Thursday, March 10, 2011

haiku my heart



Ashes to ashes,





Unto dust shall thou return.





Diamonds in the sand.

Haiku my heart is the vision of Rebecca Brooks at "recuerda mi corazon." If you would like to participate, just post your haiku on Fridays with an accompanying photo on your blog and link back to recuerda mi corazon.
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28 comments:

  1. GrammyMarch 11, 2011 at 2:14 AM

    I so enjoyed both your words and photos. It was so calming to the soul. Thank you. : )

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  2. AnonymousMarch 11, 2011 at 2:35 AM

    Ashes to ashes,
    Dust to dust,
    Reading your haiku
    Is a definite must.

    Thanks for a sweet post.

    All the best, Boonie

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  3. Kim MailhotMarch 11, 2011 at 10:09 AM

    What a remarkable pink stone.
    Thank you for sharing your earthly haiku !
    Happy Friday !

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  4. Lynne with an eMarch 11, 2011 at 1:31 PM

    It makes me feel better to think of my (future) ashes as diamonds in the sand rather than as mere dust, blown away and lost on the winds of change. Quite a beautiful way of looking at corporeal death. I do love that photo of the cemetery, too. Peaceful, yet brooding; filled with death and blossoming life; wonderful contrasts.

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  5. AnonymousMarch 11, 2011 at 2:21 PM

    Fields of daisey's and pink stones....so beautiful!

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  6. Margaret PangertMarch 11, 2011 at 7:18 PM

    Hi Grammy! It's always a pleasure to hear from you! Thanks!

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  7. Margaret PangertMarch 11, 2011 at 7:19 PM

    Hi Boonie~ Thanks for your very kind and generous poem! How is the monitor holding up? Love

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  8. Margaret PangertMarch 11, 2011 at 7:28 PM

    Hi Kim~ I'm still smiling at that cardinal raring to go! Isn't it strange how they stay around all winter? Pretty resilient creatures. My "diamond" is really rose quartz thought to convey love, self-love... What a way to go!

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  9. Deann LMFTMarch 11, 2011 at 7:29 PM

    I am all about this notion of change- and what is one thing today can be something else tomorrow. Thank you for your post on my blog. I hope everything is okay with your sister. So scary when you have family far from you.

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  10. Margaret PangertMarch 11, 2011 at 7:46 PM

    Hi Lynne~ Are you all right? Did you get any of the tsunami? It was supposed to go all the way to Alaska. Shocking to see how small we are in the face of the earth's power...That cemetery is in Ireland... yes, how perfect that daisies are strewn throughout! It's hard to contemplate death, but I think that is the symbolism behind Ash Wednesday... A meditation of forgiving oneself, then returning to life being able to feel love and gratitude. If this is helpful, my husband just underwent bypass surgery and had a near-death experience: he said it was the most serene, blissful time in his life...
    Well, if you did get some undertow, go diving! That's what my sister is doing today in Hawaii (her island just got about 6 meters~ LOVE, Margaret

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  11. Margaret PangertMarch 11, 2011 at 7:51 PM

    I love how you look at life and art, Steph! It makes life worthwhile and the world a wonderful place to be. btw, wouldn't it be great to look into your backyard and see a field of daisies and rose quartz? :) Love

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  12. Margaret PangertMarch 11, 2011 at 8:02 PM

    Hi Caya Papaya (I love this moniker/avatar!)~Your comment really made me think. It's so true! I know how I feel when I get in a rut v. the growth, challenge, excitement that come from change! In fact, I've reinvented myself several times along my journey!
    omg, I just looked at your blog again: you're from the bay area! You could have been hit as well! I saw on the news long lines of cars driving up into the mountains... But you're all right? Thanks for asking about my sister: she lives high up on a cliff overlooking the ocean; as a member of their little Fire Dept. she helped people below her "relocate vertically" (that's truly the term!:) ) They did end up with some 6-meter waves, and kind of enjoyed the undertow today (being freedivers). Love

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  13. AnonymousMarch 11, 2011 at 9:04 PM

    wow, is that a rose quartz??.. one of my all time favz... love your ku... i love the idea we are made of dirt, water and god's breath...

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  14. Stickup ArtistMarch 11, 2011 at 9:53 PM

    Wouldn't mind transforming into that pink stone! I watch a lot of astronomy documentaries and I have learned all the elements that make up everything on earth, including ourselves, is stardust!

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  15. rebeccaMarch 11, 2011 at 10:26 PM

    i love this circle, this acknowledgement that we are all one.
    thank you for your beauty.

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  16. DianaMarch 12, 2011 at 6:48 AM

    Great job putting words to images! Just beautiful! Love Di ♥

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  17. foxysueMarch 12, 2011 at 6:57 AM

    From diamonds in the dust to diamonds in the sky we will always twinkle together!

    Thank you for the inspiration and sharing,
    Love Sue x

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  18. MeriMarch 12, 2011 at 1:57 PM

    When I think of all the forces that must coalesce for diamonds to form...... I'm astounded. (And I needed a little hit from Thoth today, so I'm glad I visited).

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  19. Noelle ClearwaterMarch 12, 2011 at 9:25 PM

    Margaret this is lovely. I come from a liturgical background so this is an interesting twist on the original litany of Ash Wednesday and more of a Zen Buddhist perspective, that we are the perfection of Holy wisdom at the end of our lives rather than mere dust and ashes. I love the change, really.
    xo,
    Noelle

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  20. Margaret PangertMarch 12, 2011 at 11:19 PM

    Hi Ms. Pie! Yes, that's a rose quartz, a crystal thought to confer love. I have heard that diamonds could theoretically be created from compressing grains of sand, though. Maybe everything--living and inorganic--is programmed with the same information and thus all part of the one. It's interesting to contemplate, isn't it?

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  21. Margaret PangertMarch 12, 2011 at 11:31 PM

    Hi Stickup~ Stardust! That is really awe-inspiring! Can you imagine that every living and non-living thing in the universe started out as a tightly wound ball the size of a golf ball which exploded in the Big Bang; identical information would be coded into every particle!

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  22. Margaret PangertMarch 12, 2011 at 11:37 PM

    Hi Rebecca! Yes, I also love the idea that everyone and everything make up One. For us to come together and acknowledge it would give us harmony and solidarity. Love

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  23. Margaret PangertMarch 12, 2011 at 11:38 PM

    Thanks, Diana! Love to you!

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  24. Margaret PangertMarch 12, 2011 at 11:40 PM

    Hi Sue~
    What a creative idea! I love to imagine us all twinkling together, sharing, caring.
    Love

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  25. Margaret PangertMarch 12, 2011 at 11:44 PM

    Hi Meri~ Unless we had Superman to squeeze the sand into diamonds in his hand in a few seconds, we would probably have to wait eons...but it could happen! Please note above that Stickup Artist says all matter, including us, is made up of stardust! I'll take that, too!

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  26. Margaret PangertMarch 12, 2011 at 11:59 PM

    Hi Noelle~ You just reminded me of Nirvana and how one reaches such a perfect state to no longer need the earthly lessons of suffering, etc. I like going through Lent, starting with the sackcloth and ashes, secluded meditation and soul-searching, forgiveness of oneself and others, and finally returning, whole again, cleansed. I also like the Hindi tradition of living one's life in the manner of the lenten cycle and then to be honored at death. Love

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  27. Linda Bob Grifins Korbetis HallMarch 13, 2011 at 3:42 PM

    awesome job, perfect imagery.
    prayers.

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  28. Margaret PangertMarch 16, 2011 at 8:21 PM

    Thanks, Jingle! Didn't see you there--

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