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secondhand haiku: summer reading

This secondhand installment (the second this week) comes courtesy of Shelley, another friend with an affinity for haiku. I asked her to consider contributing to the secondhand project right around the time I first read her book, and she graciously agreed. Shelley’s book, Each Stone, is a beautiful blend of photography and haiku.

To view all secondhand contributions to date, please click here. To toss your own haiku into the ring, click here to find out how.

summer reading -
moths tapping at my window,
adding commas

Comments

by howard

August 20th, 2009

Posted in handwritten haiku, secondhand

Al Denton

I like the imagery of the moths tapping, too. It has me jealous of country living, almost regretting the huge amount of my life that's spent in the crowded city. Nice work!

PJ

I like the relation of the pauses caused by moths tapping the window to commas. I can picture the scene so easily.

Shelley

Thanks again, Howard... this is a lovely idea, especially at a time when we see less and less hand-written work.

howard

I agree with you on the scarcity of the handwritten word, Shelley. there's an element of personality in handwriting that is lost when we go digital.

I'm so glad you added your personal touch to this little project. Thanks again.