Haiku - Cornwall Inspiration
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Cornwall - United Kingdom
I love Cornwall. It is a place of great diversity, strange customs, superstitions, romantic legends, and even Arthurian myths. Its magnificent coastline has been unrelentlessly shaped by the elements. There is so much to experience. Its contorted rocks, precipitous cliffs, deep estuaries, smuggler's coves, picturesque villages, harbours and beaches, etc. No wonder it provides endless inspiration for artists, writers, musicians, poets, and as always, in my case, haiku.
Haiku cannot be forced. It requires space and energy to enable it to emerge naturally, and that is what Cornwall does for me. Here is another collection of haiku inspired by my seven-day trip in September 2011. I hope you enjoy them as much as I did.
How To Write Haiku
Writing Haiku
If you want to find out more about how to write haiku, click on the link above which will take you to another Corwall-inspired hub explaining the simple guidelines.
excited again
exploring familiar ground
going to the beach
the real bench mark
keeping a watch on nature
come and sit on me
autumn in cornwall
surely paradise on earth
restoring ones soul
a natural harbour
sheltering my emotions
short term solution
pen poised and ready
numbers jumping on the page
sudoku morning
a new perspective
everyone should see the sea
from inside their home
keeping tradition
potato at kynance cove
always delicious
watching the coastline
world war forgotten bunker
protecting our shores
A Double Haiku
moving with the tide
submerged never to return
underneath the sea
it was full of bounce
now that time has long gone past
deflated beach ball
glorious contrasts
waiting for artists to paint
black sky silver spume
what do the cows think
of the bellowing fog horn
they don’t seem to mind
uniformity
get your seagulls in a row
forget about ducks
my earthy lady
partly submerged in it all
green looks good on you
the jigsaw pattern
underneath before it breaks
waving endlessly
bamboo bending art
paint the landscape with motion
amongst the heather
art is everywhere
wind blowing up a pattern
moving in the corn
where do you come from
inevitable question
where are you going
walking on the beach
a hint of sun exposes
me and my shadow
the sound of a lion
loudly as the waves crash in
i can hear it roar
reaching for the sky
communication remnant
naked totem pole
Thanks Vinaya, much appreciated.
Beautifully written, fantastic photography, can we have more please? Cornwall, my favourite place in the world, I never tire of it.
Beautiful photos! As a non-poet, I am almost inspired to give it a go - thanks for sharing.
Nice - used to go on summer holidays there as a child. Some good summers for sure.
TheBluestar - Thank you, yes, something very special about it. Regards, Russ
Hi Judi, please give it a go. You might surprise yourself, it's wonderfully simple and if that poet is within you it's an easy way to release it. Regards, Russ
Thanks MountainMike, I hope you've been back since! Regards, Russ
like the one about autumn best.
Thank you Cathylynn, much appreciated.
Thank you for these beautiful images and haiku's. What an ingenious idea to string them together with beautiful photography! Voted up and really beautiful!
Thank you, and with a name like Exotic Hippie Queen, I'm sure you'd feel quite at home in Cornwall. Russ x
Hi Russ...Are you sure that beached ball isn't the long lost Wilson, Tom Hanks' buddy in " Cast Away "..?
Reaching for the sand...
Home at last, My journey done...
Come, Child...Lets play...
As usual, reading your haiku out loud gave me great pleasure this morning...How I miss the sea and the wild northern California coast, not unlike your beautifully rugged Cornwall...
You and your shadow kept wonderful company with the tides ebb and flow...Does not the ocean speak to you in a language only a poet knows..? Thank you, once again, my friend, for giving me this haiku treasure to share with my world...Larry
Hi Larry, if you look closely at the pic, you will see the ball just under the water (towards the top in the middle of the photograph). It's red, yellow and blue so it's not Wilson but could be a relative.
Yes, the ocean does speak to me as I suspect it does to you too. Thank you for your comments and delightful haiku! Go well my friend. Russ
This is really really beautiful! A wonderful blend of poetry, pictures and the imagination! Loved the earthly lady, the beach ball and the shadow. And above all the strange delightful mix of scenes, emotions and realizations!
Awesome presentation! And Cornwall...it was one of the first places I wanted to visit as a child, also was a huge Arthurian geek.
Hi Veronwe, thank you, comments from you are really appreciated. You have an eye for depth and meaning and you obviously 'get it'. You see beyond the simple poem to the provoked realisations very quickly. That's why your work is so good and why I respect your feedback. Thank you.
Vinaya Ghimire Level 8 Commenter 8 months ago
I do not know about Cornwall but I loved your haikus. My favorite is:
walking on the beach
a hint of sun exposes
me and my shadow