Last Sunday's:
June 12, 2016:
The ones that follow are from prior to August 2013:
The last one you may have seen before since I quite like it! It is from the time when I used to submit to online journals that took haiga. Oddly enough, it was rejected with an explanation that led me to say, "Really, that's the best you can come up with?" The reason, I was told, is because the font was too big and not acceptable for haiga! Ha!
This first Friday in July you'll find Tabatha rounding up the poetry links at The Opposite of Indifference. Have a safe holiday weekend!
Hmmmm. I thought Haiga weren't all that choosy about which fonts they preferred. I happen to like all of these . . . fonts and even the words themselves! Jet
ReplyDeleteI'm sure it was that particular editor's preferences. If I were a haiga editor I'd probably reject any submission where I thought the font was too small. That's what make submitting one's work such a crap shoot.
DeleteHi, Diane. The pun in your first poem made me laugh. "Thunder moon" is such a wonderful phrase -- pairing it with the noisy word "hubbub," I loved that!
ReplyDeleteCoincidentally, today is the first day of July, which is the month of the Thunder Moon!
DeleteI love your apology to Basho! Nice.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Dori!
DeleteI love the play on "Pond's", Diane. Every one of these haiga is "ribbit"ing. Hee-hee! =)
ReplyDeleteI love a good pun, Bridget!
DeleteEnjoyed all of these, Diane!! An army indeed! Do you know Hoberman's great poem, "Frog".
ReplyDeleteJanet F.
No, I'll have to look for it!
DeleteI adore that last one, Diane. (And much to love about the collection.)
ReplyDeleteI love the photo and the joy of a simple game!
DeleteThese are all wonderful, Diane--it's a good challenge to keep working with the same/similar images, isn't it? I think my favorite is "thunder moon"--most intriguing combination of illustration and type layouts.
ReplyDeleteThe Japanese prints are great, aren't they!
DeleteThat last one...just love it! I am in awe of the way you create with words and art, Diane.
ReplyDeleteI enjoy putting them together, Tara!
DeleteWhat a great job you always do of pairing images with words! My fav is the one with the big font ;)
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you like it, font and all!
DeleteLove all of these, but I think the 'army' one is my favourite.
ReplyDeleteThe collective name for frogs is something I only learned recently--just in time for this frog collection.
DeleteFun poems! First time I heard of a haiga though (had to look it up). :) My favorite is the frog fishing.
ReplyDeleteI create a lot of haiga, so if you come back you're bound to see plenty!
DeleteI follow your words, and love each, Diane. The pictures add, too, of course. I enjoyed all those frog characters in 'thunder moon' especially.
ReplyDeleteDon't you love the Sumo wrestlers?
DeleteLove the playful "Ponds" reference - and I'm intrigued by that retreating bass. Thanks for sharing all of these!
ReplyDeleteWe still have quite the loud froggy-toady chorus from the flooded dip in terrain behind our house, after some hard rains lately. Happy July!
Any frog noises are drowned out by a three-day weekend full of firecrackers. :-(
DeleteRibbit!!!
ReplyDeleteRibbit right back atcha! Which puts me in mind of BBQ ribs--I missed those this year...
DeleteLove all the green, shiny splendor. :-)
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