We who with songs beguile your pilgrimage / And swear that Beauty lives though lilies die, / We Poets of the proud old lineage / Who sing to find your hearts, we know not why ... (James Elroy Flecker)

27.2.21

NaHaiWriMo 2021, Days 22-28

(Responding to February prompts at the NaHaiWriMo facebook group) 


Day 22: Yesterday


my yesterday 

became all my tomorrows –

I still believe



Day 23: Twist and Shout


… like we did last summer … 

oh no, that was a different song

many summers gone



Day 24: Across the Universe


Mars photos –

the surface dirt

looks normal



Day 25: Ticket to Ride


just one day there

rode cable cars in San Fran –

missed City Lights



Day 26: While My Guitar Gently Weeps  


the handsome one

quiet idealist –

I loved you best



Day 27: Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds


sky-high –

the planets whirl 



Day 28: Love Is All You Need


Help! I want to 

hold your hand yeah yeah yeah

love me do 


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29 comments:

  1. Magaly Guerrero28 February 2021 at 15:49

    I love that this whole selection reads like lyrics in a song, especially the last one (which I sang aloud). Day 26 made me sigh...

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    1. Rosemary Nissen-Wade28 February 2021 at 17:20

      Because this week the prompts were Beatles song titles — part of my fabric — in most cases I couldn’t resist referring back to song or singer, even going further back and dragging dear Chubby Checker in for a minute. So I’m glad the whole lot gave you a sense of song and even some actual singing.

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  2. dsnake128 February 2021 at 16:25

    Great workout on the haiku with Beatle's song titles. Amazing!
    You really missed City Lights? Awww! :)

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    1. Rosemary Nissen-Wade28 February 2021 at 17:29

      Yes I know!!! But we actually weren’t even there a whole day, just a few hours between flights, and didn’t know our way around at all. We fluked it for a public holiday, found ourselves on Fisherman’s Wharf, and did visit a bookshop where I found a real treasure, a huge volume of Georgia O’Keefe reproductions accompanied by her process notes for painting each. Then we had to buy a carry-bag for it which I toted on board the next plane with a carefree air as if it didn’t weigh a tonne!

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    2. Rosemary Nissen-Wade28 February 2021 at 17:31

      (We didn’t have to do another check-in. It was before 9/11; might be less relaxed now.)

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  3. robkistner28 February 2021 at 16:53

    I enjoyed them all Rosemary!

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  4. Kim M. Russell28 February 2021 at 19:02

    I enjoyed your riff on Beatles’ songs, Rosemary! Your series got me humming them and I think they will stay with me all day! ‘Twist and Shout’ made me smile, I remember both songs, and my father taught me to twist to ‘Let’s Twist Again’ – with a bath towel! ‘Across the Universe’ is a coincidence – I watched ‘The Martian’ last night.

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    1. Rosemary Nissen-Wade1 March 2021 at 14:19

      Not a great dancer, alas, but the twist was one I could manage. Therefore of course I loved it, long after its vogue had passed.

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  5. Thotpurge28 February 2021 at 22:12

    Read them all on instagram too and loved them especially 22 and 24

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  6. Rommy1 March 2021 at 00:05

    I'm glad I had a chance to visit City Lights when my husband and I took our vacation to San Fran a couple of years ago. It was a lovely place. We took our treasures to a coffee shop around the corner to enjoy them.

    These were all such cool bits!

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    1. Rosemary Nissen-Wade1 March 2021 at 14:13

      Lucky you! Sounds lovely. However, even with that glaring lack, I loved my brief time in San Fran.

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  7. Gillena Cox1 March 2021 at 00:31

    Good job you wrote all the prompts for February. Last night i read in the zoom meeting. There will be another meeting today Sunday

    Much💗love

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    1. Rosemary Nissen-Wade1 March 2021 at 14:11

      I wasn't able to get to the first zoom meeting (which was Sunday day-time for me) due to previous engagement. And the second is too deep into my night. Great idea, I'm sure most enjoyable for those who could participate.

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  8. Ron.1 March 2021 at 00:32

    Visited City Lights ages ago, in my (much younger) Hippedom, would love to get back once the Covid's over. Love these Beatlicious haiku. Thanks.

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    1. Rosemary Nissen-Wade1 March 2021 at 14:16

      Thanks, Ron. I'm glad you enjoyed.
      I had to mention City Lights in homage to the wonderful Ferlinghetti who has so recently left us (at a grand old age).

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  9. Brother Ollie1 March 2021 at 02:04

    You write in my favourite style. Keep these coming.

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    1. Rosemary Nissen-Wade1 March 2021 at 14:05

      I'm afraid I produce more senryu than true haiku – but perhaps that's what you like? I do plan to keep on doing micropoems of various kinds. Thank you for the encouragement.

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  10. rallentanda1 March 2021 at 04:51

    Time went quickly...yep enjoyed it too. I like 28 incorporating all the different songs. I think the Beatles were overrated....although did not stop me from entering the spirit of the age sporting an afro and wearing kaftans:)

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    1. Rosemary Nissen-Wade1 March 2021 at 14:09

      I think it was the fact that in their day they were innovators which earned their reputation. And at their best they diid have a lovely zestfulness. And yeah, part of the zeitgeist. I didn't have the afro but definitely sported the caftans (in fact I still do).

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  11. Joel (@Stranded Tree)1 March 2021 at 14:23

    It's apparent that you've enjoyed this Ticket to Ride. (Couldn't resist)

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  12. Magical Mystical Teacher3 March 2021 at 03:57

    Re Day 25. City Lights is a great experience. I went to San Francisco many years ago to visit a friend, and found my way to the bookstore. While I didn't see Lawrence Ferlinghetti, I did see many interesting people...and books, wonderful books!

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  13. Jenna3 March 2021 at 10:14

    That last one is clever. :)

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  14. purplepeninportland.com5 March 2021 at 12:26

    These are excellent, Rosemary!

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