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April 13, 2015 By Jim Kacian 128 Comments

Getting Closer!

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EarthRise Rolling Haiku Collaboration.

The inaugural EarthRise Rolling Haiku Collaboration begins at 12:01 A.M. at the International Date Line, and rolls throughout the day. You’ll find a “seed” haiku on the blog at that time, on this year’s theme: Light, in celebration of the International Year of Light. Add your poem(s), in response to the previous post, or start a new thread on the topic of light. Ideally we’d like you to do this at dawn wherever you are, but we’re flexible — do it when you can, and as often as you like. The results will become a permanent archive on the THF site.

Be a part of it — celebrate International Haiku Poetry Day, April 17, 2015.

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Filed Under: EarthRise Rolling Haiku Collaboration, International Haiku Poetry Day, News Tagged With: IHPD

Comments

  1. ernie berry says

    April 19, 2015 at 3:04 am

    bravo jk & co
    you’ve roped in almost all
    the time-zones

    Reply
    • ernie berry says

      April 25, 2015 at 12:36 am

      wee tweak, 2 wit:

      bravo j & co
      you’ve roped in almost all
      timezoners

      Reply
  2. Melanie Billings says

    April 18, 2015 at 9:00 pm

    kitten-gray clouds
    ripple across
    my sunset sky

    Reply
  3. Bryan Campbell says

    April 18, 2015 at 8:53 pm

    galaxies of light
    in just the beach sand
    your soft hands

    Reply
  4. Rosa Clement says

    April 18, 2015 at 6:30 pm

    open window
    a patch of sunlight shows
    all the dust

    Reply
  5. Rosa Clement says

    April 18, 2015 at 6:28 pm

    river flood
    the moon hangs
    in a tree top

    Reply
  6. Rosa Clement says

    April 18, 2015 at 6:25 pm

    rainy day
    a spider builds its web
    by the lamp

    Reply
  7. Rosa Clement says

    April 18, 2015 at 6:07 pm

    winter sun
    my dog sunbathes
    belly up

    Reply
  8. Frank Judge says

    April 18, 2015 at 6:59 am

    City of Light
    reflected in river’s ribbon
    spring blossoms

    Reply
  9. Frank Judge says

    April 18, 2015 at 2:43 am

    light falls into
    the horizon
    the day ends

    Reply
  10. Garry Gay says

    April 18, 2015 at 1:39 am

    Window prism
    the cat chasing colored light
    on the wall

    Reply
  11. Frank Judge says

    April 17, 2015 at 11:39 pm

    your delicate face
    in the late afternoon light
    cherry blossoms

    Reply
  12. Bryan Campbell says

    April 17, 2015 at 9:37 pm

    The gray light
    on gravestones this rainy day
    such sadness

    Reply
  13. Frank Judge says

    April 17, 2015 at 9:19 pm

    sunrise dripping onto
    your naked body
    what are you dreaming?

    Reply
  14. Frank Judge says

    April 17, 2015 at 8:51 pm

    moonlight on
    your body near the window
    can I not write about it?

