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Nature inspired Haiku on a postcard

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Group:Transcendence
Swap Coordinator:crescendo (contact)
Swap categories: Themed  Nature 
Number of people in swap:4
Location:Regional - The Great Outdoors
Type:Type 2: Flat mail
Last day to signup/drop:September 16, 2013
Date items must be sent by:September 30, 2013
Number of swap partners:1
Description:

The other day I took a walk in the lovely forest near my house, but at the very end of the walk I realized that the entire time I had been thinking about other things, problems, to do lists while I walked and completely failed to notice the beauty surrounding me. What a missed opportunity that was :(

If you've ever found yourself doing that, I thought it would be a nice idea to take a consciously present moment to step out into nature, turning off the brain chatter and instead focusing on the surroundings. Notice something that you find beautiful, fascinating or meaningful about nature and write a haiku about it. Small scale observation, large scale, its all up to you.

If you are unfamiliar with what a Haiku is, here is a brief description:

A haiku is made up of three lines. It traditionally contains one season word, and contains no rhyming or metaphors. The total syllable count is 17 syllables, and the syllables follow per line 5-7-5. A haiku is meant to be simple, succinct, and aptly portray the vision or thought implied.

You can also search the web for more examples.

Write your Haiku, plus a short greeting (and optional description of where you were when you wrote it) to your partner on any kind of postcard, storebought or handmade, (PC doesn't have to reflect the subject of the haiku at all) and send it NAKED.

This swap is international.

Discussion

dobie256 09/ 5/2013 #

I love Haiku! I used to write them a lot. This might get me back in the head. Thanks for a great swap idea.

crescendo 09/ 6/2013 #

Same here, I have a handmade journal I used to write them in but somewhere along the line I stopped doing it. It was such a grounding and meaningful activity and I look forward to reintegrating it into my life.

I learned to write them in Fourth grade and I never forgot that lesson. It made a huge impression on me and I can sort of still remember the last line of the first one I ever wrote as a kid. I wish I could remember the whole thing. Maybe it will come back to me.

jammum3 09/ 6/2013 #

OMG, I do that all the time-especially when I am by myself. I need to learn how to turn that clutter off. Watching for now. :)

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