Practising Haikus
Haikus are a traditional Japanese form of poetry which follows two very strict rules: 1) the message must be vividly conveyed in only three lines, and 2) the three lines must be broken down into syllabic groups of five + seven + five respectively. I’ve been meaning to master the technique for a while, and here are my first - rather amateurish - attempts.
Decisive Rose
From 4 November 2023 to 10 March 2024, the Art Gallery of NSW held the most comprehensive exhibition of works by one of Europe’s most well-known modernist abstract artists, Vasily Kandinsky, ever seen in Australia. While it wasn’t the first time I’d seen this artist’s works in person, this exhibition featuring over 50 of them was nothing less than breathtaking - so much so that I visited the exhibition twice. Walking through the exhibition was a journey through colour and motion and music and vitality and life, but one piece in particular caught my attention. “Decisive Rose” stunned me with its uniqueness against a backdrop of vibrant colour and noise. It inspired this poem.
This Secret Passion
An unfulfilled passion consumes your thoughts in the quiet dead of night and the slow start of an early morning.
All The Goodbyes
A poem about coping with goodbyes.
A Poem in Two Languages
When a throw away comment holds so much beauty, you simply must turn it into a poem.
