Shouting Curses Up A Lane: A Christmas Visitor, 1940: by PJ Heneghan In the old days for us kids every Christmas spent in Tralee was wonderful. I was six years old when our family in 1933 left...
Friday, December 21, 2012
Thursday, November 22, 2012
Autumn/Winter dental visits in Germany
I have the a view of a lovely garden from the dental chair and each visit, it changes.
Visit 1
dental visit
swirling leaves tumble
from the silver birch
Visit 2
dental visit
the silver birch
bare
Visit 3
November day
on the garden table
a cloth of gold
Wednesday, November 14, 2012
Living on a Song
Walking into my kitchen
weighed down with shopping,
the radio was rocking out Supertramp,
weighed down with shopping,
the radio was rocking out Supertramp,
sun streaming in
I dropped my bags
and sang along
I dropped my bags
and sang along
feet tapping
hands in the air
as I recalled
when “Give a Little Bit”
was a new soundtrack,
it was my song
and I was just
was a new soundtrack,
it was my song
and I was just
a young thing.
I recalled a skinny blonde
facile and free,
rushing across Oliver Plunkett Street
on a warm summer’s evening,
in the door of the Teach Beag
laughter, music and craic
in the far corner,
the Cailíní gearing up
for a night on the town,
opportunity knocking
the future but a hum
in the far corner,
the Cailíní gearing up
for a night on the town,
opportunity knocking
the future but a hum
living on a song.
Wednesday, November 7, 2012
Monday, November 5, 2012
Sunday, November 4, 2012
Thursday, November 1, 2012
Sunday, October 21, 2012
White Walls - Free write
Stark
white walls
amid
lush green hills,
glitters
of blue
through
tall tree tops
where
butterflies swing
on a
twist of cloud,
skipping
beneath the breeze.
Chiffon
wings flap
like sheets
on a line,
higher
and higher they go.
Behind
the walls
my
love strokes my hair
weaving
it into wicker.
Whistling,
he plies
with
tangles of curls
snaking
them into a river
that
hooks to a slice of sky.
The
sky splits in six
stars
tumble in thousands
cradling
a molten moon.
I
spread myself wide
as sun
warmed butter,
gentled
by his touch.
With
a cushion of moss
beneath
my nape
he
plaits me to the walls.
Mmc © July 2012
Slices of Autumn
At Avondale House and Gardens 2012
From dark canopies of Sycamore
to wide grassy lawns,
along a gravel path
down cement steps
to a country cafe.
Beneath vaulted ceilings
of broad triangles,
rotund pine tables
by open sash windows.
Spent carnations
in earthenware vases
strong tea, white cups
hot apple tart and cream.
Crack in a jug,
milk circles intersect
on the wooden surface.
Sunlight cups a silver spoon
slices of life reflect in a knife.
In the gardens
pine and copper beech
brush a vast day.
Swallows loop long grassy banks
on a wing of sky.
A cherry blossom tangles
through an old lilac,
family roots of trees
in soft mossy beds.
Rush of a rusty river
over foam filled rocks,
birdsong through my fingers
warbles on my page.
Head in a leather bag
rosy pink lady
crunching along
an Indian Summer.
The Vulnerable Railway Station
Helen’s workshop (a
feeling and a place) - describe it without using the word vulnerable or similar
words.
Writers weekend, September 14 – 16, 2012
The Vulnerable
Railway Station
Cracks
in a concrete platform,
lines of wooden benches
empty, decaying.
Overhanging trees
shadow rusty train tracks
down to a distant sea.
The old Railway house
a crumbling ruin,
graffiti scars the walls,
empty wine bottles whirl
wind- blown litter
clogging the gutters.
Autumn leaves
curl crooked corners
fading.
A place
lost in time,
open only to the elements
and the ravages
of another winter.
Haiga published by Yellow House 2012
10 in total - click on the link above.
All art work and haiku within are mine!!
