haiku from daily walk

the poems gifted to me on my walk:
1.
even though up high

with carved wings
i hear the falling sigh

2.
fallen side by side…
from the same tree
or because of the wind?

3
the owner of the house
long gone…
the water draws circles

4.
happy?
you are not the fish…
neither the cloud nor I

1。
即使高高在上
翅膀也只是雕塑的
我听到了叹息声

2。
两片红叶落在一处……
来自同一棵树
还是因为风的缘故?

3
房子的主人
早已不复存在…
流水不停地画圈

4。
快乐吗?
你不是鱼。。。
云和我也不是

 

Heart Haiku from Ride for Heart supporters

The following haiku are sending to support Haiku walking tour for Ride for Heart 2018  

(Guest editor: Claudia Radmore)  Thank you all for contribution of haiku and photos.  (Photos by Guan Tao, Oliver Yang,  Yuan Ming Hui, Coach Luo and online)

What is haiku?

A haiku is a brief poem that uses concrete images to reflect natural events and human experiences, using a two-part juxtaposition as well as simple and objective language to capture a moment of wonder or wholeness and presents the existence as it is.

Haiku is originally from Japan. It had only 17 syllables, but in English, poets like to write even shorter. But, the philosophy of haiku has been preserved: the focus is on a brief moment in time (here and now); a use of provocative, colorful images; an ability to be read in one breath; and a sense of sudden enlightenment or illumination. Senryu is another similar poetry form. Here we include both.

 


From Ernesto P. Santiago (Greece)

riding together
on a long arching path —
bleeding hearts

*
bike day —
through the lush green field
a heart to unwind

*
cycling countryside
smoother than unaged wine
this poet’s heart

*
moving in the wind
with tendrils of baby’s breath
two hearts and a bike

From radhamani Sarma (India)
walking together…
his friendly touch
with fast heartbeats

*
koel calls…
my walk beating with
too many rhythms

From Chen-ou Liu(Toronto)

heart-shaped flowers
I need nothing
but birdsong

*
a ponytailed girl
draws a heart in the sand …
rising sun

From Dorothy Mahoney

heart’s ease
the dog rolling in
spring grass

From Michael Dylan Welch (US)

she tells me
I’m her heart’s desire . . .
budding blossoms

*
at the gravesite
mother says something
about a purple heart

*
for sale
at the neighbourhood pawn shop
a purple heart

 

From Bryan Cook (Ottawa)

*
that second blip
on my chart
a heart-felt caution

*
veggies and
zero fat yogurt
heart healthy

*
stressed
without my banjo
heart-ache

*
my heart and
our grandfather clock
marking time

*
with her at the Odeon
popcorn
goes my heart

*
her perfume
everlasting
in my heart

From Angelee Deodhar(India)

Valentine’s Day-
he gives me a heart shaped
blood pressure pill

 
 From FGSnow (China)
growing into love
my heart dances
in the sky

 

 

From Anna Yin (PCC)

*
Ride for Heart
new hope rises…
worries lifting

*
into the heart
of the city
how much I miss green

*
holding breath
under the dawning light
i too hear the heartbeats

*

old songs…
my heart goes on
along the moon river

*
the journey to home
beats of my heart
faster

*
mother’s day
someone draws a heart
on the sandy beach

*
breaking news
heartaching
she reaches for another pill

*

crowd after crowd
snapshots in cherry blossoms
the puppy’s cute turn

*

18th birthday
his first heartbeat
i still remember

From Jin Li (PCC)

5k to 75k
walking or biking
hearts for charity

*
shingles blown away
heavy heart up there
loyalty not shaken

*

from MOM to WOW
love and sacrifice
not only in literacy of the heart

From Leslie Yang (PCC)

fading
the cherry blossoms
and my withered heart

*

cherry blossoms at dusk
selfie couple shaking the tree
petals snow in my heart

*

flowers bloom like songs
uni-verse touches my heart
with every rhythm

From Rolly Sanchez (PCC)

rushing river
running feet
hearts feel the beat

*
up and down the valley…
sweating and striving
for tomorrow’s ride

 

From Samar Javid (PCC)

wheel turns round…
in a cycle
detoxing our heart

 

*

 