    Reply
  15. Nancy Olson says

    April 17, 2015 at 6:37 pm

    On grassy lawn
    shadow and light
    play tag all day

    Reply
  16. Nona Mock Wyman says

    April 17, 2015 at 2:49 pm

    this bright morning
    haiku history abounds
    the ‘light’ surrounds us

    congratulations
    glorious undertaking
    the haiku way

    around the world
    poets unite for ‘the light’
    within our souls…

    Reply
  17. Grace Galton says

    April 17, 2015 at 11:52 am

    first light . . .
    rubbing a patchwork
    of dreams from my eyes

    Reply
  18. Grace Galton says

    April 17, 2015 at 11:49 am

    blood moon…
    the twitching ears
    of a roe deer

    Reply
    • Tim Gardiner says

      April 17, 2015 at 1:12 pm

      blood moon
      only a mosquito bite
      on my neck

      Reply
      • Ajaya Mahala says

        April 17, 2015 at 3:37 pm

        noon
        I search Vitamin D
        on my skin

        Reply
  19. Grace Galton says

    April 17, 2015 at 11:48 am

    moonbeams
    shadows rising
    from the forest floor

    Reply
    • Ajaya Mahala says

      April 17, 2015 at 3:09 pm

      drinking straw
      the moonbeam reaches
      edge of the window

      Reply
    • Ajaya Mahala says

      April 17, 2015 at 3:40 pm

      coconut grove
      the shadows glide
      on the shadows

      Reply
  20. Grace Galton says

    April 17, 2015 at 11:46 am

    daybreak…
    on the beach just me
    and the morning star

    Reply
    • Ajaya Mahala says

      April 17, 2015 at 3:12 pm

      daybreak
      a grain of the beach sand
      carries the sun

      Reply
  21. Grace Galton says

    April 17, 2015 at 11:43 am

    twilight
    between clouds
    a sprinkle of stars

    Reply
    • Ajaya Mahala says

      April 17, 2015 at 3:20 pm

      twilight
      the yawnings fill
      the hiatus

      Reply
  22. Grace Galton says

    April 17, 2015 at 11:40 am

    touching her hair…
    the softness
    of starlight

    Reply
    • Ajaya Mahala says

      April 17, 2015 at 3:22 pm

      motherless
      in the pool of tears
      a distant star

      Reply
    • Ajaya Mahala says

      April 17, 2015 at 3:25 pm

      LED
      in the blue light
      her serene face

      Reply
    • Ajaya Mahala says

      April 17, 2015 at 4:12 pm

      afternoon-
      the cascading shadows
      of the hills

      Reply
      • ernie berry says

        April 19, 2015 at 2:35 am

        village airport
        the portly man waits
        for the hills to land

        Reply
  23. cheryl ashley says

    April 17, 2015 at 10:28 am

    Sunlight shines
    on deserted Auschwitz
    Six million souls suspended

    Reply
    • zinovy vayman says

      April 17, 2015 at 10:47 am

      Light years away
      The white butterfly flies through
      The cage of baboons

      Reply
      • Ajaya Mahala says

        April 17, 2015 at 3:29 pm

        maize leaves
        ribbons of sunlight
        after the rain

        Reply
    • Ajaya Mahala says

      April 17, 2015 at 4:24 pm

      water stretches
      a running sun hides
      under hyacinths

      Reply
  24. jane Tokunaga says

    April 17, 2015 at 9:49 am

    Birds sing at dawn
    sun rises again
    darkest night fades.

    Reply
    • Tim Gardiner says

      April 17, 2015 at 10:44 am

      sunrise over rocks
      shadows in the shallow bay –
      a day is dying

      From Poetry Nook, Vol. 2, Oct 2013

      Reply
    • Tim Gardiner says

      April 17, 2015 at 10:45 am

      sunrise over rocks
      shadows in the shallow bay –
      a day is dying

      From Poetry Nook, Vol. 2, Oct 2013

      Reply
  25. cheryl ashley says

    April 17, 2015 at 9:31 am

    sunlight
    through prisms;
    dancing rainbows

    Reply
  26. Anna Földeaki-Horvath (Budapest) says

    April 17, 2015 at 8:09 am

    Dancing shadows on
    children’s exhausted faces –
    campfire dies down.

    Reply
  27. Tim Gardiner says

    April 17, 2015 at 7:26 am

    bingo lights
    we count meteors
    over the pier

    Reply
  28. Kashinath Karmakar says

    April 17, 2015 at 7:25 am

    so much to say
    and you are gone-
    twilight sky

    .

    -kash poet

    Reply
    • Ajaya Mahala says

      April 17, 2015 at 9:06 am

      sunset point
      the last bout of the cloud
      on the sun

      Reply
    • Ajaya Mahala says

      April 17, 2015 at 10:08 am

      between two arms
      of the Y-shaped branch
      the morning sun

      Reply
    • Angelee Deodhar says

      April 17, 2015 at 10:53 am

      Evening star- even the birds now silent

      Reply
      • ernie berry says

        April 19, 2015 at 2:39 am

        little-leaguer
        the evening star lands
        on the lawn

        Reply
  29. Tim Gardiner says

    April 17, 2015 at 7:24 am

    moon illusion
    she disappears
    with the sunrise

    Reply
    • Ajaya Mahala says

      April 17, 2015 at 9:20 am

      westward journey
      rolling over its own shadow
      my car

      Reply
  30. Tim Gardiner says

    April 17, 2015 at 7:20 am

    solar eclipse
    the diamond ring
    soon disappears

    Reply
  31. Kashinath Karmakar says

    April 17, 2015 at 7:16 am

    Milky Way-
    even the dead stars
    light up my path

    -kash poet

    Reply
    • Ajaya Mahala says

      April 17, 2015 at 4:05 pm

      shining under sun
      his bicycle bell
      and bald head

      Reply
  32. Anna Földeáki-Horváth (Budapest)ngary) says

    April 17, 2015 at 6:46 am

    The Sun’s blood
    dyes the darkening sky’s silk
    with crimson glow.

