White Pebbles Haiku group met for our summer ginko at the Edogawa Japanese Garden in East Gosford.
it is always exciting to catch up for our seasonal meeting in March, July. September and December to celebrate
the beginning of each new season and take a short time to listen and write and share .
At our Summer gathering we enjoyed sharing our published work and affirming each other. One of our members
Marilyn Humbert gave us a mini workshop on the subject of ‘makoto’ the Japanese concept of sincerity
which we should aspire to when writing haiku’ Thank yu to our convenor Beverley George.
Pip writing haiku in the Wistaria shade Front row: Michael, Colleen Sam, Gwen,Bev, Maire
Back row: Kent, Marilyn, Pip
a summer’s day~
two red dragonflies alight
on white pebbles
full summer sun
ducks lie in the shade
of stone lanterns
summer ginko
we linger in the shade
of the wisteria
garden cafe
a mother duck hustles
her chick out
humid air ~
scent of gardenias drifts
over sleeping ducks