Meri's Musings

Bonnie of Original Art Studio recently bashed what she refers to as pseudo-haiku , saying she refuses to leave comments on blogs that post them. She says, "A haiku true to its original form  should contain  a seasonal reference, not be subjective,  and contain a line that juxtaposes in clear  contrast to the other two. " `  She goes on, "Rarely do blog-posted haiku  even meet one of the criteria, let alone all three." So this week, I'm posting a haiku  from one of the masters. Does this haiku measure up?  "A Fairy Moon and a Lonely Shore" - Matsumoto Print # 39, Matsumoto Do, Ltd. Tokyo thought to be pre-1915 Japanese woodcut print Autumnal full moon the tides slosh and foam coming in - Bashö Haiku My Heart

So much is happening in my life right now that sometimes I'm left feeling a little bewildered. I've been invited to write some articles for a new website that will be debuting in the next couple of weeks -- more on that when the site is launched. But today, I'm being featured as an interviewee at Bonnie's Original Art Studio . She's introduced her readers to some fascinating bloggers and if you haven't been following this series, you've missed: George of Transit Notes , who Bonnie describes as a man of extraordinary talent,  gentle wisdom, a strong intellect and a generous spirit.  Every one of his posts is a tour-de-force, she says.    Friko of Friko's Musings . Bonnie notes that Friko must be the voice who exposed the clothes-less Emperor. Kent, the Expat from Hell . She says visiting his blog is a fun and unpredictable ride. and last but not least, Ruth of Synch-ro-ni -zing.  Ruth is a poet and creator of beautiful landscape and nature images...