Reflections on Resolutions, Past and Present

Stacks on the Beach (Photo ©Adam Blankenship).

POETRY CORNER

– 12/31/14

(Click on photos to read captions and enlarge).

Gary Blankenship

making
a resolution broken
many times
to be kept this time
or made yet again

Gary Blankenship published his 4th book, Poetic States, in 2014. He resolves to publish his next book, A Single Drop Of Blood, by winter’s end of 2015. Gary, an artist and poet, grows and loves dandelions and roses in Bremerton, WA.

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Adam On the Bench (Photo ©Adam Blankenship).

Mariko Kitakubo

a seed
was planted by me
10 years ago–
tanka fields trembled
in the golden breeze

Mariko Kitakubo is a tanka* poet who lives in Tokyo. She is a reading performer who says “I’d like to plant the tanka seeds worldwide.” Mariko visits Pasadena often to meet with tanka poets/friends who grew from those seeds!

*Tanka is the oldest literature of Japan, born 1400 years ago.

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Michele L. Harvey

the unbroken sweep
of new snow…
my mind made up
to love what is
and not what isn’t

Michele L. Harvey, a professional landscape painter, lives half the year in rural central NY and the other half in New York City, providing a lively contrast. Michele has determined to experience the sunlight and shadow of life, where her art is the residue of time’s passing.

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Barbara Kaufmann

Photo and haiga poem by Barbara-Kaufmann. (In ancient Japan, haiga combined brushwork with poems. Modern haiga can combine digital images with lyrical poetry, creating new art and meaning).

Barbara Kaufmann, retired from nursing in 2012, has been creating Japanese short form poetry. She draws inspiration from the beaches, woods and gardens near her home in New York. This year, with lots of time for writing, walking and running after grandchildren, Barbara has resolved to spend most of her time ‘sipping’ the present moment! Her haiga combines her image and poem.

! We welcome and encourage your response especially in the form of short poems.  You may reply by leaving a comment below. The Poetry Corner is hosted by Kathabela Wilson.

! Artist photographer Adam Blankenship lives in Tacoma, Washington. His resolve to stack rocks has resulted in amazing and surprising creations in parks, beaches and his backyard (click on photos to enlarge).