The Haiku Windows 180 Reflective Poems

Haiku is the ultimate example of precision of expression and economy in form written in four line poems of seventeen syllables. The gems found here are about love, hope, people, the wonder of the natural world and the issues of fate and chance. With great attention to the venerable centuries-old Japanese form, the author gives us both moving and humorous glimpses of his particular view of the world. This book celebrates the day-to-day moments experienced such as going for a walk or noticing the birds, as well as the larger, sweeping events of life. This poetry is lovingly and expertly expressed, each syllable and word chosen with the greatest of care. Open the book, and you will be drawn into the author's unusual, very personal style and honest voice. You will want to savor each poem, as you do a vacation day or a special weekend moment.

These 180 haiku are volume 3 of an ongoing series of tenderhearted words mirroring the dignity of life's many kind pulses. Like a mirror reflecting the art of goodwill experienced and expressed. Poems echoing window frames of sincere words with the structured framework of a haiku construction.

A haiku is seventeen syllables, with the cascading line rhythm of 5, 7, and 5, thus forming a three-line poem. Invented centuries ago in Japan, this formal haiku format now welcomes all poets. Through insights and intuitive responses, Haiku Reflections ennobles "glad tidings" through insightful responses to acts of kindness seen, acting as an accord, an extension of breath, within the whispered penned words, 180 poems. Haiku Reflections is a "reflective" issuance to witnessed graces.

Haiku Reflections volume 2 are 180 reflective poems meant to be potential proverbs of just actions, these just and noble acts witnessed and recorded by the author's emotional heart. The author finds moments of captured good deeds fit to print their interpreted essences. The author responds to kindness as rain to dust, a continuous "petrichor" delight. In the many caring acts witnessed, volume 2 is dedicated to Camelot's Holy Grail... the enlightened, intuitive pulse of pacifists.

Within these pages, poems bloom like cherry blossoms, inviting readers to pause, breathe, reflect, and connect with the deepest recesses of their souls. Reflective Haiku: Poems for Growing, Healing, and Restoring the Soul is a luminous tapestry of words, painting a landscape of emotions and thoughts. Each haiku conjures vivid imagery and stirs profound emotions, reminding us of life's inherent beauty and brevity. As readers immerse themselves in these carefully crafted poems, they will be caught in a delicate dance between simplicity and complexity. Whether you are a seasoned poetry enthusiast or new to the art form, this poetry book will illuminate the power of poetry to heal, nurture, and restore.

'The haiku in Alone at the Window resonate with warmth, wit and wisdom. The poet's tender observations and clear imagery create an unfolding of meaning as the reader reflects on each poem. These moments of celebration are imbued with a sense of wonder and appreciation for life, inviting us to share the richness to be found in daily living in our relationships with each other and the world around us.' - Lyn Reeves

Birds in winter.The sky at sunset.Cats curled by the fire. These images and more, captured in brief lines of verse, fill this collection of haiku poems written by a first-time author in the wake of her husband's death.