From  Cheryl Ashley (BC, Canada)

angels linger over hearts
bleeding
in my garden

*

Sound of heart beats
Hummingbirds
In the fuchsia

From Sonia Saikaley (Ottawa)

my heart longs
spring mornings
sparrows sing

***
my mother cooks
heart and soul-soothing food
Sunday dinners

From Philomene Kocher (Ontario)

bus station musician
the sound hole of his guitar
shaped like a heart

*
just a glimpse
of the oriole
enough to make my heart sing

*
so many years
this recipe I know
by heart

From John B. Lee (Ontario)

one red fist
wrapped in silk for sparring
heart within the bone

From Honey Novick (Toronto)

rose blossoms…
hope in my heart
lights up the world

From Zhang Yi (Toronto)

a dozing moon
cricket songs fade
pounding heartbeats

From kj munro (Yukon, Canada)

I reside just outside the burrow that is your heart

*
waves pounding the sand
we ignore
our heart beats

From Marjorie Bruhmuller

the heart doctor
checking my ultrasound
a spectrum of sparks

From Patrick Connors (Toronto)

the heart keeps
pumping and pulsing
blood and life

*
the source of
life and love-
our flowing heart

From Leanne McIntosh (BC)

six sudden leaps
our hearts racing
pond frog

From Lara Beasley

swans
facing each other
a heart shape

From anonymous (Toronto)

summer breeze…
my riding heart cheers
as you pass by

From Elena Naskova (USA)

curving hills
we walk to beat of our
palpating heart

*
change of heart …
an empty bird cage
in her bedroom

*
approaching you
rushing heartbeats
in my ears

*
my rattling heart
at heaven’s gateway…
Rattlesnake Ledge

*
hospital hallways
the sound of someone’s
heartbeats

*
winter night —
your rapid heartbeats
against my open palm

*
ultrasound
the room fills with
sound of heartbeats

From Alan Summers(UK)

everything starts
to begin and end––
heartwood

*
the heart
of a morning
first song

*
the cry of geese
a beating heart hears
what it hears

*
heart-throb
the first cut
heals over

*
this sorrowing heart fading into plum blossom

*
fourteen summers
the glue remains
of a paper heart

*
magnolia moon
Fukushima needs petals
for everyone’s heart

*
wedding party
a mum carries a heart
on her handbag

*
the heartbreak of others
a plane’s contrail catches up
with a flight of rooks

*
the childing autumn
I forget heartbreak
stains to violets

From Astrid Egger (BC)

her smile ahead …
past the smoothie bowl
a trail of hemp hearts

*
women’s auxiliary building
year after year
bleeding hearts

*
her heart-shaped face
behind
a sunflower mask

*
a heartfelt prayer…
cardiologist checks
his own pulse

*steady climb
ride for heart
on his sleeve

From Nika

on the wind
the scent of winter
my aging heart

*
scattered clouds
off in all directions
my lonely heart

*
skid row
asleep on the sidewalk
a broken heart

Haiku walking tour for Ride for Heart 2018 Updates

Had a great time and met many people at #RideForHeart. Took some photos and wrote some haiku-ish for that… thank you all for support and donation of money or haiku...

medal for each
four on one bike
cheers in morning breezes

*
where are you?
at the finish line
I capture the passing of others

*
fun to check up
my heartbeats go fast
many rounds of riding

*
waiting to walk
they hold heart haiku cards
cheering Ride for Heart

–June 4, 2018

Anna Yin

 

 

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Because I believe a healthy and happy life is very important, I am fundraising for the 2018 Manulife Heart & Stroke Ride for Heart on June 3. Your donation will push forward life-saving research like this and more and fund incredible breakthroughs to create more survivors of heart disease and stroke!

I choose to walk in the event because I want to do both Walking and haiku writing so that I can write about what I see and feel along the journey. Haiku is a three-line short poem. Everyone is welcome to join me to experience it. It is a healthy and mindful way of living. Here are some examples I wrote to start…

Today I sent my call for submission “Heart Haiku” for Ride for Heart 2018, I am happy to see that many haiku from US, UK and Canada have arrived.  Here is the link for Heart Haiku from Ride for Heart supporters.   I will keep adding more. After I collect them, I will make small cards like the above samples and distribute them while I am walking for Ride for Heart.

For donating to Ride for Heart, please click: http://support.heartandstroke.ca/site/TR/RFH2018/RFH2018?px=2002868&pg=personal&fr_id=5303

Thank you.

 Anna Yin
May 4, 2018

Our Stories/Co-creating project, final workshop led by Anna Yin and Arlene Paculan

Our Stories/Co-creating project, final workshop led by Anna Yin and Arlene Paculan, filmed by Alan Ma, Date: Nov 4, Place: Churchill Meadows Library Mississauga

Part 1: Anna Yin sharing her poetry with music and photos…

Part 3: Arlene performing her songs and sharing her stories

 

Watch more videos 

 

Photos for the event

 

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