast wonder of space
We are star dust too

Picture By NASA and the European Space Agency. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Tug of War

Fear tugs at my mind
I try to pull back. No luck.
Tug of war is lost.

Monday, August 12, 2013

Sea Shells

Who lived in each one
Ripples of colored houses
My jewels of the sea

Painting Alexandre-Isidore Leroy De Barde - Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Coffee

Hot steaming coffee
Special liquid of delight
Can't wake up without!

Picture By Greenraystudio Own work CC-BY-3.0 http://creativecommons.org/license/ by 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons

Sunday, August 11, 2013

Create

She'd work silently
Her beautiful creations
Entering the world

Picture By Carriec (Own work) [CC-BY-SA-3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons

Friday, August 9, 2013

Closed Eyes

Few men get to see
The beauty that is the world
Through foolish closed eyes

Earth - The Blue Marble Image created by Reto Stockli with the help of Alan Nelson, under the leadership of Fritz Hasler

Thursday, August 8, 2013

History Mystery

I know this one is 5-8-5 but I could not justify abbreviating
or substituting another name for Galileo's just to fit into the
line of 7 syllables! I had thought of substituting da Vinci in
there but he is/was thought of as an artist and not a scientist.

Greatest of all time
Galileo Newton Einstein
Its all relative