    Reply
  33. Sandra Martyres says

    April 17, 2015 at 6:05 am

    In candle light
    a dinner for two –
    me and my shadow

    Reply
    • Ajaya Mahala says

      April 17, 2015 at 9:22 am

      new city
      the sun rises
      where it should have set

      Reply
  34. steve says

    April 17, 2015 at 5:42 am

    bounty of radiance
    the constant source awaits
    planet rotation

    Reply
  35. Craig Lincoln says

    April 17, 2015 at 4:54 am

    o’er mountains peak
    halo rises in the east
    the new day

    Reply
  36. Ferenc Bakos (Hungary) says

    April 17, 2015 at 3:36 am

    sunrise at the creek:

    from dark blue to azure

    on monitor screen

    http://www.met.hu/idojaras/balaton/ > click “Balaton” monitoring

    Reply
    • Ajaya Mahala says

      April 17, 2015 at 9:09 am

      serene lake
      ripples brocade
      the sun rays

      Reply
    • Grace Galton says

      April 17, 2015 at 11:23 am

      moonlit beach…
      only the slap and lisp
      of waves

      Reply
      • Grace Galton says

        April 17, 2015 at 11:25 am

        moonlit beach…
        only the slap and lisp
        of waves

        Reply
  37. Shrikaanth Krishnamurthy says

    April 17, 2015 at 2:15 am

    lingering dark
    in the turtledove’s coo
    the first rays

    Reply
    • Angelee Deodhar says

      April 17, 2015 at 10:55 am

      predawn-
      a cacophony of babblers
      a cat at the waterbowl

      Reply
  38. Dorothee says

    April 17, 2015 at 12:30 am

    single rain drops
    sunrise without color
    still the blackbird sings

    – Germany, 6.30

    Reply
    • Ajaya Mahala says

      April 17, 2015 at 1:11 am

      the sun still sets
      at the junction of the hills-
      childhood paintbook

      Reply
    • Niels Kjaer says

      April 17, 2015 at 2:05 am

      The sun discovers
      ten thousand diamonds
      in the wet grass

      Reply
      • Nona Mock Wyman says

        April 17, 2015 at 3:09 pm

        exquisite
        profound with an
        ancient saying

        nona mock wyman

        Reply
    • Angelee Deodhar says

      April 17, 2015 at 2:16 am

      a koel’s song
      streetlights switch off
      one by one by one

      Reply
      • Ajaya Mahala says

        April 17, 2015 at 9:15 am

        sunflower country
        seen the faces
        of silhouettes ?

        Reply
  39. Jayashree Maniyil says

    April 17, 2015 at 12:29 am

    worm hole
    the fading light
    of a firefly

    Reply
    • Tim Gardiner says

      April 17, 2015 at 9:44 am

      lovers’ lane
      fireflies
      just a memory

      Reply
  40. Jayashree Maniyil says

    April 17, 2015 at 12:27 am

    witching hour …
    in a flash of lightning
    the face of Buddha

    Reply
    • Tim Gardiner says

      April 17, 2015 at 9:47 am

      summer shoes
      dying light falls
      on Gompa steps

      Reply
  41. Cynthia Rowe says

    April 16, 2015 at 11:44 pm

    glasshouse mountain
    shards of light dissolve
    into its misty peaks

    Reply
    • Ajaya Mahala says

      April 17, 2015 at 12:22 am

      roof holes
      several eggs
      on my floor

      Reply
      • Angelee Deodhar says

        April 17, 2015 at 10:41 am

        power outage-
        a night of fireflies
        and starlight

        Reply
  42. Samar Ghose says

    April 16, 2015 at 11:26 pm

    dawn light the whiteness of David

    Reply
    • Angelee Deodhar says

      April 17, 2015 at 10:48 am

      studio lights-
      the sequined masks
      empty of actors

      Reply
  43. Samar Ghose says

    April 16, 2015 at 11:15 pm

    brush strokes. . .
    leaf by leaf
    the rising sun

    Reply
    • Ajaya Mahala says

      April 17, 2015 at 12:32 am

      five minute sunset
      one hour to eliminate
      similar clicks

      Reply
  44. Johnny Baranski says

    April 16, 2015 at 10:49 pm

    prison lockdown
    an elusive
    spring moon

    Reply
    • Ajaya Mahala says

      April 16, 2015 at 11:59 pm

      closed doors
      alas! the sun does not travel
      with lock picks

      Reply
  45. Kala Ramesh says

    April 16, 2015 at 9:19 pm

    .
    morning rush
    a dewdrop dangles
    the sun

    .
    _kala

    Reply
    • Ajaya Mahala says

      April 17, 2015 at 12:02 am

      airport garden
      no landing of bees
      after the sunset

      Reply
    • Ajaya Mahala says

      April 17, 2015 at 12:35 am

      dazzling dew—
      our moments
      of darkness

      Reply
    • Tim Gardiner says

      April 17, 2015 at 9:48 am

      on the lawn dawn tears glisten

      Reply
  46. Kala Ramesh says

    April 16, 2015 at 9:17 pm

    .

    morning prayers
    the rising sun between
    my hands

    .

