A Strange Wonderful Writing World in Haiku … and in Five Answers

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fall day, from my window, strange world, haikuI view the strange world

a vantage point of distance

Seated at my desk.

Clouds and sunshine peek

Like flirts on a summer’s day

Through the window blind.

Birds sweep with a laugh

Through the orange red branches

I spread my wings too.

First, with a 5-7-5 haiku structure I share a vantage point of my writing days.  And below, I share five structured questions and answers about my writing and reading life. writing, blogging, interview

Brashley Photography, a beautiful photography blog, is highlighting photographers and writers so that other bloggers and general readers can discover them and their work. Every Friday at 5 a.m. (UK time) Brashley Photography interviews a blogger (photographer or writer) with 5 questions and then asks them to highlight 5 of their favorite photos or stories. My answers are below (hit the link). Hope you enjoy!

Most of all, thanks for being a reader of Roughwighting. Sharing my stories with you always helps me spread my wings and fly high.

https://brashley.photography/2022/10/07/five-at-five-pam-wight-of-roughwighting/

93 thoughts on “A Strange Wonderful Writing World in Haiku … and in Five Answers”

    • I find haikus challenging, even though they’re “simple.” Finding a way to express a thought about nature, and oneself, in 5/7/5 is good for the brain, and perhaps even the soul. Your poetry is certainly good for both, Merril.

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  4. Your haikus paint a lovely picture, I can see you at your desk, connected by a window with the natural world outside. I enjoyed reading your interview and getting to know a little more about you. “A Wintry Flight of Fancy” is one of my favorites, too. 💙

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    • Aha, you picked one of my favorites as well, Barbara. And thank you so much for traveling over to Bradley blog and reading my answers and links. Truly appreciated. Here’s to another beautiful autumn day in New England. ❤

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    • Thanks so much for reading my simple haikus. I feel like I will need years and years of more practice until they’re as thought-provoking as they should be. But in the meantime I’m enjoying the practice! 😉

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    • I think it’s so thoughtful of bloggers to interview other bloggers. It’s a great way for us to reach out to each other. Cheers to you Frank! Hope you had a nice walk today. I’m about to take a long one amongst the colorful trees. 🍁

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  13. I love haiku and yours are beautiful, Pam. Haiku is the only form of poetry I ever attempt. Thanks for sharing the link to the Brashley Photography interview—I thoroughly enjoyed it. xo

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    • We are “bursting” with color. (Great choice of word.) I soak it all in, knowing soon monochromatic browns and then white will set in. I’m not so poetic when that happens. 🙂 Thanks for your comment!

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    • Honestly, Anneli, I felt a little funny sharing these simple haikus. But sometimes simple is better (just ask Henry David Thoreau). 🙂 That said, I STILL like your “nature-animal rhythmic” poems the best.

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      • That’s so funny because I’ve been trying to improve the quality of my poetry and try some of these standard formats. Somehow I always slide back to my little animal ditties. Glad you can find the time to read them.

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  22. You love color; I love color–even in text choices. Also, haiku is one of my favorite poetic forms, the only one I really enjoy writing. I even sneaked (snuck?) a few haikus into my second memoir. I believe we are kindred spirits.

    Brava, Pam! 😀

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    • Phew, I’ll take the Brava because, honestly, I was afraid I’d bore my readers with my haikus. They’re not everyone’s cup of tea (or poetic form). But you and I are kindred in many ways- through color and writing and memoir-ing, and going about town with the frilly side out. So, THANK YOU!

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  24. I love your haikus. I like the idea of you as the observer enjoying the beauty of nature from inside the house. and being inspired by it.

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  29. Hi Pam… beautiful interview. I remember writing Haikus in high school. They were relatively easy for me because I have always written poetry but I haven’t tried my hand for a while.
    I hope you are well and enjoying the fall weather. I bet the trees are beautiful. I saw some color in KY last week I won’t see in Tejas for at least 3 more weeks, maybe longer.

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    • Hi Kim. The fall NE colors are definitely inspiring me, and the crisp air is giving me more energy. Haikus are fun to write, and they’re good for the brain. I better write more of them… every day. 🙂

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    • This is what I love, though – sharing my words/imagination/stories with others. Sharing my SELF, and reading the “self” of others, like you. Thanks so much for coming by. ❤

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  33. A gorgeous haiku and I love reading about you . I tried to comment on your friend’s blog but it didn’t work . WordPress doesn’t like me .

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  34. What a wonderful haiku on writing, Pam. I also enjoyed reading your responses over at Brashley’s. It is great you write both fiction and non-fiction and different genres. Perhaps you are a master of all writing trades 😄 You really do write and you do it well. Always a pleasure to read your work 😊❤

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      • It really was an interesting Q&A. Thanks so much for sharing. It really is fun to learn about each other. Sometimes you think you know someone, but then you discover more about them and that’s always so fun 💕

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