Saturday, October 24, 2015

Cor van den Heuvel's Poetry

Carpe Diem Special #177 Cor van den Heuvel's "a tide pool", three favorite haiku


Cor van den Heuvel's Haiku


a drop of water
floats by the canoe
on a curled leaf

neon puddles
in front of the waterfront bar
sound of a blues 

on the bathroom hamper
morning sunlight fills the sails
of a toy boat

the rusted paperclip
has stained my old poem
wind in the eaves

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After reading Cor van den Heuve's poetry I had a hard time choosing favorites.  I choose the poems above for how they capture the simplicity of everyday life and wrap it in beauty.  All yesterday evening I thought about ordinary things and finding that spark of interest.  So today, I have been on a roll and written over 30 poems, mostly haiku.  ( Don’t worry Hamish I will not post them all here, besides I don't want to be in competition with Cor van den Heuvel's wonderful poems.)


my old poem found-
yellowed paper creased and worn
memories and ink fade




through the curtain
afternoon sunlight flowers
damp laundry


4 comments:

  1. creased and worn
    memories and ink fade

    An old poem may be all of those, but it is still a record of one's ability and talents.That is rewarding not just a consolation!

    Hank

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    1. So true. But there always seems to be one crucial word I can't read or remember when I find scraps of my poems.

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  2. That is so beautiful.....Dolores....:)

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