Haiku Spring

DDE...Thank you for the kind and much appreciated comments...Go well my friend...Larry

GNelson...Thanks for stopping by and leaving comments...Spring is about renewal, and also becoming....Life to me is about process, Spring being the genesis of that process...Larry

Majadez...The rhythms of nature are indeed lovely and so enduring, unlike some things in our lives...I'm glad this gave you pleasure...Thanks for stopping by and leaving your comments...Larry

Genna...Thank you for your appreciated comments...Spring provides so much inspiration for the joy of life...The eternal march of the seasons presents a colorful kaleidoscope of the precious nature we share with this planet...Larry

cat...Thank you so much for the appreciated comments...

The simplicity of haiku translates the complex into a poetic comprehension that opens up insights hidden within...There is always the challenge to keep the haiku free of anthropomorphic simile...It seems so natural to do so...It's a constant battle which feels counter-intuitive, yet the discipline focuses the mind and I'm always surprised how they seem to write themselves...A fascinating dialogue with yourself...Thanks for stopping by...take care, my friend...Larry

toknowinfo...Interesting user name...toknowinfo translates for me as not just taking in information but understanding that information as we receive it...I have found that the more I learn the less I know...Much like haiku in that there are many hidden layers to the obvious if we only take the time to look, without prejudice, without expectation...

Thank you for stopping by and leaving such nice comments...your enjoyment gives me great pleasure...Larry

Nellieanna...my bella...Thank you for the thumbs up...Peace and love to you, dear friend...Larry

Nellieanna...I am in total agreement with your assessment of this poetic form...I've been tempted to expand the syllabic meter but every time I've done so the haiku felt diluted somehow...Like a Trappist Monk, I'll keep it true to form, without any embellishments, just my cell, straw mat, candle, and book...and dear friends, such as yourself, to ponder life, love, and the mysteries of nature...Larry

Nellieanna...Thank you for stopping by and leaving your most appreciated comments...

I love this form as it appeals to my sense of discipline and simplicity...The 5-7-5 syllabic progression is challenging, yet it opens up another level of concentration that gives one new insights...Larry

Iamalegend...What a great way to start the New Year, reading your well received and appreciated comments...Lets hope for an early spring and a quick end to this snow-filled winter...Hau'oli Makahiki Hou, Larry

Hi Freya...Thank you for stopping by and leaving your well-received comments...Yes, Spring is the start of natures circle of life...We celebrate its joy, color, and optimism...You have given me much pleasure with your first remarkable effort at this poetic form in your Hub " Season of Love "......Thank you, Larry

Hi Mickey...What could be more perfect that a wedding in the full bloom of Spring, outdoors, under a flowering Cherry tree...? Perfection does reign, we just have to recognize it when we see it...Thanks for stopping by and leaving comments...Larry

Good morning, acaetnna...Thank you for the much appreciated comments...I look at this poem now from the perspective of another approaching winter, and look forward to the new Spring that always follows...Your sweet smile is always a pleasure to find here...Carpe Diem, Larry

Jaggedfrost...Thank you so much for the much appreciated comments...

Nature is in our souls, we are part and parcel of nature...To me, expressing nature is like subjectively expressing ourselves to ourselves...a conversation with fellow travelers on this fantastic world we share...Larry

Steele...Interesting name with connotations of strength and integrity...Thank you for visiting and leaving your much appreciated comments...Indeed, I look forward to visiting your Hubs...I was intrigued by your interesting and humorous HubPages profile...Larry

Kavita...I somehow overlooked your nice comments...Thank you for stopping by...Your poetry is full of love, hope, and passion...I'm proud to be your fan...Larry

Hi Tony...You are welcome back anytime, my thoughtful friend...I loved your travel Hub on Venice...What's the saying " See Venice and die "...I've seen Venice twice but decided to stick around for a bit longer...

Thanks for the comment, Sala Kahle...Larry

g...Very nice phrasing...Larry

Rob...Thanks for stopping by...Your laudatory comments are most appreciated...Yes, I saw the fin, and the bobber next to him, sliding down the current...Tight lines, my friend...Larry

Dan...Interesting comment...I think I can understand the comparison between the two...Each is short-lived, soon to die, yet leaving an unforgettable impression on their world...Although, I find no beauty in self-immolation, social suicide, or delusional political constructs...The beauty of a cherry blossom is in its offering a fragile and selfless sacrifice for man's pleasure...

Thank you for the comments, Larry

Tony...My big-hearted friend, thank you for stopping by again and leaving your much appreciated comments... Sala Kahle, my friend...Larry

Asp...Thank you for the kind comments...The rhythm of which you speak is an ancient one requiring a syllabic meter of 5 to 7 to 5...very demanding yet producing a distilled comment on nature without embellishment...Thanks for stopping by...Larry

couponalbum...Thank you for the well-received comments...and thank you for joining my fan club...I look forward to visiting your Hubs...Larry

Hi James...Thank you for taking the time from your busy life to read my Hub...Your pleasure is my pleasure, my friend...Larry

bayareagreatthing...Thank you for stopping by and leaving the nice comment...I hope there will always be more beauty in life than ugly...I guess if you look for ugly first you will find it in abundance...I hope that I will always search for beauty first, the ugly is only background noise to the celebration of beauty we are so fortunate to have on this tumbling rock we call Earth...Larry