Wednesday, October 17, 2012
haiku Autumn
lakeside walk
swans glide
through clouds
wet Autumn
raindrops drip
from the washing line
whirr of wind
around my ears
sea squall
October haiku (sunny day)
honeysuckle
sips the sun
October noon
fuchsia bells
ring in Autumn
October day
dead heading
rambling rose
cobwebs glitter
orange beak
of the oyster catcher
October sun
lupin seeds split
in October sunshine
Indian Summer
gathering
fallen leaves
primroses in bloom
Indian summer
new lavender buds
embrace
yellow centres
of purple asters
October sun
October sunshine
candles lean crooked
in the window
For Rachel
plane landing
our life
just took off
under the bridge
dark shadows
of parting
windy day
holding on
to her hugs
wind-blown photo
my scarf
around her neck
sent presentation with autumn haiga on these ones. Cannot upload a presentation here!!
UK Countryside drive haiku
parting clouds
golden rays
on hay bales
chimney stacks
from old textile mills
patchwork fields
sloping fell
of heath lands
Autumn day
moody sky
driving up
and down hills
autumn winds
west facing trees
bare
driving
through floods
country upside-down
roads rise
into the mountains
fields of sky
mist veils the day
sheep
lifting
sheep circle
a flood of clouds
hill climbing
mist
descends the mountains
sky torn lake
vague outline
of mountains
russet forest
wet October
the countryside
autumn brown
hills meet
at the Ash forest
flame Autumn
dry stone walls
stagger fields
sheep roam free
autumn hedgerows
Ash saplings
yellow
golden rays
on hay bales
chimney stacks
from old textile mills
patchwork fields
sloping fell
of heath lands
Autumn day
moody sky
driving up
and down hills
autumn winds
west facing trees
bare
driving
through floods
country upside-down
roads rise
into the mountains
fields of sky
mist veils the day
sheep
lifting
sheep circle
a flood of clouds
hill climbing
mist
descends the mountains
sky torn lake
vague outline
of mountains
russet forest
wet October
the countryside
autumn brown
hills meet
at the Ash forest
flame Autumn
dry stone walls
stagger fields
sheep roam free
autumn hedgerows
Ash saplings
yellow
sunshine
on wet motorway
gleam of cars
red rose county
scarlet berries
of Rowan trees
Visit to Huddersfield 8 October to see Rachel
chimney stacks
on the lower dales
misty mountains
colder
as we approach the hills
fog lifting
misty morning
fields on the moors
drifting
motorway exit
sat nav
confused
hearts skip
in the shopping mall
two lattes
rosy dusk
a girly day
in Huddersfield
plane flashes
into the sunset
a year's journey shared
dusk swirls
with a pink sunset
her warm embrace
starlit night
the lake caressed
by soft mountains
mountain road
hedgerows look down
on the sea
corkscrew roads
hedges curve
to the sea
a scatter of stars
above dark beech trees
Autumn night
on the lower dales
misty mountains
colder
as we approach the hills
fog lifting
misty morning
fields on the moors
drifting
motorway exit
sat nav
confused
hearts skip
in the shopping mall
two lattes
rosy dusk
a girly day
in Huddersfield
plane flashes
into the sunset
a year's journey shared
dusk swirls
with a pink sunset
her warm embrace
starlit night
the lake caressed
by soft mountains
mountain road
hedgerows look down
on the sea
corkscrew roads
hedges curve
to the sea
a scatter of stars
above dark beech trees
Autumn night
Tanka at Sella House Hotel, UK October 2012
crisp autumn morning
blue skies and birdsong
fill the walled garden
leaves lambent
in October light
haiku night trembles
Published on 16 October 2012 by www.everydaypoets.com
a snow lily
lifts her face to the moon
night trembles
Monday, August 27, 2012
EDP publication hydrangea haiku
http://www.everydaypoets.com/untitled-haiku-6653-by-maire-morrissey-cummins
blowzy hydrangea
amid withered heads
a pink bud
blowzy hydrangea
amid withered heads
a pink bud
Love Surfs the Waves EDP Publication
http://www.everydaypoets.com/love-surfs-the-waves-by-maire-morrissey-cummins/
Wrapped in the warmth of a June night
under the light of scintillating stars,
you point to the Milky Way,
my gaze follows yours
as I catch the moon in your eyes.
under the light of scintillating stars,
you point to the Milky Way,
my gaze follows yours
as I catch the moon in your eyes.
