sudden magic of
honeysuckle scent takes me
back to hide-and-seek
beside winding brook
glimmer of tadpoles
tiny almost-legs dangle
my inner child is
still ready to hide and seek
ready or not!
Copyright 2016 Brenda Davis Harsham
Notes: These three haiku are in answer to Ronovan’s Weekly Haiku Challenge: Magic and Glimmer. How could I resist writing something? Can you?
I was also inspired by Annette Rochelle Aben’s ballet poem to look into my own past for inspiration.
In writing haiku, I don’t follow a strict 5/7/5 syllable count. I view that more as a maximum rather than a goal. My goal is instead to record a moment of realization or wonder.
20 thoughts on “Honeysuckle Magic”
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Brenda, the honeysuckle in our neck of the woods is white with yellow and we pull the little center (stamen?) out and sip on one single drop of sweetness! I love the pink honeysuckle and the way you remember playing hide and seek with the child only a memory away. Hugs, Robin
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Yes, the yellow and white is more common. The pink is probably a hybrid or an imported variety, but I’m not an expert.
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Reblogged this on Still Another Writer's Blog.
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Ah, I miss my honeysuckle! It has the best smell!
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Yes, it does. At the same time the lily of the valley and lilacs are blooming.
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DEE-light-FILLED! ❤
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Thanks, Annette!
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instant return to childhood –
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Some of us have never left. 😉
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Yes )
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A magical scent from my childhood, too. And memories of the honey eaters who came to dine on the honey suckle.
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Jonathan said it all!
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Aw, thanks, Claudia!
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I love this, Brenda. Poem and picture both. It’s really wondrous how a sound, scent or image can throw us right back to childhood.
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Yes, that is magic!
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Your posts are always sweet-smelling!
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Thanks!
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Reblogged this on By the Mighty Mumford and commented:
HONEYSUCKLE SCENT IS A CLASSIC. TOO BAD-?- IT WASN’T NAMED “HONEY-CUDDLE”! 😀
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LOL
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