Last Friday, someone asked “What will you do for haiku when you run out of book covers?”
Well, find a photo and write a haiku myself I guess, like I did before.
But I haven’t run out of covers yet (my bookcase is huge!) so here’s another booktitle haiku.
Haiku My Heart Friday
| Naar de vuurtoren
Het lied van de oceaan Hier is mijn eiland |
To The Lighthouse
Thoughts By The Ocean Here Is My Island |
This haiku was found/written for Haiku my Heart Friday. Visit Rebecca at Recuerda Mi Corazon to find the list of participants and blog-hop from haiku to haiku. I assure you, it is a nice way to close the week and start the weekend.
I have two art pieces to show you – an old and a new one.
The first one is an art journal spread I made in January,
Veranderd (‘changed’)
The text is in Dutch and a bit of a free translation from this text:
“…Was I the same when I got up this morning?
I almost think I can remember feeling a little different…”
~ Alice in Wonderland ~
Next is my latest Chronicles spread
The Chronicles – Week 11
I know a lot of Dutch blogreaders/friends always try to read the journaling… I’ll make it easy for you this time: the journaling is all about my struggle with sigarettes and since Saturday (March 16) I quit smoking. Yes, dear ones… this 30-years-of-smoking junkie is without nicotine for the seventh day today – no medicines, no ‘nicotine chewing gum’, no nothing: I quit cold turkey. BAM!
Yes, I am proud of myself.
Oh, and my beloved did the same.
I am proud of him too.
PERSEVERE is my ‘one little word’ of the year – I hope to stick to it.
I wish you all a nice weekend.
Go breath some fresh air!
Ha!
Well done Marit. If you waver just think “I could have one anytime but I will wait a bit”. I did this twenty years ago and have never looked back. I have posted my New Jersey “visit” http://alteringthoughts.blogspot.co.uk/2013/03/new-jersey.html . Looking forward to Dakota.
Good for you on the smoking! I loveeeeeeee your pages!! FABULOUS!!
Goed man!
En dan ook nog zo’n
Positief ogende pagina erbij.
Gaat helemaal goed komen,
En heb je een moeilijk momentje ….
Gaat gewoon voorbij hoor;-)
Goed weekend
Another clever haiku! Congratulations on giving up smoking!
congratulations Marit, this is the best gift you can give yourself. My mother did it the same way. It was hard for her, but she did it and has not smoked for 25 years now. I love your haiku, beautiful. I wish you courage on this new journey of a cigarette free lifestyle!
congrats to you both for giving up smoking!!! Keep it up Marit-it’s the best gift of a healthy life you can give yourself. Gorgeously layered journal pages!!
Wow – congratulations to you and Marius for quitting smoking! It makes me think of the first art piece I ever saw of yours – it was a mini-album called “Coffee and cigarettes.” Loved it, but I’m still happy that you quit! Love both of your journal pages and your haiku too!
Another great haiku from the titles.
yes, a breath of fresh air indeed…congratulations Marit, this is a real accomplishment for YOU!
x..x
Delightful and creative artwork and love the haiku about the seaside ~ Enjoy ^_^
Your dimensionality is intense and brilliant. Thanks for sharing both. It really shows how fantastic of an artist (and reader apparently!!!) you are. lol I love your colors and the pensiveness of each art piece. Happy Balzer-ing. Lovies, Samara
Congrats on quitting cigarettes.
Drink plenty of water.
As always LOVE your work.
Bravo !!! Keep going…it is so worth it! Lovely post today! Happy Weekend!
I love how this haiku gets grounded at the end “here is my Island”. Love it!
~Dawn
I’m glad to see someone else selecting a word for the year. “Persevere” is an excellent word. Mine is “feast.”
oh i am so deeply proud of you and yours. i cannot think of a more loving act. so wonderful!!!
thinking of you and cheering you on!!!
Gestopt met roken?
Hooray for you (and your spouse đ
Je pagina’s zijn wederom zĂł mooi (de creativiteit spat d’r vanaf…)
I am doing the happy dance for you and your sweetheart dear Marit turning a new leaf and giving up tobacco = YEAH YOU!!!
Clearly you can do anything you set your mind too đ
oxo
brava you! quitting smoking, yay!
Another wonderful title haiku,
To the Lighthouse is one of my favorites.
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Prachtige pagina’s Marit, vind vooral de veranderd erg mooi van kleur en al die verschillende onderdelen, heerlijk.
Wat goed van je dat je na zoveel jaar gestopt bent met roken, volhouden hoor
Groetjes Carla
I know how hard it is, several in my family have struggled giving up, well done! And lovely artwork.x
I love the haiku – makes me want to go to the sea and see an island. But then, everything makes me want to go to the sea ! đ
Love the Alice quote. I certainly have had mornings when I have felt like that !
Congrats on the quitting smoking !!!!!
I have been free fromthose monsters for 4 1/2 years now. It truly was the hardest and best thing I have ever done for myself. I did it cold turkey too. When the moment is right, it is right.
I hope you have an awesome week, Brilliant One !