Welcome to the 182nd Virtual Poetry Circle!
Remember, this is just for fun and is not meant to be stressful.
Keep in mind what Molly Peacock’s books suggested. Look at a line, a stanza, sentences, and images; describe what you like or don’t like; and offer an opinion. If you missed my review of her book, check it out here.
Also, sign up for the 2013 Dive Into Poetry Challenge because its simple; you only need to read 1 book of poetry. Please visit the stops on the 2012 National Poetry Month Blog Tour.
Today’s poem is from Kobayashi Issa:
New Year's Day-- everything is in blossom! I feel about average.
What do you think about this haiku?
That poem packs a punch and generates some laughs with so few words!
loves Issa’s poems, here’s one from a writer known more for his novels
On New Year’s Day
I long to meet my parents
as they were before my birth.
Soseki Natsume
Ha! This poem made me laugh because it pretty much sums up how I feel — though I’ve often been hopeful that New Year’s Day would bring about a magical change, it is, in the end, just another day!