Haiku | Love, Laughter, and Life

June 23, 2021
by Angie 2 Comments

Haiku Moment: peek-a-boo

what’s next door, beyond?

sentinel blocks me, but fails

peek-a-boo neighbor

peek-a-boo by Angie Quantrell

photo by Jamie Quantrell

Fort Simcoe Historical State Park, Washington

May 12, 2021
by Angie 2 Comments

Haiku Moment: letters

a b c . . . y z

combine letters, spell words, give –

love letters to me

letters by Angie Quantrell

letters from Gage (5 1/2, kindergarten)

May 6, 2021
by Angie 4 Comments

Haiku Moment: bunnies for sale

bunnies for sale, free

hopping, leaping, eating all;

please, take some bunnies

bunnies for sale by Angie Quantrell

Rabbits for Food (the book cover I want to make into a large poster and display in the pasture for the bunnies to read so they will decide to nibble elsewhere)

April 14, 2021
by Angie 4 Comments

Haiku Moment: ice soldiers

armed guards in a row

glittering, fierce, and prepared

beware! ice soldiers

ice soldiers by Angie Quantrell

photos by Angie Quantrell, Yakima Valley

March 11, 2021
by Angie 3 Comments

Haiku from Two #Haikufromtwo

(OOPS! In my picture, I have the hash tag incorrect! Sorry! Should read #Haikufromtwo!)

look! by Angie Quantrell, photo by Angie Quantrell

How fun! I love writing haiku, though I usually pair it with one of my photos. I had so much fun writing the first #Haikufromtwo, I had to do it again! Thanks, Amanda (https://www.instagram.com/amandadavis_art/)!

ridiculous + flower

first word: ridiculous

Taken from Potato Pants! by Laurie Keller (Henry Holt and Company, 2018)

second word: flower

Taken from Jonesy Flux and the Gray Legion by James Pray (Sterling Children’s Books, 2020)

February 17, 2021
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Haiku Moment: the boyfriend

i strut, stomp, challenge

stay back! see? i am boyfriend

king of hen harem

the boyfriend by Angie Quantrell

photos by Angie Quantrell

February 11, 2021
by Angie 2 Comments

Haiku Moment: not happening

let go, pink monster

not happening, not ever

I will get you. hiss

not happening by Angie Quantrell

irritated cat: Monet

February 4, 2021
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Haiku Moment: before, after

before, snow blankets

snowfall melts under sun’s smile

after, window holes

before, after by Angie Quantrell

photos by Angie Quantrell, Yakima Valley

January 30, 2021
by Angie 2 Comments

Haiku From Two #Haikufromtwo by Amanda Davis

On Day 29 of Storystorm (https://taralazar.com/2021/01/29/storystorm-2021-day-29/), Amanda Davis shares a fun way to get your creative juices flowing. In the post “Amanda Davis Keeps Creative Juices Flowing with Haiku from Two,” she tells how she started a process of using two books she is currently reading, choosing one word from each, and then creating a haiku from those two words. The resulting haiku sometimes leads to new writing projects.

How fun! I love writing haiku, though I usually pair it with one of my photos. I was immediately on board with trying this creative idea. Thanks, Amanda (https://www.instagram.com/amandadavis_art/)!