Thank you Wayne...No cherry trees around here, but the desert has its own beauty...some of the cactus flowers are astonishingly vibrant and colorful right now...Thanks for stopping by...Larry

Hi Chris...Yes, the colors of Spring...a splash of vibrant color over the grayness of winter...a renewal for the eye and soul...Larry

Donna...Thank you for the nice comment...I'm glad you enjoyed the them...Isn't Spring wonderful...so full of promise and new beginnings...Larry

prasetio...Hello, my friend...Thank you for taking the time to comment...I feel honored to have touched your generous heart with these simple words...Your sensitive comments are always welcome ...Larry

Deborah...Thank you for stopping by and commenting...I really appreciate your kind remarks...Haiku is about painting word pictures with a small brush and a large imagination...Carpe Diem, Larry

aware...Thank you for the clever rhyme and alliteration...Your comments are appreciated...Larry

debugs...When writing poetry its not the subject or even the content that matters...It's the emotive effect the poem has on the consumer...yes, consumer...readers eat whole books, devour poetic passages at one setting, and either burp with satisfaction, or regurgitate what doesn't...Your fresh-faced little ditties put a smile on my face, hope in my heart, and appreciation that I have you as a fellow Hubber to enjoy and enrich my life...

Thank you for the nice comments, my friend...Carpe Diem, Larry

Jess...You are welcome, my friend...Standing still also implies standing apart as observer, rather than participant of life...amazing what you notice, what has been right there, all this time, but never perceived until we " stopped " and looked around...Carpe Diem...Larry

Bingskee...So nice to see you again...I'm glad you found enjoyment in these haiku...To answer your question, I am doing well, just coming out of the doldrums of a long and cold winter...Looking forward to what the new year brings...Love and peace to you dear...Larry

Sunshyne...Oh, lucky you !!...Spring doesn't arrive in the desert until our mesquite trees tell us...They are the very last to leaf out...I saw a couple of green buds this morning, so maybe the long and cold winter is finally over here in Northern Arizona...I envy your wonderful landscape...This is the time of year when trees really show off their stuff...Carpe Diem, Larry

Hi habee...No, I haven't stopped writing...I just don't publish everything...So much of my poetry is personal, and directed more towards family and friends...Poems I publish on HubPages are efforts that I'm experimenting with in different styles and disciplines...I do write a haiku every morning in my journal and encourage other Hubbers in their work with critical comments on their Hubs...

Thanks for stopping by, your concern and friendship is appreciated...Larry

dnrk...Thanks for stopping by...I'm glad you enjoyed the haiku...Larry

Maita...My prettydarkhorse, thank you for stopping by and leaving your appreciated comments...Has Spring arrived in Texas yet..?...Larry

Gypsy...Thanks so much for the visit and leaving the nice comments...Carpe Diem...Larry

cjv...So nice to see you again...You are a wife and mother of warriors...having endured the stress of your husband's deployments, now you are enduring the equally stressful tensions of your son's voluntary service to our country...yet you exude such a positive force, an inner strength revealed by your welcoming smile...in a word, you exude happiness...Its always a pleasure to read your cognizant Hubs and your lively comments...With your husband now at home for keeps, the Springtime awaits...Larry

Sheila...Thank you for stopping by...I'm glad these haiku gave you pleasure....Have a wonderful Springtime...Larry

habee...Nice to see you !...Thank you for the welcomed comments...Larry

hotspur...What a charming and astute comment !...The brief joys we experience and hold in our hearts forever...That such tiny bundles of color can give so much in their short time on the stage...I'm reminded of Shakespeare's " Out, out brief candle... " line...Sometimes the briefest encounter remain the most memorable...Thanks for stopping by, I really enjoyed your latest poem...Larry

Kaie...You are a wonderful teacher, exposing your students to haiku so early in their lives...I wish I had found the form when I was a youngster...I'm so glad you stopped by and left your nice comments...Larry

Springboard...Ah, Spring, the springboard to summer...Just think, you have all Spring to get ready for summer...Thanks for the comment, and enjoy your glorious Spring and all the color it brings...Larry

Hi Gary...Your nice comments are deeply appreciated..I, too, am glad you stopped by...I hope your Spring motivates you to write more Hubs...I can feel the dormant passion just below the surface in your two Hubs...Try your hand at poetry...you write very expressively...it can be a great release for that passion...Larry

LMY...Nice to hear from you again...How are you.? Yes, Spring is upon us, with all its color and anticipation of things to come, people to meet, and places to go...an exciting time of year...

We still have to solve the mystery of Paper Moon's murder...:)...Thanks for the visit...Larry

Dohn...Always nice to hear from you...I'm really pleased you enjoyed the haiku and pics...Such beauty we have on our unique planet..tumbling along in the great black void, our island of stunning colors and breath-taking vistas...

Shelly has written : " Poetry lifts the veil from the hidden beauty of the world, and makes familiar objects be as if they were not familiar." This is what I want to achieve with my haiku...Thank you, Dohn, for the visit and kind comments...Larry

Russ...I am honored by your presence on my Hub...the Haiku Master of HubPages...Your inspiration guides my words...You have given me a gift that I will cherish for a lifetime...I usually write at least one haiku every morning, but publish rarely...Go well, my talented friend...Larry