Monday, June 8, 2015

Haiku--By John McDonald--Scotland

fat cat
loses again
...sparrows sit singing
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a goose feather
writing
on the wind
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widower -
in his wedding ring
Easter candles flicker
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full moon -
a homeless man's plate
licked clean
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funeral Mass -
in the chalice
a dead fly
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John McDonald is a retired stone-mason who came to haiku in the mid-nineties. He fell in love with the genre immediately. Being a writer in the Scots language this genre fitted so well with Scots: a language steeped in rural life and having a natural succinctness to it. John has his own blog in Scots, with English versions: http://zenspeug.blogspot.com  He enjoys being involved in translations, working with the very fine Irish poet Gabriel Rosenstock on various ventures, the most recent being translations into Irish and Scots of the great haiku poet Buson: Moon over Tagoto and has appeared in many anthologies.
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11 comments:

  1. AnonymousJune 8, 2015 at 2:07 PM

    Hello John. Nice haiku. I really enjoyed them all. Thank you for sharing your creativity and continued blessings!

    -MJ(www.tgbtgpublictions.com)

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  2. Karen O'LearyJune 8, 2015 at 3:35 PM

    Dear John,

    It's so good to see you already have some wonderful thoughts from Maurice on your haiku. Welcome to Whispers! I hope you enjoy your time spent here. Please let me know if you have any questions. Best wishes with all your writing endeavors.

    Blessings,
    Karen

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  3. UnknownJune 8, 2015 at 4:30 PM

    Thoroughly enjoyed these and look forward to seeing more.

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  4. UnknownJune 8, 2015 at 5:56 PM

    John,
    Liked these,
    especially #1-#4.
    Your new friend,
    David Fox

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  5. CharleneJune 8, 2015 at 6:06 PM

    John, Welcome to Whispers. I really liked all the Haiku, so well written and creative. Very well thought out. Thank you for sharing your talent with us here on Whispers.
    Charlene

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  6. UnknownJune 8, 2015 at 7:21 PM

    Wow, John, such creative and invigorating pieces. I really enjoyed the first one, it was very clever. They all were very good! Great work.

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  7. UnknownJune 9, 2015 at 12:19 AM

    Enjoyed them all too. A new look at the familiar Will always keep the reader interested. Thank you for sharing these. Ralph

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  8. John McDonaldJune 9, 2015 at 12:39 AM

    Thank you dear friends

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  9. Michael ToddJune 10, 2015 at 6:30 PM

    Okay, John... You own the moment here, for commence to closure... brilliant closure.

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  10. pdfrenchJune 21, 2015 at 10:59 AM

    These were wonderful, thanks for sharing!

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  11. Lotus2009July 20, 2015 at 11:28 PM

    I commented on this poem too and somehow it got lost in cyberspace John. It is superb! aloha, Connie

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