Subtle buds emerge
riotous blooms of colour
echoed in monk's robes
Bright colours inspire
cheery countenance in a
world tinged sad and grey
Top photo of tiger lilies in my parents' back yard. Photo of monks laughing, Cambodia by Marie-Claire Holmes. Read more "colourful" haiku at One Deep Breath.
perfect pairings
Posted by: Megan | 04 March 2007 at 15:55
Sorry comment below is in wrong post, should have been Early Signs of Spring, the first photo there.
Posted by: aineliva | 03 March 2007 at 13:20
Hallo Tara, There's a photo/art competition run by Swedish womens clothing company, Gudren Sjoden, images entitled Favourite Sign of Spring and I thought your first photo, the lily, would be great.
Gudren Sjoden Design Ab, Marketing Dept, Box 47 633, 117 94 Stockholm, Sweden. Or email to: info@gudrensjoden.se. Closing Date, end of March.
Posted by: aineliva | 03 March 2007 at 13:18
Awesome haiku Tara. And the pictures are amazing. Yellow happens to be one of my favorite colors.
Posted by: bella | 02 March 2007 at 15:13
we have a monk living across the road - I love to see his orange & yellow robes hanging out to dry... he never looks sad. I wonder if he ever is?
Posted by: miss*R | 02 March 2007 at 06:57
Love the color! Love the juxtaposition of the flower with the monks' robes. Delightful!
Posted by: Egret's Nest | 02 March 2007 at 04:47
Perfect Tara, just perfect
Posted by: Hundred and one | 01 March 2007 at 23:18
that first one is genius, even without the pictures. the active/passive contrast between rioting and monk's robes is really effective.
Posted by: liquidquick | 01 March 2007 at 08:57
Fun - what a nice surprise!
Posted by: Laura | 01 March 2007 at 06:05
I love the haiku! I especially like how the two poems and photos are related to one another. Great job!
Posted by: whitney | 01 March 2007 at 00:20
What a great combination! I love those colors.
Posted by: cloudscome | 28 February 2007 at 22:04
Like meredith's home, the colors here are also white if all I do is look down, but right now the sky is the perfect azure blue of a painting. I'm thinking that this could be a Rothko, a wash of blue set with a blue tinged white. Two squares of gorgeous color, two meditations on what color is.
Thank you for the poems and for commenting at my blog.
Posted by: bgfay | 28 February 2007 at 21:53
I should have visited earlier... what praise to add to this generous list?
These images will stay with me today, I think. Thank you.
Posted by: Shelley | 28 February 2007 at 15:53
I have never connected the colors, although I have wondered about the robes. A very interesting pair of poems.
Posted by: Sandy | 28 February 2007 at 15:15
The tiger lilies like the monks, beautiful imagery. Indeed the search for joyful moments are needed in the world today.
Posted by: Jone | 28 February 2007 at 15:07
Lovely echoing of a beatiful colour.
Posted by: Crafty Green Poet | 28 February 2007 at 12:26
Gorgeous lilies and the contrast of photo and haiku were wonderful! Spring is coming to Paris...awww! HUGS
Posted by: Tammy | 27 February 2007 at 22:40
Fantastic haiku! I adore the color, so uplifting ; )
Posted by: Get Zapped | 27 February 2007 at 22:20
Spectacular colour comparison.
Posted by: waspgoddess | 27 February 2007 at 16:44
fascinating comparison; i want to know what they are laughing about...
Posted by: AscenderRisesAbove | 27 February 2007 at 16:37
Love the play with color and words!
Posted by: Kara | 27 February 2007 at 15:53
Beautiful pictures and all about the beautiful saffron orange color. I like the way the color echoes in the background of the second picture.
Posted by: AnnieElf | 27 February 2007 at 15:52
I was not so excited about coming back to Afghanistan after this last holiday, but visiting your blog (and many of my other favorites) brings back the colour, beauty and inspiration.
