I put a challenge out this week for Day in a Sentence — use the poetic form of a haiku to reflect on your week. Here are the haikus that were submitted. I know some folks pass when it comes to Day in a Haiku, so we may have more readers than writers this week. That’s OK. (Note: Day in a Sentence is now bi-monthly and Bonnie will be guest hosting in two weeks. We hope you can join us.)
A shaken Ken writes:
The day I wrote this,
An earthquake shook Wellington;
I was distracted.
Cynthia notes that her haiku is inspired by her students work with a town partnership.
Festival highlight…
Students read “My Homeplace Is…”
Oh, so proud teacher.
Jim/Jan (who is new to Day in a Sentence, so welcome — not sure if it is Jim or Jan who wrote …) noticed the week on a bright note.
What a week it was
it flew right by with a whirl
lots of laughs and smiles
sara loves her meetings! (slight mocking … sorry)
grade level team meetings,
you mock my crafted agenda
with off-task tangents.
On the hunt for a house is Amy.
Looking for a house
Oh so many to choose from
This will take a while
Glen – my comic strip mentor — has such a marvelous way with words.
Electric sparks spit
Bold digital sleight of hand
Canvas refreshes
Paul had a tractor. Now he has memories.
Sold my old tractor
She was a beauty Ford N
Sad to see her go
Gail P. seeks some peace in the days of hectic energy.
aiming for zen-like
coaxing stress from the schedule
takes bit of finesse
Cheryl turned to technology for her haiku, using a site called Computerized Haiku, which she suggests might be a starting point for students who struggle with haiku.
ALL RED IN THE LEAVES,
I FLASH CLEAR HILLS IN THE FALL.
WHIZZ! THE STREAK HAS BURST.
Thanks to all you Haiku-ians and see you in two weeks over at Digital Bonnie.
Peace (in three lines),
Kevin
PS — I used the site recommended by Cheryl and came out with his:
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October 11th, 2009 at 8:21 am
Kevin, I really like the haiku that was pushed out on your use of the Haiku generating site. Kids will love this and I know they will then go on and create their own. Write ON
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October 11th, 2009 at 9:19 pm
What is there about Haikus that causes my mind to go BLANK!
Bonnie
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October 12th, 2009 at 2:39 am
A haiku is fun
in seventeen syllables;
Poetic magic!
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October 12th, 2009 at 4:26 pm
Jim and Jan wrote it together.
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dogtrax Reply:
October 13th, 2009 at 5:30 am
Cool
Thanks Jim and Jan
Kevin
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