We walk hand in hand on the beach,
our whispers sprinkle the dim light.
Your smooth embrace tickles my face,
tumbles my hair,
tingles my toes
beneath an ebony sky.
our whispers sprinkle the dim light.
Your smooth embrace tickles my face,
tumbles my hair,
tingles my toes
beneath an ebony sky.
The candy-sweet scent of Valerian *
weaves with the salty sea breeze.
It entangles our love,
unravels it
in the pulse of the waves
and binds us forever
in the surging surf.
weaves with the salty sea breeze.
It entangles our love,
unravels it
in the pulse of the waves
and binds us forever
in the surging surf.
*Valerian is a hardy perennial with heads of sweetly scented pink or white flowers which bloom in the summer months.
Everydaypoets publication Summer 2011
http://www.everydaypoets.com/untitled-by-maire-morrissey-cummins/
jam making
sealed in a jar
summer garden
jam making
sealed in a jar
summer garden
Everydaypoets publication Spring 2012
http://www.everydaypoets.com/haiku-by-maire-morrissey-cummins/
spring winds
my cherry tree blossoms
in neighbour's gardens
spring winds
my cherry tree blossoms
in neighbour's gardens
Lynx Haiku publication June 2012 published
http://www.ahapoetry.com/ahalynx/272solo.html
Máire Morrissey-Cummins
aging
the stars
hold more meaning
Máire Morrissey-Cummins
the stars
hold more meaning
Máire Morrissey-Cummins
her old cane
leans by the door
once an oak tree
leans by the door
once an oak tree
Máire Morrissey-Cummins
aging
the font on my laptop
bigger
the font on my laptop
bigger
Máire Morrissey-Cummins
A Hundred Gourds June 2012 published haiku
| Link to publication June 2012 http://www.haikuhut.com/ahg/ahg13/index_haiku.html kissing his forehead for the last time snow on the mountains  Máire Morrissey-Cummins - Ireland   |
| spring rains each drop a window to the sky Máire Morrissey-Cummins - Ireland |
Published haiku in Sketchbook July 2012
summer sunshine
windows in the city
twinkle
windows in the city
twinkle
powder tresses
of acacia blooms
yellow moonMoselle valley
leaves unfurl
on the grapevinevespers
from the monastery
evening stillnesscumulus clouds
form castles in the sky
summer noon
after a downpour
jasmine
scents the twilight
jasmine
scents the twilight
ancient city
buildings curve
new pavementshand motionless
over a box of popcorn
suspensesilence
thickens the waiting room
the clock stutterssunlight
illuminates a slate roof
thunder clouds loom
coal fires burn
smoking the city skies
pale moon
smoking the city skies
pale moon
dawn chorus
birdsong competes
with his snoringjets chalk
a cross in the sky
church bells tollsummer stroll
my shadow ahead
competes with mewet woodland
footprints overlap
on the forest trail
Sketchbook Kukai Clouds July 2012 published
Link to all kukai
Two of mine came joint 7th place
http://poetrywriting.org/Sketchbook7-3MayJun2012-42/0_Results_Sketchbook_7-3_MayJune_2012_clouds_Kukai_Results.htm
her dreams drift
into billowing clouds
castles in the air
# 57. Maire Morrissey-Cummins, Ireland
Two of mine came joint 7th place
http://poetrywriting.org/Sketchbook7-3MayJun2012-42/0_Results_Sketchbook_7-3_MayJune_2012_clouds_Kukai_Results.htm
sheets on the line
shape the breeze
billowing clouds
# 25. Maire Morrissey-Cummins, Ireland
shape the breeze
billowing clouds
# 25. Maire Morrissey-Cummins, Ireland
| 25 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7th Place Tie |
into billowing clouds
castles in the air
