Copyright 2014 Brenda Davis Harsham
Note: A visual haiku is a photograph that implies the presence of something not there. Here the shadows reminded me of Japanese Brush Painting, making the bark a canvas. Can you guess what made the shadows? For other visual haiku, click here and here.
59 thoughts on “Visual Haiku: Shadow Painting”
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I love your visual haikus.
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Thanks!! I seem to be the only one doing them. They are harder than regular haiku actually, I find.
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They are wonderful. You are an original, Brenda.
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LOL Thanks!!
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Very cool. I love how shadows play on walls and other surfaces.
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Me, too! Thanks for commenting.
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Well, then, this sure does the trick, Brenda!
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Brenda, Great photo, but I really appreciated the explanation. Thank You, Bill
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LOL I think a lot of people read the note on this one. My brain doesn’t work in straight lines. 🙂 I’m glad you are interested despite that. Cheers, Brenda
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Awesome!
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Thanks!! 🙂
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i LOVE the idea of a visual haiku. is the shadow from and intricate gate or plant of some sort?
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Yes! It was a magnolia tree with enormous blooms in the early morning: the sun was just in the right spot. 🙂
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What a lovely idea, a visual haiku. I love your example. I’m surprised that the shadow is from a magnolia, I thought perhaps a fir tree with little cones.. a magical forest in my mind. 🙂
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It can be what you like, your imagination is where the real world lies. 🙂 It does look a bit like a fir tree. 🙂
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This looks like one of the hirses on the cave walls at Lascaux!
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Very cool association!
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horses, of course,…not hirses
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I figured, no worries. Typos are my most steadfast friends. 🙂
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me too
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It’s a beauty. I was going to say cherry blossom, like one of your other followers, but I see it is the magnolia that made the shadows. How lovely that there are visual haikus.
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I had the idea a while back, and I was so excited!! Then I google’d and discovered that I was not the first to think of it after all. I deflated like a balloon. I searched the tag today when I posted, and no one else is posting with that tag that I saw. So I believe I’m the first on WP to give it a whirl. I think it’s a cool way of looking at the world, to look for what is there, and for what is not. 🙂
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Thumbs up to you. Maybe there will be a Wiki entry for you one day. Perhaps the visual haiku will be known as the Brendaine or something like that. 🙂 Wouldn’t that be fun?
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LOL That would be funny!
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Oh how gorgeous and thanks for letting us know about a whole new field of haiku to explore. I’m inspired 🙂
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Yeah! I’d love to see what you come up with!
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I think I need to reflect on this more and look at more examples – I’m just copying your work at present 🙂 You have inspired me though – a new creative quest – yippee.
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LOL I’m so pleased you like the idea. Hugs, Brenda
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A truly inspiring blog full of challenge.
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Thanks!!
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😉
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Oh, Brenda! Now you have really inspired me! “implies the presence of something not there” that line is magic! My creativity and imagination is on fire now, like flames in dry grass. visual poetry……I must do something about this now….I need to save this post for further inspiration. Oh, this is a treasure hunt! It is like you have made me a poetic egg hunt, only I will not be finding actual eggs, but something far more exciting! Thank you Brenda for always inspiring me!!
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Line,
You have always been on this hunt. The spiritual is always finding meaning in mystery, locating that which is not seen.
Let me know if you create a visual haiku. I would love to see it!! Hugs, Brenda
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Yay, something new learned! I like it, thank you.
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I like the visual haiku, but they don’t come up every day. 🙂
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For me, rare means special, so I look forward to them presenting themselves to me. Now that you have presented the concept to me, that is, thanks again.
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I thought I had invented it, but google disproved that. Deep sigh. I do think I’m the only one on WP doing them. Feel free to join the party. 🙂
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I can definitely see the art and canvass. I’m not sure. It looks to me, maybe Cherry Blossom branches was the paint on the canvass.
Also, Thank you for all your support. Brenda!! 🙂 It really means a great deal to me. Many Blessings My Friend 🙂
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One of my horticulturist followers nailed it — magnolia. 🙂
I had a fun romp on your blog. I miss so much in my reader and some of my likes vanish. It’s a mystery. I do try hard to drop by and catch up, and it’s fun! How lucky that I love this stuff?! Blessings to you, too! Brenda
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Oh okay, Magnolia. I bet it was gorgeous too!! Those trees smell so good. It’s all good!! I know how it is… It’s never seems to be enough hours in the day. But I greatly appreciate you. I’m so glad you enjoyed my posts. I have to tell you, I’m catching up too My Friend. I count it a Honor every time I read from all of these awesome blogs. I hope they are able to get the vanishing like issue fixed. I know I’ve run into it also. Many Blessings From Alisha
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Alisha, I loved how the magnolia looked beautiful even in shadow. Made me want to try to make a painting of the shapes. Blessings, Brenda
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Oh yes, Awesome!! Now that sounds like an awesome idea. Would be a beautiful painting. Many Blessings Alisha 🙂
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Maaaagnolia? 🌸
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You win!!! Woo-hoo!!
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Pussy willows? Forsythia (not tall enough)…not sure, but probably leaf buds of another tree????
I absolutely love the idea of visual haiku! Has my mind racing through my photos 🙂
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Not leaf buds but you are on the right track! Think of a tree with really big blooms… 🙂
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Magnolia? Tulip tree?
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Yes!! A magnolia! You win!
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Yippee! I am humbled, embarrassed by how many guesses it took! Thanks, Pam, that was fun 🙂
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Patti, Yeah! Thanks for sticking with it! I had fun with it, too! Cheers, Brenda
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Very pretty!! Another tree? I’m keeping it simpe🙋
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Yes!! You’re right!! LOL
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😂😂👍👍
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Japanese maple branches? Kinda fitting:)
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Hi Juan, Nope! 🙂 It would have been fitting… But actually the Japanese Maples haven’t leafed up yet here. 🙂 We’ll see if anyone can figure it out. Cheers, Brenda
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