Comments on: always sparrows … PART ONE – across the meadow https://poets.drifting-sands-haibun.org/in-darkening-skies-part-1/ Featuring Authors of Haibun, Tanka Prose, Haiga, and Related Forms Sun, 07 Apr 2024 18:46:18 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 By: Clive Bennett https://poets.drifting-sands-haibun.org/in-darkening-skies-part-1/#comment-899 Sun, 17 Mar 2024 05:54:46 +0000 https://poets.drifting-sands-haibun.org/?p=5785#comment-899 In reply to Donna Fleischer.

Hi Donna, that’s great I’ll email you with my personal email address or you can mail me on birdsinhaiku@gmail.com. Either way once we have established communications I can send you a copy of my ebook for download. Best Wishes. Clive

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By: Donna Fleischer https://poets.drifting-sands-haibun.org/in-darkening-skies-part-1/#comment-890 Sat, 16 Mar 2024 16:47:50 +0000 https://poets.drifting-sands-haibun.org/?p=5785#comment-890 Dear Clive, so lovely to re-find you here. Two-fold request: would like to know how I could acquire your memoir and would like to try an email correspondence at dfleischer8@gmail.com. Keep singing!

Best wishes,
Donna Fleischer

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By: always sparrows … – Drifting Sands Haibun – Poet’s Hub | word pond https://poets.drifting-sands-haibun.org/in-darkening-skies-part-1/#comment-889 Sat, 16 Mar 2024 16:44:00 +0000 https://poets.drifting-sands-haibun.org/?p=5785#comment-889 […] Source: always sparrows … – Drifting Sands Haibun – Poet’s Hub […]

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By: Clive Bennett https://poets.drifting-sands-haibun.org/in-darkening-skies-part-1/#comment-546 Tue, 12 Dec 2023 07:14:06 +0000 https://poets.drifting-sands-haibun.org/?p=5785#comment-546 In reply to Ashley.

Thanks Ashley. This was the introductory draft for my book. I think the next post may give you a clue to the title. The book itself is illustrated with more pics (of sparrows) by Koson to continue the thread. I hope to update (soon) this post and the others so it reads the same as the book. But in essence it reads much the same.

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By: Ashley https://poets.drifting-sands-haibun.org/in-darkening-skies-part-1/#comment-540 Mon, 11 Dec 2023 16:06:57 +0000 https://poets.drifting-sands-haibun.org/?p=5785#comment-540 Skylarks, cuckoo! Now I’m intrigued by the always sparrows title. I shall continue to explore but for now Clive, this has been a joy to read. Lovely!
You have me thinking of writers & artists who have given me similar triggers!

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By: Clive Bennett https://poets.drifting-sands-haibun.org/in-darkening-skies-part-1/#comment-499 Fri, 01 Dec 2023 06:53:29 +0000 https://poets.drifting-sands-haibun.org/?p=5785#comment-499 In reply to C.X.Turner.

Now published and available as a free download for the iPad/iPhone (on request).

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By: Clive Bennett https://poets.drifting-sands-haibun.org/in-darkening-skies-part-1/#comment-352 Thu, 31 Aug 2023 07:39:16 +0000 https://poets.drifting-sands-haibun.org/?p=5785#comment-352 Richard Jefferies as an Animist! What are your thoughts … please share them in the comments below. I can’t wait to read what you write!

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By: Clive Bennett https://poets.drifting-sands-haibun.org/in-darkening-skies-part-1/#comment-351 Thu, 31 Aug 2023 07:31:36 +0000 https://poets.drifting-sands-haibun.org/?p=5785#comment-351 In reply to C.X.Turner.

Thanks for your comment. For some reason it was marked as spam! The ultimate goal of this project will be to publish as an Apple book (if that will allow the transfer of the birdsong and music elements). Otherwise Richard has kindly said it has a home here. Where after that I’m not sure. There is scope for a book I think in the ‘haiku of Richard Jefferies’ – but that’s a labour of love!

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By: Clive Bennett https://poets.drifting-sands-haibun.org/in-darkening-skies-part-1/#comment-323 Sat, 12 Aug 2023 17:09:15 +0000 https://poets.drifting-sands-haibun.org/?p=5785#comment-323 In reply to Lesley Scoble.

