A warm morning to match the warmth of our keenness as we all gathered at the Botanic Gardens. Our usual venue of The Oaks Brassiere is closed on Mondays – but this was the day Beverley George was in town! We were delighted to welcome her to our table – Gregory Piko, Kathy Kituai, Glenys Ferguson, Marietta McGregor and Jan Dobb. A whisper had reached us that it was Beverley’s birthday so our morning took off with cake, candle and song.
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Day: December 8, 2016
Red Kelpie Haiku Group Meeting & Ginko #10
As predicted, Sunday, 4th of December was hot and humid, Melbourne’s first hot summer day. Five members of the Red Kelpie Group gathered at our ‘home’ base, at the Melbourne Botanic Tearooms, but we moved, as planned, to a lawn area under deep shade of old trees, near Nymphaea Lily Lake, to hold our meeting in peace and quiet.
think tank
the pond floats
a waterlily
—Lorin Ford, Failed Haiku #12, December 2016
Our topic, suggested by Jen Sutherland, was an enquiry into kigo , which had been confusing for some. We focused on what kigo means to Japanese haiku practice and how it differs from EL seasonal reference.
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Australian Haiku Society 