Category Archives: haiku

windows are made for breathing

Posted on September 29, 2017 by sandstarsblog

windows are made for breathing even when they’re closed they get more respect than doors that divide when shut or disquiet when open

Posted in haiku, mixed media, nature, photography, poetry | Tagged breathing, doors, eggs, haiku, hatchlings, ledges, life, nesting, pigeons, poetry, tanka, video, windows | 17 Comments

Peculiar 5-7-5s and their imaginings

Posted on September 24, 2017 by sandstarsblog

The book project I mentioned previously (in The Lives Words Live) is taking shape slowly but surely.

Posted in book, essay, haiku, photography | Tagged 5-7-5, computer, imaginings, layered, layers, technology, the shot | 1 Comment

inamorata

Posted on August 31, 2017 by sandstarsblog

today i was told: shampoo is okay to use, conditioner not. graven inamorata half-sung by runt and his duck. © SSJ 2017

Posted in haiku, poetry, politics, science & technology | Tagged ballistic, Desiderata, Donald Trump, haiku, inamorata, Kim Jong Un, mad men, Max Ehrmann, missiles, news, North Korea, nuclear war, tanka, Texas | 2 Comments

the lives words live

Posted on August 27, 2017 by sandstarsblog

a handful of words conjures imagination stirs a world to life. © SSJ 2017 Author’s Note: Peculiar 5-7-5s And Other Imaginings A haiku or a senryu, or less formally, a poem with a 5-7-5 syllabic construct, while being thrifty with … Continue reading →

Posted in about me, book, haiku, poetry | Tagged 5-7-5, announcement, book, collaboration, creativity, elements, goegel, imagination, imaginings, in progress, life, twitter, words | 3 Comments

Elemental Haiku

Posted on August 12, 2017 by sandstarsblog

While everyone is out there exploring the elements with their cameras, we take a break from posting original work for a fun weekend with the elemental table (or more properly called the Periodic Table of Elements), where even the elements … Continue reading →

Posted in haiku, nature, photography, science & technology | Tagged elemental, haiku, iguazu waterfall in brazil, malaysia, mary soon lee, natural elements, periodic table of elements | 5 Comments

walking on sand & sea

Posted on August 6, 2017 by sandstarsblog

walking on sand and sea how can i mark time with my footprints in the sand beneath glassy sea? © ssj 2017

Posted in essay, haiku, photography, poetry | Tagged appearances, blind men, elephant, footprints, hard, parable, rough, sand, sea, smooth, soft, tactile, texture, time, truth, visual, water | 4 Comments

Panda Alert!

Posted on April 15, 2017 by sandstarsblog

It certainly would be a surprise to find a panda at one’s door! If you were in such a situation, what would you do? 🙂 The photo below is of Ibzy and Imzy, romancing the panda! No! Actually, they are simply … Continue reading →