Victoria Park, Alstonville
Date: Thursday, 30 October 2014
It was such a glorious day for our spring ginko, which felt more like summer, complete with the hum of a few mossies and March Flies. The rainforest was as alluring as ever, and in spite of the fact that it is the sixth time the Cloudcatchers have visited this venue since 2008, we managed to experience many fresh and different images.
We skipped a Winter meeting, due to long-awaited surgery on my feet, and planned a Spring meeting, for group members only, this time. Our second meeting was held on Sunday 26th October in the Melbourne Botanic Gardens. The dramatic thunderstorms were postponed until around 1am on the 27th , the swans were parading their big, dove-grey cygnets, the eels were getting under their paddling feet, the air was scented with all sorts of delicious perfumes from flowering plants and trees and we were blessed and lucky with a fine, warm day, full attendance and great enthusiasm. An Eastern Water Dragon approached our table at the Terrace and seemed to take a special liking to Marisa, staring at her boldly and making her feel nervous enough to take off her lace earrings. The resident Purple Swamp Hen strutted busily between the Terrace and his reedy hideout by the lake.
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The spring meeting of the Red Dragonflies was held on Saturday 25th October at Dawn Bruce’s home in St. Leonards. Dawn kindly met us at the garage entrance so that we could all go up in the internal lift together.
To a background view of early-blooming jacaranda and distant Blue Mountains, Vanessa Proctor led members Beverley George, Cynthia Rowe, Barbara Fisher and Dawn in a productive afternoon. Lesley Walter sent her apologies. Vanessa had given the group a challenging and erudite set of exercises, which produced some interesting haiku. The meeting was, as always, convivial, and given that the themes were historically and artistically inspired, extremely informative. Thank you, Vanessa and thank you, Dawn!
Cynthia Rowe
Congratulations to Lorin Ford for taking out First Place, with the following haiku:
a last year’s lambskin where mushrooms gather dusk
– Lorin Ford (Australia)
Seven Bindii members met at the Box Factory for a tanka workshop. Lynette Arden led a discussion on how to write a good tanka. Members read out tanka they liked and some background material was handed out to members and discussed.
This was followed by general workshopping of members’ tanka.
The Mari Warabiny Haiku Group will hold a Spring Haiku Ginko on Sunday, 26 October, 2014, commencing at 1.00 pm, at the Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth Cultural Centre, James Street, Perth.
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Australian Haiku Society 