Hi Lesley how lovely of you to comment. Yes the skylark a favourite songster though I haven’t heard one in years.

I believe you can subscribe to my blog here via email which means you should receive notifications of new posts. But there is no ‘Follow’ button as such. I hope this works for you.

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By: Lesley Scoble https://poets.drifting-sands-haibun.org/in-darkening-skies-part-1/#comment-322 Sat, 12 Aug 2023 14:13:59 +0000 https://poets.drifting-sands-haibun.org/?p=5785#comment-322 so beautiful and relaxing to listen to. Please Clive, is there any way I may follow your site? The link from mine to yours fails ☹ I can only access via Twitter.]]> Ahh, the song of the skylark 🎶 so beautiful and relaxing to listen to.
Please Clive, is there any way I may follow your site? The link from mine to yours fails ☹️ I can only access via Twitter.

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By: among the driftwood – Drifting Sands Haibun – Poet's Hub https://poets.drifting-sands-haibun.org/in-darkening-skies-part-1/#comment-320 Sat, 12 Aug 2023 12:23:20 +0000 https://poets.drifting-sands-haibun.org/?p=5785#comment-320 […] I became a haiku poet, assuming you haven’t read that part already, then here’s a link – across the meadow – which will take you back to the start of my haiku […]

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By: C.X.Turner https://poets.drifting-sands-haibun.org/in-darkening-skies-part-1/#comment-311 Tue, 08 Aug 2023 07:58:25 +0000 https://poets.drifting-sands-haibun.org/?p=5785#comment-311 Really enjoy the journey this write takes the reader on. Beautiful with the inclusion of birdsong and its autobiographic nature. I’m interested in where you go next :).

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By: Clive Bennett https://poets.drifting-sands-haibun.org/in-darkening-skies-part-1/#comment-260 Sat, 15 Jul 2023 13:40:24 +0000 https://poets.drifting-sands-haibun.org/?p=5785#comment-260 In reply to Steve.

Wow what a lovely comment. Thanks Steve.

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By: Steve https://poets.drifting-sands-haibun.org/in-darkening-skies-part-1/#comment-258 Sat, 15 Jul 2023 10:20:51 +0000 https://poets.drifting-sands-haibun.org/?p=5785#comment-258 I find it relaxing to read your posts. You take the reader on a journey of image and word, which makes perfect sense to me.
Well done Clive

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By: Clive Bennett https://poets.drifting-sands-haibun.org/in-darkening-skies-part-1/#comment-251 Mon, 10 Jul 2023 06:19:25 +0000 https://poets.drifting-sands-haibun.org/?p=5785#comment-251 . I’m working on part 3 now which has a lot more haiku, some narrated. I’m quietly excited by it all 😊]]> In reply to Viv Gauge.

Thanks Viv 🙏. I’m working on part 3 now which has a lot more haiku, some narrated. I’m quietly excited by it all 😊

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By: Viv Gauge https://poets.drifting-sands-haibun.org/in-darkening-skies-part-1/#comment-249 Sun, 09 Jul 2023 16:56:43 +0000 https://poets.drifting-sands-haibun.org/?p=5785#comment-249 In reply to Clive Bennett.

I really like this approach to your life story. The flowing desciptive narrative punctuated by the brief but encompassing hiku works so well. I am sure many will be touched by these words

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By: Clive Bennett https://poets.drifting-sands-haibun.org/in-darkening-skies-part-1/#comment-243 Sat, 08 Jul 2023 04:55:23 +0000 https://poets.drifting-sands-haibun.org/?p=5785#comment-243 💕. This first part - really more of an introduction is sort of how I got into writing haiku. The next piece is about my early childhood seen through haiku.]]> In reply to Cynthia Reyes.

Thank you for the lovely comment Cynthia 🙏💕. This first part – really more of an introduction is sort of how I got into writing haiku. The next piece is about my early childhood seen through haiku.

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By: Cynthia Reyes https://poets.drifting-sands-haibun.org/in-darkening-skies-part-1/#comment-240 Fri, 07 Jul 2023 14:15:36 +0000 https://poets.drifting-sands-haibun.org/?p=5785#comment-240 This is a beautiful and reflective ( no pun) post, Clive. Congrats.

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