# 57. Maire Morrissey-Cummins, Ireland
| 57 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7th Place Tie |
published Sketchbook July 2012
Link to all of the Wedding haiku thread by all haijin
http://poetrywriting.org/Sketchbook7-2MarApr2012-41/0_Results_Sketchbook_7-3_MayJun_bride_wedding_Haiku_Thread_Results.htm
winter wedding
steps to her future
etched in virgin snow
Below haiku was mentioned in the Editors Choice with the significance of Lilac in wedding bouquets
lilac dawn
gathering a bouquet
for the bride
http://poetrywriting.org/Sketchbook7-2MarApr2012-41/0_Results_Sketchbook_7-3_MayJun_bride_wedding_Haiku_Thread_Results.htm
winter wedding
steps to her future
etched in virgin snow
Below haiku was mentioned in the Editors Choice with the significance of Lilac in wedding bouquets
lilac dawn
gathering a bouquet
for the bride
haiga published Sketchbook July 2012
Link to published haiga
jet patterns
across the sky
journeys overlap
Friday, July 13, 2012
lilac dawn
lilac
dawn
gathering bouquets
of poetry
aube lilas
cueillant des bouquets
de poésie
zori liliachii –
culegând buchete
de poezie
hand haiku prompt
mysterious hand
banqueters stare
in terror
main mystérieuse
les invités au banquetre
gardent avec terreur
mâna misterioasă
invitaţii la banchet
privesc cu groază
Rembrandt :
Le Festin de Balthazar,1635
Le Festin de Balthazar,1635
roses prompt picture
gathering roses
a handsome visitor
in the drawing room
cueillant des roses -
un charmant visiteur
dans le salon
culegând trandafiri –
un musafir încântător
în salon
a handsome visitor
in the drawing room
cueillant des roses -
un charmant visiteur
dans le salon
culegând trandafiri –
un musafir încântător
în salon
Winslow Homer
The four leafed clover
Apple blossoms
apple blossoms
the tart taste
of Autumn
fleurs de pommier –
le goût de la tarte
d’automne
flori de măr –
tarta
cu gustul toamnei
the tart taste
of Autumn
fleurs de pommier –
le goût de la tarte
d’automne
flori de măr –
tarta
cu gustul toamnei
Nicolae Grigorescu :
Flori de măr
Orange haiku
orange trees
hang heavy with fruit
sweet scent of blossoms
lourds de fruits
les orangers s’inclinent -
douce odeur des fleurs
încărcaţi cu fructe
portocalii se-apleacă -
mirosul dulce-al florilor
hang heavy with fruit
sweet scent of blossoms
lourds de fruits
les orangers s’inclinent -
douce odeur des fleurs
încărcaţi cu fructe
portocalii se-apleacă -
mirosul dulce-al florilor
André Derain
Mountains at Collioure, 1905
Mountains at Collioure, 1905
dance picture prompt
red
passion
they dance to the rhythm
of summer winds
passion rouge
ils dansent au rythme
du vent estival
Henri Matisse
The Dance
summer dusk
summer dusk
farm animals gather
by the river trail
crépuscule d’ été -
le bétail de la ferme se rassemble
près du sentier de la rivière
seară de vară –
vitele fermei se-adună
pe cărarea dinspre râu.
farm animals gather
by the river trail
crépuscule d’ été -
le bétail de la ferme se rassemble
près du sentier de la rivière
seară de vară –
vitele fermei se-adună
pe cărarea dinspre râu.
Asher B. Durand
The Solitary Oak
painting prompt haiku
he stokes the fire
at sunset
night glows
il attise le feu
a coucher de soleil
rougeoiement de la nuit
el aţâţă focul –
înainte de apus
aprinderea nopţii
a coucher de soleil
rougeoiement de la nuit
el aţâţă focul –
înainte de apus
aprinderea nopţii
Rembrandt
The Philosopher in Meditation
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