    _kala

    Reply
    • ernie berry says

      April 19, 2015 at 2:44 am

      temple bell
      to hell with morning prayers
      i’m off to work

      Reply
  47. Kala Ramesh says

    April 16, 2015 at 9:07 pm

    .
    slipping in
    beneath the kitchen door
    —first sunlight

    .
    _kala

    Reply
    • Kumarendra Mallick says

      April 16, 2015 at 10:52 pm

      daybreak —
      I offer a handful of water
      to the rising sun

      Reply
      • Kumarendra Mallick says

        April 16, 2015 at 10:56 pm

        razor’s edge —
        the sun bleeds
        in severn colours

        Reply
        • Ajaya Mahala says

          April 17, 2015 at 12:17 am

          road-widenig
          no new lane added
          to the rainbow

          Reply
          • ernie berry says

            April 19, 2015 at 2:49 am

            muchas bravos
            4 the previous entry
            & its author

      • Ajaya Mahala says

        April 17, 2015 at 12:38 am

        sun-worshippers—
        beyond all our faith
        a cloudless sky

        Reply
    • Ajaya Mahala says

      April 17, 2015 at 12:56 am

      pyramid—
      within me
      the shadow of my grief

      Reply
  48. Nona Mock Wyman says

    April 16, 2015 at 4:35 pm

    celebrate ‘Light’ year
    everyday – everywhere
    shine your light

    Reply
  49. Rodney Williams says

    April 16, 2015 at 4:34 pm

    a break through dark cloud
    in the eastern quadrant …
    blackbird call

    Reply
    • Ajaya Mahala says

      April 17, 2015 at 12:47 am

      mountain tunnel
      the sun guards
      both the ends

      Reply
  50. Dorothee says

    April 16, 2015 at 11:18 am

    Great idea! Looking forward to join from Germany. Just saw that the Rolling Haiku now started already at this new page:
    http://www.thehaikufoundation.org/2015/04/16/earthrise-rolling-haiku-collaboration-2015/

    Reply
  51. Sonam Chhoki says

    April 16, 2015 at 6:49 am

    I hope this is the right place to post our haiku.

    singing bowl . . .
    the time it takes
    to hold the moon

    Reply
  52. Elene says

    April 16, 2015 at 1:55 am

    Sounds like a great project!
    Why does the supposed haiku at the top of the page have the wrong number of syllables?

    Reply
    • Jim Kacian says

      April 16, 2015 at 3:58 pm

      Hi Elena: The haiku at the top has exactly the right number of syllables! You are probably wondering about the “syllable count,” the idea that haiku must have three lines of 5, 7, and 5 syllables. In fact, this topic has been debated for the better part of a half-century, and the consensus by a huge majority is that, due to the fact that English syllables and Japanese “on” are so different, there is really no equivalency between them. An English-language poem of 10-12 syllables is about comparable to a Japanese-language poem of 17 “on.” (This is hugely oversimplified, but to those who have considered the matter over the past half century, it’s a complete non-issue, and this is not the place for such a conversation.) In any case, most of the English-language poems you’ll find here and elsewhere in contemporary practice will not concern themselves with this, and you needn’t, either. Please feel free to respond as you like, and have fun!

      j

      Reply
  53. Lorin says

    April 15, 2015 at 11:54 pm

    So, ideally, the ‘EarthRise Rolling Haiku Collaboration’ on ‘International Haiku Poetry Day’ would begin to roll from somewhere around Honolulu, Hawaii (USA) on April 17th, moving to approximately Anchorage, Alaska (USA) and so on and end around Auckland, New Zealand (the time zone for which is *ahead* of Honololu by about 22 hours) the next day?

    http://www.timeanddate.com/time/map/
    ***
    So different to the ‘rolling’ midnight New Year’s Eve international celebrations or even the religious holidays of the various world religions!
    ***
    The international Date Line, as far as working out time goes, is a confusing can of worms!
    ***
    “It has been argued [3] [4] that the International Date Line is a tool of Satan intended to disrupt the correct observation of the Sabbath. ”
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk%3AInternational_Date_Line
    ***
    – Lorin, Melbourne, Australia, where at time of posting it is 1:54pm AEST, Thursday 16th April, 2015.

