“The writer should never be ashamed of staring.
There is nothing that does not require his attention.”
~ Flannery O’Connor ~
Welcome to the Poetry Friday Roundup! I’m so glad you stopped by.
(Learn more about Poetry Friday here.)
I had big plans for hosting today. Alas, I’ve been under the weather this week, doing a lot of staring. Birds, stars, the moon, you name it, I’ve stared at it. But nothing has come together. So I decided to roundup some haiku I shared on Twitter in December for #haikuforhope.
feathery snow angel
reminds me
birds were here first
the moon does not
discriminate; its beauty
is free for all
after the solstice
bluejays and chickadees feast
for a minute more
pen meets page
portal to another world
reveals itself
Now on to the Roundup!
Reading to the Core 
The haiku you chose are lovely. So sorry to hear you’ve been feeling under the weather. Hoping you’re feeling better soon. Thanks for hosting this week, Catherine.
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Nice haiku for the Solstice–a great day for the light sensitive among us. Second best is upcoming Martin Luther King holiday–by then, in Detroit, where I live, sunset moves back to 5:30 and the world is a MUCH better place.
Alice Horning
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Hi Catherine, I hope you are feeling better soon! Thanks for the sounds of birds and possibility of portals in your haikus–they both help to take our minds to another place during winter. Thanks also for hosting this week.
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Thank you, Michelle.
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Love your haiku, Catherine – thanks for sharing, and for hosting! (It seems birds and winter and the night are on both of our minds!)
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Oh, drat! Sorry you are not feeling your best. I hope you’ve been under a blanket and getting lots of clear liquids and naps while staring. Nothing wrong with a bit of recovery time, Catherine! Your haiku is lovely as a small collection…like shells on a shore. Each is different but all gentle in the same way. Thank you for hosting. I hope you don’t worry about getting to all of the blogs in a hurry. Take your time and enjoy. Sending you healing thoughts.
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Thank you, Linda. I am feeling better.
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Catherine, thank you for hosting and sharing your winter poetry with us. I like the thematic collection and especially enjoyed the last haiku. The world portal offers possibilities clustered around hope. Take care and I hope you are feeling better soon.
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Thank you, Carol!
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I agree… a writer absolutely needs to pay attention to everything! And it looks like you have been doing just that. I love the wing impression in the snow and accompanying haiku. Reminds me that I once saw one where an owl had been! Also, the pen being a portal to another world is so true… Best to you to feel 100% very soon. Thanks for hosting.
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I’m glad you took O’Connor’s advice, Catherine, but not glad you’re feeling poorly. Hoping the next few days finds you much better! I remember your haiku, especially that one about the moon. I love poems about the moon & added it to my collection! Thanks for hosting!
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Thank you, Linda. I’m feeling much better.
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Feel better soon! Thanks for hosting!
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Thank you!
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[…] see what other poetry goodness has popped up around the blogosphere today. the roundup is over at Reading to the Core, thanks to Catherine who is hosting this […]
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So sorry to hear you are under the weather. thanks for hosting in spite of this, and for sharing such beautiful haiku. I think the ‘pen to page’ one spoke the most to me since I’ve managed to do so this week.
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Thank you, Sally.
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[…] at Reading to the Core is hosting Poetry Friday today, so head on over to her blog to find the complete roundup of blogs […]
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Staring is good! I do hope you are feeling better soon, Catherine – maybe you can rest your way through the long weekend? Thanks for hosting – even though you’re under the weather – and for sharing your haiku, perfect for winter ponderings. (I don’t have a real post this week, just a nod to the wonderful postcards arriving in my mailbox and a note that mine are going out today!) Take good care of yourself!! XO
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Thank you, Robyn. I’m feeling much better.
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I’m glad you posted your haiku a second time! You are a good observer, something I work on everyday. I love, “pen meets page/ portal to another world.”
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Sorry to hear you’ve been under the weather. I loved all of your haiku, but the Solstice one is a particular favorite. The turn at the end is all kinds of perfect. Feel better!
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Usually when I am feeling bad enough to stare a lot, not much is going on in my head while I’m staring 🙂 Hope you are on the upswing now. Thanks for hosting! I particularly enjoyed your chickadee haiku.
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Thank you, Tabatha!
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[…] all! Catherine Flynn is our hostess this week and you can find all the poetry joy on her blog, Reading to the Core. Join us! Catherine wrote lovely haiku during December’s #haikuforhope. I am so glad she is […]
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So sorry you are feeling icky, Catherine! I hope the staring was at least calming and beautifying. Your #haikuforhope certainly beautified my December–I love your snow angel and moon particularly. Feel better, friend!
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Thank you, Heidi. I am on the mend.
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Dear Catherine, I am so sorry you’ve not been feeling well! (I, too, am just feeling like myself again… 2020 so far is a big blob of kleenex!) Your haiku are good medicine. Thank you! xo
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Thank you, Irene. The busyness of the holidays finally caught up with me. Glad to hear you’re feeling better, too.
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Thank you for hosting today! I hope you are feeling much better soon. Your haiku are lovely. I can feel myself relax as I read them.
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Thank you!
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I hope that you feel better. The haiku are lovely. I’m sharing a few on my blog too. Thanks for hosting.
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Staring is a perfectly good pastime. I love your feathery snow angel and the portal to another world. Hope you’re feeling better soon!
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Thank you for hosting, Catherine. I so hope you will feel better soon. Thank you for these lovely #haikuforhope. That fair and beautiful and free moon gives me hope today. xx
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Thank you, Amy.
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That pen to page portal can be so magical! Thanks for hosting and hope you are feeling better soon.
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I hope you feel better! I really enjoyed the haiku that you shared. The moon, the birds, snow angels, pen as portal–such lovely images! Thanks for sharing them.
And thanks for hosting this week.
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[…] Flynn, at Reading to the Core, hosts Poetry Friday this week. She shares some lovely haiku–plus links to other Poetry […]
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Lovely haiku–I especially love the solstice one. Got to focus on those extra minutes! Hope you feel better soon.
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Thank you, Buffy.
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Hope you are feeling better, Catherine! So happy you gathered up some of your lovely haiku to share with us. I had missed some of them. Be well!
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Thank you, Christie! The busyness of the past two months finally caught up with me!
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I love the small wonder of haiku. My favorites? The moon one and pen meets page.
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Thanks for hosting the roundup this week. I hope you feel better soon!
Unfortunately, I am unable to add the link to my Poetry Friday post as I got the message that the link party has ended. At Wild Rose Reader, I posted one of my favorite poems by Mark Strand: POT POAST.
http://wildrosereader.blogspot.com/2020/01/pot-roast-by-mark-strand.html
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Sorry I’m just seeing this Elaine. It’s been a busy day. I hosted last week. Kat Apel is hosting the Roundup this week. By the way, thank you for sharing Mark Strand’s poem. I think I have to make a pot roast this weekend!
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OOPS! My mistake! Sorry about that. I guess I was asleep at the wheel.
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Not to worry! We all have a lot on our plates!
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