A few weeks ago, I attended the O-Tsukimi moonviewing festival at the Portland Japanese Garden. Among the various activities at the festival, the organizers had laid out small handmade notebooks and pens for us to write haiku about the moon.
These are my haiku.
Weathered paper moon
floats, a child’s folded boat —
unsinkable light.
yellow moon arises
earth lifts up her snowy hood
old friends reaching
Samuel Snoek-Brown 
Samuel I can’t recall whether I have ever invited you to ‘the zen space’ which is ‘my’ showcase for haiku and related writing… http://thezenspace.wordpress.com
Haiku is a wonderful discipline. the most important element of which is knowing when not to write one. 🙂
M
Great stuff. I liked both, especially the first one. “Unsinkable light” is a wonderful turn of phrase.
Our poetry forum has a section for haiku and senryu, as well as other types of poetry you want to have critiqued. Wonderful community of poets. come visit us whenever you like 🙂
Hey, thanks! I’m a miserable poet, but I do love haiku and seem to do okay with them. I would love to visit your poetry forum! I’ll get through my students’ final exams and an interview I’ve been wanting to do with a friend, and then I’ll head on over! 🙂
Sam, submissions are open for the Winter 2013 Showcase. May I lift these two?
M
Do it! I’d be honored!
Also, FYI: I’m trying very hard to send you questions tomorrow. 🙂
Thank you on both counts, Sam.
M