haiku

November 19th, 2009 (09:41 pm)

Tags: haiku

where I am: in a draughty room
mood: creative
music: Men Without Hats; Messiahs die young

6

cold draught~
a pause
in her typing

~A

Chrysanthemum

October 14th, 2009 (01:44 pm)

Tags: publications

where I am: home
mood: cheerful
music: Styliagi Soundtrack; Ему не нужна американская жена

4

Chrysanthemum#6 is out now with my haibun "Phone call from Manchester" (andreochka.livejournal.com/39963.html). There's also a haiku of mine: andreochka.livejournal.com/41073.html (as you see, both previously posted on LJ).

members.aon.at/bregen/chrysantenum/chrys6/1english.htm

~A

Broadcasting haiku

October 5th, 2009 (07:26 pm)

Tags: publications

where I am: home sweet home
mood: weird
music: Joy Division; Transmission

14

after four years, I am back to Mainichi Daily News (Japan):
mdn.mainichi.jp/features/haiku/news/20090921p2g00m0fe006000c.html

of course I'm happy! But there's something more... an Italian radio personality who has read the latest Mainichi, would like to interview me about haiku: I am thrilled!!

~A

just for sharing

September 22nd, 2009 (11:03 pm)

Tags: haiku

where I am: home
mood: melancholy
music: none

10

Tonight, I have found with pleasure an old haiku of mine...

bush in bloom...
the tea in my cup
has browned

~A

Inspired by a pic (just a desk-ku)

September 4th, 2009 (11:26 pm)

Tags: haiku

where I am: home
mood: tired
music: A flock of Seagulls; I ran

5

glare of dusk
lingers on the bay...
a flock of seagulls

("Seagulls in Liverpool" - picture from www.everystockphoto.com/ )

~A

hippies and the dusk (senryu)

August 30th, 2009 (12:09 am)

Tags: senryu

mood: amused
music: The Doors; Riders on the storm

4

hazy dusk...
two old hippies share
their acid trials

~A

Buddhist Thought of the day

August 13th, 2009 (01:11 pm)

Tags: no haiku, thoughts

where I am: home
mood: busy
music: Dead Can Dance; How fortunate the man with none

8

It is better to practice a little than to talk a lot. - Muso Kokushi

~A

Dietmar Tauchner was here.

August 9th, 2009 (11:55 am)

Tags: friends, haijins, haiku, renku

where I am: home
mood: happy
music: David Bowie; Heathen

17

The event of my summer...

Dietmar Tauchner is one of my favourite european haijins. Born in Austria, he is a well-known european author and editor of Chrysanthemum magazine (members.aon.at/bregen/). Along with Christine (his girlfriend) came to visit us here in Udine. I have not many opportunities to speak in English here in Italy and must admit that I felt a bit embarassed at first, but to my surprise, the conversation became fluent after a short time!

Togheter, we started a renku (or something like that).

parting with friends--
the summer breeze
remains

Andrea

out of the fortress wall
a bundle of wildflowers

Dietmar

slow walk...
different accents
of our English

Valeria

A Chapel full of thanksgiving,
friends lead us
through a nice day

Christine

Dietmar, Valeria and Andrea under our little "hall of fame"

Christine, Valeria and Andrea

~A

gentle rain....

August 9th, 2009 (10:11 am)

Tags: haiku

where I am: home
mood: awake
music: David Bowie; Cactus

12

gentle rain ~
the soothing sound
of her steps

~A

OLH (nothing special)

July 25th, 2009 (05:17 pm)

Tags: olh

where I am: alone in my living room
mood: tired
music: Clan of Xymox; Phoenix of my heart

22

~ in a summer day the fan blows away my opinions ~

~A

butterfly haiku

July 12th, 2009 (03:10 pm)

Tags: haiku

where I am: home
mood: confused
music: Tanita Tikaram; Twist in my sobriety

8

as if
there was nothing else ~
a butterfly

[Italian version]

proprio come se
non ci fosse nient'altro ~
una farfalla

~A

Kigo

July 2nd, 2009 (11:57 am)

Tags: haiku

where I am: home
mood: satisfied
music: CCCP Fedeli alla linea; Hong Kong

4

Yesterday, Valeria and I dined at the Indian restaurant here in Udine:
it's amazing how many holidays the indians have: the name of any of these festivity could be a kigo... an Indian kigo!

