Phantom production
shifting sands of history;
new roles envisioned.
Performers on stage
Assume the Roman mantle
Ghosts echo the past.
These Haiku were written for One Deep Breath. Photographs are of the ancient Roman Amphitheatre at Jerash, Jordan. Each July the Jerash Festival of Culture & Arts stages musical and theatrical productions on site.
Beautiful photos & lovely haikus! I read your post to ensure I completed mine the right way, so thanks!
SMooch,
The Tart
; )
Posted by: Cheap Tarts | 09 July 2006 at 22:43
Neat, historical haiku! I like that.
Thanks for your comment on my first haiku for One Deep Breath. I think I am going to enjoy Mondays.
Sorry to hear about your computer.
Posted by: Sandy | 08 July 2006 at 00:07
Tara, I'm back from my mini vacation and sorry to hear about your computer :(
I loved your Haiku and the awesome photos. You matched them beautifully :)
XXOO
Posted by: Tammy | 07 July 2006 at 04:09
Your pictures are colorful and the Haikus are awesome, great work. I'm glad you were able to share these precious moments with us
Posted by: cathy | 06 July 2006 at 16:39
that must be very, very cool to see.
Posted by: liz elayne | 05 July 2006 at 18:12
One of these days I must see Jordon. It keeps coming up in conversations, in books, on TV and now a blog and I'm thinking it must be very special.
Posted by: Linda | 05 July 2006 at 05:48
One of these days I must see Jordon. It keeps coming up in conversations, in books, on TV and now a blog and I'm thinking it must be very special.
Posted by: Linda | 05 July 2006 at 05:45
These pictures and haiku's were beautiful.
Posted by: bella | 04 July 2006 at 06:29
That second photo is wonderful, and the haiku fit perfectly (haiku? haikus? no "s" in Japanese)
I was reading the comments and suddenly realised they run up from the bottom - they do make more sense that way :)
Posted by: catherine | 04 July 2006 at 02:53
great poems, tara!
(amazing structures these ampitheatres, perfect acoustics - how did they work that out?)
Posted by: ian russell | 03 July 2006 at 22:03
Your haikus and images are magnificent! I love the preformers costumes they look so elegant! Beautiful post!
Posted by: Mikim | 03 July 2006 at 21:41
you squeeze so much meaning into so few syllables I find myself counting the syllables in disbelief!
I was wondering where to go with the haikus this week, but now these beautiful, phantasmic poems have just ushered me in...
Posted by: bb | 03 July 2006 at 20:29
Fantastic photographs; fantastic words. You have such immense talents - and haiku joins the ranks. Ghosts in ancient places - I love that eery awareness. I sense them so strongly in the American Southwest. I'm sure they are palpable there as well.
Posted by: Rebekah | 03 July 2006 at 20:03
Tara, I don't know what enchants me more, the poetry or that gorgeous ruin. They are perfectly joined reflections of each other.
Posted by: Annieelf | 03 July 2006 at 19:48
Wow, what an experience that must have been! I would love to have been in your shoes.
Posted by: Willow Grace | 03 July 2006 at 18:29
you have a gift with haiku tara.
Posted by: kristen | 03 July 2006 at 17:37
You are a master at haiku. These dovetail perfectly with the photos. Great job!
Posted by: Star | 03 July 2006 at 17:30
I love this! Your words are pefect with the photographs. Nice job.
a.
Posted by: andrea edwards | 03 July 2006 at 17:06
a journey through time!!! tres cool. and of course the haiku are simply....parfait!
Posted by: susanlavonne | 03 July 2006 at 15:49
Oh how fun!
Posted by: Rosa | 03 July 2006 at 14:12
Glad your computer came back up long enough for you to share these wonderful words and images!
Posted by: tinker | 03 July 2006 at 13:13
Actually the heat is dry and the nights are quite cool (and most productions are in the evening).
Posted by: Paris Parfait | 03 July 2006 at 12:24
That must be amazing to see a theatrical production at a site like that (but honestly, how hot was it sitting there in the middle of the summer?)
Posted by: Neil | 03 July 2006 at 12:21