Thank you.
xx
Posted by: Frida | 27 February 2007 at 12:21
The monks' robes do indeed look like the blossoming flowers, what beautiful colors.
Posted by: meredith | 27 February 2007 at 10:36
The color here at the moment is white. But come spring, well, summer, tiger lilies in exactly that color will be filling a part of the garden behind my building.
Monks laughing...reminds me of the Dalai Lama, whose laughter warms my heart.
Posted by: Colette | 27 February 2007 at 05:52
Oh, how appropriate. The two meanings. The monks, the flowers...Your parents garden?? wow!!
Posted by: Vanessa | 27 February 2007 at 05:14
This reminds me of Eat, Pray, Love...
:)
Posted by: Amber | 27 February 2007 at 04:14
I love your blog. That pretty much sums it up.
Posted by: holli | 27 February 2007 at 01:49
Now I'll always think of tiger lilies as little monks.
To answer your previous post's question: In these "tinged sad and grey" days, if I didn't forcibly keep my eyes upon monks' orange robes, bloggers who bring beauty to my eyes every single day without fail or some other point of sanity 99% of the time, I'd descend into hatred & despair.
Then Mr. Bush (I refuse him the title) et al would win. That cannot be allowed to happen.
Posted by: Neasa | 27 February 2007 at 01:26
Wonderful vibrant colors, and such a great message! Great job, Tara!
Posted by: Becca | 27 February 2007 at 01:00
I love the colors in the pictures! So bright and cheerful and the haiku - rich!
Posted by: Kim G. | 27 February 2007 at 00:42
I could use some of that color right now. But the snow keeps falling. Counting the days until spring.
Posted by: sarala | 26 February 2007 at 23:57
Tara,
The colors, the pictures, and the haiku could not be coupled more perfectly. Well done girl!
rel
Posted by: rel | 26 February 2007 at 23:10
Oh, I love how you paired these two photos with your poetry! Perfect! xo
Posted by: tinker | 26 February 2007 at 23:05
How very mindful of you to put the two of these together! The monks would be proud. What a fantastic poem too! I love wandering over to your blog to see the wrold through your eyes. Thank you Tara!
Posted by: Literary bohemian | 26 February 2007 at 22:21
What a beautiful parallel! If we could only explode into life like a blossoming tiger lily.
Posted by: Colorful Prose | 26 February 2007 at 22:19
Incredible how much nature can inspire us... what a beautiful haiku and lovely pictures... you never cease to inspire me, Tara!
Posted by: Regina Clare Jane | 26 February 2007 at 21:21
i just adore the buddhist monks saffron robes and what sheer joy and poetry you
combine these photos and lovely poem:)
Posted by: sophie :)sophi | 26 February 2007 at 21:09
Such beauty! Such enchanting colors, so much inspiration. Lovely post Tara.
XO
Kristen
Posted by: kristen robinson | 26 February 2007 at 19:43
I have given the seven weeks of lents one colour each from the rainbow. I am now starting the second week which is orange, so this is perfect :-)
Posted by: Britt-Arnhild | 26 February 2007 at 19:34
Bravo...this is stunning!!!!!!
Posted by: Gypsy Purple--Chamara | 26 February 2007 at 18:18
The lily ... Nature's meditation !?!
and the monks'robes ... flowering in man's every-day life !?!
Great association of beautiful shots ...
Posted by: Marie-Noëlle | 26 February 2007 at 18:09
The tiger lillies are gorgeous, I love the vibrant colors, beautiful post
Posted by: cathy | 26 February 2007 at 17:40
Well Tara, these are incredible pictures and haiku. You have captured the prompt perfectly.
I'll have mine posted tomorrow.
Posted by: Brian | 26 February 2007 at 16:24
I keep thinking 'Saffron" ! I love your haiku and the photos are lovely!
Posted by: pam aries | 26 February 2007 at 15:43
I really dont have any words other than "fantastic"
Posted by: endment | 26 February 2007 at 15:15