I\u2019ll take one image as a point of departure<\/p>\n\n\n\n How does the observational requirement affect my writing?<\/p>\n\n\n\n What I saw was a straw of grass that raised itself up from the collection of peonies. The straw was so beautiful and still not easily observable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n My first reaction was the following:<\/p>\n\n\n\n In the peonies<\/strong> And then I reacted:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Not so! This is a simile<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n I looked in the book and started with the time of my observation:<\/p>\n\n\n\n a day in July<\/strong> This is only one observation,<\/em> let me add another to make it into two observations. I looked at the clouds and felt some soft rain.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n a day in July<\/strong> Acceptable but not particularly interesting<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Then I wanted to add a text to the photo to make it a shahai:<\/p>\n\n\n\n A day in July<\/strong> Acceptable but not particularly interesting<\/em>. Or – I know! Birds usually stop singing when they expect bad weather.Maybe a reader can see this? <\/p>\n\n\n\n A high grass straw \u2013<\/strong> Which one is OK? You can see the grass but not the bumble bee (that I have got in another picture). I don\u2019t know! After two months in various Haiku communities I have made some observations. It seems that there are different \u201dschools\u201d within and between the groups. So, when I saw comments as \u201dpersonal\u201d, they rather referred to different approaches to haiku. I have not experienced more than a couple of differing approaches. At the moment I\u2019ll comment … Forts\u00e4tt l\u00e4sa Haiku reflections<\/span> ![\"\"](\"https:\/\/yvonnewaern.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Grasstra-1-1024x874.jpg\")
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the head of a grass straw <\/strong>
a flute among drums<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
a straw among peonies<\/strong>
that lost their petals<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
a straw among peonies<\/strong>
Soft rain<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
Grass grows<\/strong>
Birds are silent<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
A bumble-bee dives down<\/strong>
into a flower<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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