Mahavir Jayanti dinner--
a waiter smiling
like an old friend

~A

"coffee, please!"

June 26th, 2009 (10:42 pm)

Tags: senryu

mood: amused
music: Soft Cell; Tainted love

12

abroad again~
I miss you
Italian espresso

[picture removed]

~A

oneline ku - my second attempt

June 20th, 2009 (11:37 pm)

Tags: olh

mood: calm
music: Baustelle; Un romantico a Milano

4

~ scent of linden vanishing my latest dream ~

~A

Good days there'll be bad days...

June 16th, 2009 (09:58 pm)

Tags: no haiku

where I am: home
mood: melancholy
music: Richard Butler; Good days, bad days

2

The great return of Richard Butler, the lead singer of The Psychedelic Furs ("Pretty in pink", "Heaven", "Here come cowboys", "The ghost in you", etc.). His solo album entitled "Richard Butler" released in 2006 is a collection of songs dedicated to his father: definitely recommended.

I want to unmake every bed that I laid down on
give back everything i've won
i want to unfly every crow
unwind every mile
undo everything i've done
good days there'll be bad days
good days there'll be bad days
i want to unread every book that my eyes laid on
unsay everything i've said
i want to unsing every song
unwrite every line
unstep every step i've made

good days there'll be bad days
good days there'll be bad days

i want to unsew every seam
unwind every clock
unbreathe every breath i've made
i want to unset every sun
that my eyes fell on
till i give back all i've won

good days there'll be bad days
good days there'll be bad days
good days there'll be bad days...

www.myspace.com/richardbutlermusic
Much love...

~A

In my inbox I found this:

May 27th, 2009 (10:31 pm)

Tags: publications

where I am: home sweet home
mood: cheerful
music: Timbuk 3; The Future's So Bright, I Gotta Wear Shades

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The book at issue is "Ten little haibuns" and if it is not a bad joke, this news has left me speechless...

~A

motionless...

May 24th, 2009 (09:26 am)

Tags: haiku

where I am: on my couch
mood: calm
music: Throwing Muses, him dancing

14

keep still,
fly on my knee--
sultry morning

(translated in Japanese by

sakuo3903 )

静粛にわが膝の蠅暑き朝
seisyuku ni waga hiza no hae atuki asa

~A

Haiku Calendar Ludbreg (Croatia)

May 15th, 2009 (07:27 pm)

Tags: book, publications

where I am: home sweet home
mood: giggly
music: Falco; Rock me Amadeus

5

Yesterday we received our copy of the Croatian anthology "Haiku Calendar - Rokovnik" (Ludbreg, 2009) with our haiku published in (but I am still envious of the gifts received by Valeria from Japan).

Just kidding. Some pics behind the cut.

( Read more... )

I'd always hoped for this...

May 2nd, 2009 (11:51 am)

Tags: friends, olh

where I am: home
mood: happy
music: Franco Battiato; Magic shop

11

I got a friend.
A friend who lives many miles away from me.
Yesterday, he dropped a line in my inbox.
He invited me to Leh.
I explained him that some problems hinder me to return in India.

His answer was:

"...If everything goes as planned we will be in Italy for a couple of weeks in this September.Just keep this in mind and always " KEEP YOURSELF IN A POSITIVE STATE OF MIND" you will be as fit as a fiddle in no time, I am POSITIVE so, you should be too!"

Then, I wrote my first one-line poem:

~ travelling with an old friend into my past ~

(Dr Tashi Namgyal, the man on the left)

Thank you Tashi! Julley!

~A

Gossipy haiku...

April 11th, 2009 (11:32 pm)

Tags: haiku

mood: awake
music: The KLF; What time is love?

2

first leaf-buds--
my neighbor's
new gossip

~A

haiku

Chrysanthemum

Broadcasting haiku

just for sharing

Inspired by a pic (just a desk-ku)

hippies and the dusk (senryu)

Buddhist Thought of the day

Dietmar Tauchner was here.

gentle rain....

OLH (nothing special)

butterfly haiku

Kigo

"coffee, please!"

oneline ku - my second attempt

Good days there'll be bad days...

In my inbox I found this:

motionless...

Haiku Calendar Ludbreg (Croatia)

I'd always hoped for this...

Gossipy haiku...

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