Walking on the moon
after a summer rain...ant
no longer earthbound.
Tina Seligman
Tina Seligman, Solo Exhibition, Flushing Town Hall, April 7 - 15, 2018
Disappearing moon
waning to its other life
as I wax to mine...
Tina Seligman
Mountain, lake, and moon...
my traveling companions
circling the sun.
Tina Seligman
Shaded by oak limbs
a hummingbird drinks the moon...
peony in spring.
Tina Seligman
Walking on the moon
after a summer rain...ant
no longer earthbound.
Tina Seligman
Disappearing moon...
waning to his other life
as I wax to mine
Tina Seligman
How to Participate with Haiku
Special thanks to Joan and John Digby and the Feral Press for inspiring me to think more deeply about the poetry of the moon.
Your haiku will be posted here
Solar-Lunar Haiku Project
Haiku or "light verse" is a Japanese form of poetry that captures the sensations of nature and the seasons through observation, often with a feeling of contemplation and discovery.
Traditional haiku is based on 17 syllables. For this project, the spirit of the poem is more important than structure, so you are also welcome to use free form. In Japanese, haiku is usually written in one vertical line, but in English, three lines are used with traditional syllables in this structure:
5
7
5
Please email your haiku to moonmusichaiku@gmail.com.
Special thanks to Joan and John Digby for inspiring me to think more deeply about haiku and the poetry of the moon.
My interest in Braille as a language led me to discover that the same cells (variations of 6 raised dots) are used for both writing and musical notation. I used this system as a pivot point to transcribe four of my haiku into music which can be heard on the website. The wall configuration is the Braille translation of Disappearing Moon. Each cell represents a specific pitch and note value. While Braille uses contractions for certain letter combinations and words, I chose to translate letter by letter to lengthen the already short music pieces. Instead of representing musical pitches, certain letters, such as “a” are instructional on how to play a particular instrument or note. Although different, each haiku contains the word “moon” which becomes a musical motif in all four pieces.
Claro de luna
bailando con estrellas
debajo del sol
The sun glistens bright
sweltering heat upon skin
consuming fire
She wakes with the moon
dancing on green beneath stars
she drifts at sun-rise
Yvonne De La Rosa
A sliver of hope
shines through the darkness and waits
to emerge -- still pure
Mira
The Sun and the Moon
Guides my heart where it belongs
It feels so peaceful
Jessica Duan
Moon mirrors sunlight
reminding us that only
darkness makes hope shine
Anne Closuit Eisenhart
Instructions for making a fool of yourself
Open the window
Moon the world
Fega Blema
The sun shines so brightly
Beautiful glistening rays
Peeking through the clouds
Max P. Miller
smudge smoke across Luna
through the window I worship
moon goddess protects
Lisa Palermo
Through warmth revive me,
You glow across horizons,
I heliotrope.
Illuminate moon,
The mysteries of my soul,
Show me where home is.
Iga Mrozek
Newly cut grass smell
Sun setting above tall pines
Red wine in my glass.
Clare Bange-Hall
Heavenly Bodies
watching our dear departed
bathing them with love
Karen Jones
Bask and drink my child
the powerful warmth and light
raining from above
Rejoice and flourish
the sun has come to feed us
laugh and feast on light
Oh Fiery sun
you are in my chest blazing
pointing to my fate
Sing to me sweetly
sultry blazing star of life
of successful dreams
Oh glorious sun
basking in your light is love
your warmth soothes my soul
Brimstone in the sky
you do not fool me with fire
you love me always
Silk screened sun glowing
mysteriously longing
for nightfall to come
Bring forth my essence
through the burning light within
mirrored in the moon
Bathe me tenderly
oh moon light soft whisperings
of lust and longing
Take me away to
your half lit silver planet
make me a moonbeam
Moon, come visit me
and bless my cauldron of magic
celebrating you
Silent lightless moon
do not whisper to me now
for I have turned full
The moon’s glowing light
bewitching us so softly
into the darkness
The moon fully dark
olivine craters and dust
gravity weeps light
There is no sadness
Like grasping for reflection
From an empty moon
C. Picara Vassallo
late autumn
the moon creeping through the limbs of a leafless ash
all else utterly still
Scott Elder
from "Part of the Dark" 2017
courtesy of Dempsey & Windle
Communication
sun to moon
as light across the sky.
Lucy Davidson
March Snow
heavy flakes hide the sun
during the day
darken full moon thru the night.
bright blue sky at dawn.
Annette Buckley
Over my shoulder
The moon follows me at night
A faraway friend...
Stacy Musi
People lie sleeping
Nothing at all stands between
Myself and the moon.
Seifu-Jo (1731-1814)
original translation by Joan Digby
courtesy of The Feral Press
moon's full
take medicine now
also when new.
The moon
Is for you
The sun too.
Eva Haughie
Disappearing moon...
waning to its other life
as I wax to mine.
Tina Seligman
Walking on the moon
after a summer rain...ant
no longer earthbound.
Tina Seligman
Mountain, lake, and moon...
my traveling companions
circling the sun.
Tina Seligman
Shaded by oak limbs
a hummingbird drinks the moon...
peony in spring.
Tina Seligman
Seeds riding wind...
seeking warm earth by moonlight
to begin new life.
Tina Seligman