    Reply
  54. Bryan Campbell says

    April 15, 2015 at 9:50 pm

    Hi Jim, So, if I get this correctly, the entire collaborative poem will consist of “comments” on your seed haiku?

    Reply
    • Jim Kacian says

      April 16, 2015 at 3:50 pm

      Hi Bryan: As you’ve probably already seen, you can comment on the seed poem, or comment on any of the previous poems, or start a new theme of your own. All we ask is that the poem(s) concern themselves with light. Have fun!

      j

      Reply
      • Bryan Campbell says

        April 17, 2015 at 9:26 pm

        Thanks, Jim. I had to look for the “seed poem” — think it should be at the top of THIS page. But anyway, this looks like fun. Will be interesting to see how many people participate. What is the “cutoff”? When the entire world has finished with April 17?!

        Reply
  55. Nona Mock Wyman says

    April 15, 2015 at 8:03 pm

    the light within
    shines not only for us – but for
    humanity

    radiant light
    with all it’s rays
    may ours glow

    Reply
  56. Nona Mock Wyman says

    April 15, 2015 at 3:04 pm

    Owner of a small store in Walnut Creek, Ca. named MING QUONG which means, RADIANT LIGHT. Your theme interested me. Ming Quong is named after the Chinese girl’s orphanage where I was raised in Los Gatos, Ca. ————— Here’s is my haiku.

    Ming Quong
    in all it’s glory
    shining forth with light Thank you & blessings…

    Reply
  57. Nadine Tomlinson says

    April 15, 2015 at 12:52 pm

    Wonderful! I plan to join in.

    Reply
  58. Marion Clarke says

    April 15, 2015 at 8:14 am

    I’m really excited about this event!

    I’m not too sure I understand the time thing. Is it one minute past midnight for me here in Ireland or do I have to calculate time differences?

    marion

    Reply
    • Jim Kacian says

      April 15, 2015 at 9:21 am

      Hi Marion: No need to calculate time differences, just respond in whatever timing works for you, and have fun!

      j

      Reply
  59. Terry Ann Carter says

    April 14, 2015 at 11:38 pm

    Such a wonderful idea! We Canadians will need to spread some “Northern Lights”.

    Reply
  60. martin1223 says

    April 14, 2015 at 9:29 pm

    from geysers of Enceladus a spider pauses

    Reply
  61. June Rose Dowis says

    April 14, 2015 at 7:17 pm

    A beautiful thing!

    Reply
  62. Pat Kopanda says

    April 14, 2015 at 4:15 pm

    the morning
    begins with light
    God has hope

    Reply
  63. Alan Summers says

    April 14, 2015 at 4:36 am

    This looks very inclusive which is right up my street. 🙂

    Look forward to seeing posts from a wide range of people at 12:01 A.M. at the International Date Line onwards on International Haiku Poetry Day, April 17, 2015.

    warmest regards,

    Alan, With Words

    Reply
  64. Judith Vihar says

    April 14, 2015 at 4:35 am

    I’m so happy to collaborate with you! Whole Earth shake hands with all Haijin

    Reply
  65. Keith Simmonds says

    April 14, 2015 at 3:05 am

    A fantastic project and a great moment for spreading the importance of haiku in this troubled world! Let the light shine! I

    Reply
  66. Rebecca Drouilhet says

    April 13, 2015 at 7:38 pm

    Sounds interesting. I’ll have to look into this.

    Reply
  67. Amarjit Sathi Tiwana says

    April 13, 2015 at 6:04 pm

    Wonderful idea. Keep it up – Haiku Foundation.

    Reply
    • ernie berry says

      April 19, 2015 at 2:59 am

      haiku foundation indeed
      no need any more
      4 pesky articles

      Reply
      • ernie berry says

        April 19, 2015 at 3:00 am

        or caps 4 that matter:)

        Reply
  68. Amos White says

    April 13, 2015 at 5:45 pm

    This could be a novel, global haiku conversation!

    Reply
  69. Grace Galton says

    April 13, 2015 at 5:00 pm

    I look forward to it, very much.

    Reply
  70. Kala Ramesh says

    April 13, 2015 at 10:25 am

    Absolutely lovely idea!
    😀

    Reply
    • ILIYANA says

      April 13, 2015 at 11:05 am

      Great idea! I hope many people would join in! ^_^

      Reply
      • Ajaya Mahala says

        April 16, 2015 at 11:42 pm

        first sun
        my window railings shift
        to the opposite wall

        Reply

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