Roddy's thoughts and pictures at the close of the day
Picture poems - that’s what I think these are best called - they are short poems in dialogue with a photo I have taken. I started off trying to make the words fit into a haiku/haiga format but found that was quite a challenge and detracted from the dialogue aspect that I have found very... Continue Reading →
I found this lovely haiku by Ingrid Baluchi when I was recently browsing through back issues of The Mamba Journal - it's the Africa Haiku Network's online publication that comes out twice a year. Right away I knew I would like to put it to imagery and - fortunately - we had already booked a... Continue Reading →
There's a zen to nature photography and haiku that I've wanted to work with for quite a while. So here's something from me which is rather new. Three snow scenes intended as small dialogues between classic winter haiku and my own photographs. The pictures were taken during last week's snowy weather and they are of... Continue Reading →
The first of these haiku was written at home in the early morning. The second could have been anywhere. I guess they should be called Hadedas and Catching Flies? Hunched like nuns in the coral tree They cackle at dawn Hadedas ........... Basking like a seal on warm black rocks Mouth open, mind free Catching... Continue Reading →
It's been one of the warmest, sunniest winter Julys that I can remember in the Eastern Cape. Which perhaps inspired these two haiku: Hail stones on a hot zinc roof The young lovers kiss Summer storm ........... On the bay window of old mens' smiles A woodpecker taps Winter sun Maybe one day I'll come... Continue Reading →
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