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In a book from 1855 titled, The Witches' Dream Book and Fortune Teller, there is a list of common items or activities and interpretations of dreams containing said items or activities. I have used the interpretations for a series of cherita, which I'm calling my Dream project. Here's the fifth one, which was part of a Spark postcard exchange:

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Text:

watch your step

how you tread determines
your tomorrow

you may dream of elves
but your future is not
their responsibility

Haiku Sticky #548

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Text:

who is this person
listening to smooth jazz
pandemic spring

Happy Haiga Day!

The fourth in the series of postcards from my Dream Project, cards created for Amy Souza's April Spark postcard exchange. The cherita was inspired by one of the topics found in a book of dream interpretation from the late 1800s.

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Text:

no dream prepares

a child for her first
encounter with a bee

diving into the heart
of a blossom only to reappear
dusted in yellow

Haiku Sticky #547

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Text:

pandemic lesson:
the scent of lilacs is not
filtered by a mask

Happy Haiga Day!

Another postcard from my Dream Project, cards created for Amy Souza's April Spark postcard exchange. I based the cherita on a topic found in a book of dream interpretation from the late 1800s.

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Text:

too many gone

never to return
with the geese

haunting calls
each spring carry
the memories

Haiku Sticky #546

I didn't watch yesterday's press conference because there are lots of people on Twitter who do a good job of capturing the essence of the performance. Someone included a clip of the president's meltdown and exit. It was priceless and inspired this cherita terbalik.

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Text:

his emotional age is
stuck at the terrible twos
so he'll wear no mask

the stable genius
throws a tantrum

then toddles away

Happy Haiga Day!

Today I'm continuing with my Dream Project of cards created for Amy Souza's April Spark postcard exchange. It is also Mother's Day, so, I'm posting the least pandemic-related card in a nod to all the bright days gone by and the brighter days to come.

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Text:

on a sunny day

walk past a sparrow bush
and be enveloped by chirps

to dream of sparrows
would be your soul
acknowledging the gift

Haiku Sticky #545

The haiku sticky returns today, but with a cherita terbalik instead of a haiku. Some things require more lines to convey.

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Text:

when the devil
has the last word will
better angels survive

novel coronavirus

sheltering at home
with our tears

Happy Haiga Day!

Happy Haiga Day! is back after its month vacation during Ekphrastic April. During April, I also participated in a Spark postcard exchange. In the past we sent physical postcards to each other, but this time, and I'm sure for the next few rounds at least, we sent e-cards.

In a book from 1855 titled, The Witches' Dream Book and Fortune Teller, there is a list of common items or activities and interpretations of dreams containing said items or activities. I have used the interpretations for a series of cherita. The result is five cards, incorporating the cover of the book, an interpretation that inspired the card, a related image, and a cherita.

Today, and for the next four weeks, Happy Haiga Day! will present these "Dream Project" cards. I may create a few more after that, but, with life being so uncertain at this point, I won't guarantee the project will continue.

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Text:

2020 dream

the word jollity
brings a smile

the laughter will
come when we can
sit at one table again