Monday, December 11, 2006

One Deep Breath-Containers


spiral bound pages~
receptacle of thoughts
inscribed on blue lines
~
daily ruminations
warmly embraced
under cardboard covers
Last summer I started a practice of writing "morning pages," three free-written pages each day where my consciousness streams out onto the paper. These spiral notebooks contain those pages, all those messy morning thoughts safely tucked away between brightly colored paper covers.
For more container inspired haiku, go here

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13 Comments:

Blogger Julie said...

What a good choice for a container! You have such pretty handwriting, Becca.

I've just got The Artist's Way from the library. I'll be interested to read about the morning pages.

12/11/2006  
Blogger susanlavonne said...

love it, love it, love it! (i should say THEM)
wonderfully written and the photo really makes the haiku more personal :-)

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Blogger get zapped said...

well written and clever ; ) But, I didn't see an image.

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Blogger paris parfait said...

Great choice for the "container" theme! The notebooks are wonderful, as are your haiku.

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Blogger jzr said...

Great idea and haiku!! In my experience they stack up quickly!

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Blogger Crafty Green Poet said...

Excellent idea - notebooks as containers.

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Anonymous Anonymous said...

I didn't think about paper containers! Shoud have, I have been doing morning pages a long time!!
Great poems

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Anonymous Anonymous said...

I've been keeping journals for many years now. I don't think that I could go without journaling...it has become a habit of sorts. My journals are filled with many things...thoughts, dreams, goals, wishes, heartache...and stories. I wonder, how many miles of ink I have used so that my heart can speak...

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Blogger JP (mom) said...

Wonderful interpretation of containers .... loved seeing your notebooks! Wonderful poetry to match, Becca. Much peace, JP

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Blogger Deirdre said...

I like this idea of notebooks as containers. Morning pages are sounding like something I need to embrace.

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Blogger Jone said...

Love this as a container. And am inspired, maybe over winter break I can get into the habit.

12/12/2006  
Blogger BendingPeak said...

What a great idea. Love the haiku!

12/12/2006  
Blogger Tammy Brierly said...

Very creative Becca and I really enjoyed your "writer's life." I want to buy a copy soon! xxoo

12/12/2006  

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