Horse in Haiku

lifetime passion
Horse/Human communion
Oneness in Presence

It has been quite awhile since I have posted in Heart of a Horsewoman. I have a new project, Horse in Haiku. Haiku is a perfect form for presenting Horse in the present moment. In the process I am learning so much about Haiku. In my writer’s group, Wise Women of the Well, we understood Haiku to be 17 syllables written in three lines of 5/7/5 syllables with a reference to the four seasons and nature. It turns out there is so much more. I have joined the Haiku Society of America and am learning about the multiple layers of life, spiritual, moral and mundane that are expressed in the minute moment of syllables.

Haiku is just one of the forms of “short song” that come to us from Japan. I will use this blog to experiment with the different forms as I create this new project, Horse in Haiku. Thank you for joining me. I welcome comments and suggestions.

My granddaughter, Zephyra Paxton, has generously agreed to add her artistic talent to this endeavor. The drawing is one of her earliest horse creations given as a gift to her great-grandfather.

grass whispers Alert-
mare drops her shoulder and shies
I am on the ground

Blessings of Light and Love, Lynnea

Author: heartofahorsewoman

I am a lifetime horsewoman having dabbled in many different disciplines with many different breeds. The Natural Horsemanship training concepts changed my approach to horses and life. The trail I have traveled has led me to see horses in their spiritual context and the great exploration into mystery that Horse carries us so confidently.

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