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  • moreandmore
    moreandmore Posts: 164
    October, humanity
    sports


    fireworks ignite
    everyone's hearts false start
    the kicker wears long sleeves
  • Ms. Haiku
    Ms. Haiku Washington DC Posts: 7,368
    October, seaons
    sunshine

    a warmed tree
    shadows and glare
    from outside the window
    There is no such thing as leftover pizza. There is now pizza and later pizza. - anonymous
    The risk I took was calculated, but man, am I bad at math - The Mincing Mockingbird
  • moreandmore
    moreandmore Posts: 164
    October, seasons


    practical umbrella
    bright yellow leaves wet with rain
    keeps the user dry!
  • Ms. Haiku
    Ms. Haiku Washington DC Posts: 7,368
    October, seasons
    chill

    leaves turn inward
    falling from shelter
    toward stone
    There is no such thing as leftover pizza. There is now pizza and later pizza. - anonymous
    The risk I took was calculated, but man, am I bad at math - The Mincing Mockingbird
  • moreandmore
    moreandmore Posts: 164
    October, seasons
    what is this word in red, anyway?

    sugar maple leaves
    the exposed hands of widowers
    circling 'round nothing
  • Ms. Haiku
    Ms. Haiku Washington DC Posts: 7,368
    Ms. Haiku wrote:
    After a little more research it looks like the best path for us is to group the words in the almanac by month, and then within each month there are seven categories. The time periods in most sajikis are about 29.5 days, but due to our international group, let's just keep it to months. This is all from The Haiku Seasons by William J. Higginson copyright 1996:

    The Season: general climate; reminders of the previous season; solstice or equinox; time and length of day; temperature; approaching the end of a season(month) anticipating the next.

    The Heavens: sky; heavenly bodies; winds; precipitation; storms; other sky phenomena; light and shade.

    The Earth: landscape; seascape; fields; forest; streams, rivers, and lakes.

    Humanity: clothes; food; home; work and school; sports, recreation, and the arts; travel; moods.

    Observances: sacred and secular holidays and festivals; associated decorations, clothing, foods, and activities; death anniversaries (usually of literary persons).

    Animals: mammals; amphibians and reptiles; birds; fishes; mollusks; insects.

    Plants: blossoming trees; foliage, particularly of trees and shrubs; garden and wild flowers; fruits; other wild vegetation; fungi.

    It seems like the best way to make this almanac is to focus on the time period you are in now, look at the categories, see if something comes to mind, write the phrase or word, and then give an example with a haiku. For instance:

    January, humanity
    ski gloves

    ski gloves lying on the sidewalk
    falling with the snow


    ok, your turn :)
    This is how I'm formatting the ones I write. I think this is post #8 of this thread. The item in red is the phrase that keeps the reader/writer in the present, what ties it all together.
    There is no such thing as leftover pizza. There is now pizza and later pizza. - anonymous
    The risk I took was calculated, but man, am I bad at math - The Mincing Mockingbird
  • moreandmore
    moreandmore Posts: 164
    October - Humanity
    gathering



    settling morning dew
    dim solitary evenings
    rush and hurry love
  • Ms. Haiku
    Ms. Haiku Washington DC Posts: 7,368
    October, seasons
    leaves

    the brightness last year, where is it?
    heat wave
    There is no such thing as leftover pizza. There is now pizza and later pizza. - anonymous
    The risk I took was calculated, but man, am I bad at math - The Mincing Mockingbird
  • Ms. Haiku
    Ms. Haiku Washington DC Posts: 7,368
    October, seasons
    harvest moon

    a nightlight for the sleepless
    turn it off
    someone turn it off
    There is no such thing as leftover pizza. There is now pizza and later pizza. - anonymous
    The risk I took was calculated, but man, am I bad at math - The Mincing Mockingbird
  • moreandmore
    moreandmore Posts: 164
    October - Seasons
    preparation


    a pointsettia
    still blooming red since christmas
    asks "oh no! again?"
  • Ms. Haiku
    Ms. Haiku Washington DC Posts: 7,368
    November, Holiday
    vacation

    falling through the parking gate
    a leaf with time outlined in veins
    There is no such thing as leftover pizza. There is now pizza and later pizza. - anonymous
    The risk I took was calculated, but man, am I bad at math - The Mincing Mockingbird
  • moreandmore
    moreandmore Posts: 164
    November, Seasons
    travel

    black snake/white back
    pressed flat tire tread
    winter mountain pass
  • Ms. Haiku
    Ms. Haiku Washington DC Posts: 7,368
    November, humanity
    lunch hour

    rain
    an unfinished puzzle
    between disjointed pieces
    There is no such thing as leftover pizza. There is now pizza and later pizza. - anonymous
    The risk I took was calculated, but man, am I bad at math - The Mincing Mockingbird
  • moreandmore
    moreandmore Posts: 164
    November, humanity
    yardwork

    counterintuitive
    destroying what would disappear
    without the work

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