The haiku in today's haiga(illustrated haiku)
morning light
those songs of kiskadee
clearing skies
--gillena cox
Today's note - fragment and phrase
morning light = the fragment
those songs of kiskadee clearing skies = the phrase
contained within this micro poetic form are two important building blocks; fragment and phrase
I invite you to share some of your fragment and phrase expertise with me
Today's tag
I can hear the kiskadees chattering.
ReplyDeleteGood morning Lisa and a nice day to you
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Very nice post, Gillena. Had to look up 'kiskadee' and discovered that it's a beautifully coloured bird...
ReplyDeleteYes Frank and the song it sings is kiss..ka..deee
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I wish I could do you honour with a well put haiku, but it's not in me, but I sure love yours
ReplyDeleteLorraine; its not your genre; i'm still happy you stopped by
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another interesting thing to learn about haiku (and you created a beautiful piece of art to explain it)
ReplyDeleteFebruary wind
ReplyDeleteI want to believe
the crocus
the difference
a sparrow makes –
bare branches
Fragment/phrase and phrase/fragment. Ideally, out of the juxtaposition of these two elements arises a third, making the haiku a whole greater than the sum of its parts.