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Wednesday, January 26, 2011

Transition

Pic by Gemma Wiseman ~ A young happy face enjoying a ride at the celebration of Australia Day near Dromana pier on Port Phillip Bay, Mornington Peninsula.
This day seems to mark the close of school summer holidays for me.
I return to school tomorrow while our students return to school next Tuesday.
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Sensational Haiku Wednesday prompt ~ Transition
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Last festivities
Australia Day turning point
Changing of the guard

Return to school life
Like crossing territories
Lifestyle transition

Holiday spirit
Like a sad longing murmur
Birth of memories
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8 comments:

Nanka said...: Gemma !! you couldn't be more timely. We are celebrating our 62nd Republic Day today in India and all that you say in the Haiku's holds true.; January 26, 2011 at 7:45 PM
Anonymous said...: Great haiku. I thought about the school theme but wasn't sure how to put it into words. You did it so well :O); January 26, 2011 at 8:10 PM
Margo Benson said...: Lovely haiku and gorgeaous images, I love 'Like a sad longing murmer' - beautiful.; January 26, 2011 at 8:48 PM
Anonymous said...: beautiful story of transition with marvelous pix to go with it.

loved the haiku and the pix.

Trisha
http://Mydomainpvt.wordpress.com
Mine:
http://mydomainpvt.wordpress.com/2011/01/20/free-soul-20th-jan-2011/; January 26, 2011 at 10:24 PM
Ria said...: So weird sitting in the snow thinking of summer holidays!; January 27, 2011 at 6:18 AM
Jenn @ Youknow...that Blog? said...: Good to see you!

I like your use of theme this week. Lots of feelings about making that transition back to school ;); January 27, 2011 at 8:16 AM
Amanda Moore said...: Your celebration sounds wonderfully interesting, it made for a great Haiku!; January 27, 2011 at 8:47 AM
RA said...: Lovely image and words! Birth of memories, indeed. Have a wonderful week, Gemma :); January 27, 2011 at 2:59 PM

Archive of Blog Quotes

A perfect summer day is when the sun is shining, the breeze is blowing, the birds are singing, and the lawn mower is broken. ~James Dent
Autumn is an introspective season when stray thoughts of the mind dive into the mystique of the soul - Gemma Wiseman
Autumn is the bridesmaid of Summer and the flowergirl of Winter ~ Gemma Wiseman
Autumn whispers the tones of yesterday in a minor key ~ Gemma Wiseman
Love is born / With a dark and troubled face, / When hope is dead / And in the most unlikely place; / Love is born, / Love is always born. - Michael Leunig's Christmas Song Cycle "Southern Star"
Spring paints the stars of heaven in Earth colours ~ Gemma Wiseman
Summer sizzles with a sibilant hush / Broken by dreams of / Clinking ice ~ Gemma Wiseman
The object of a new year is not that we should have a new year. It is that we should have a new soul. - G.K. Chesterton
Winter is an etching, spring a watercolor, summer an oil painting and autumn a mosaic of them all. - Stanley Horowitz
Winter is the fire, simmering lonely in the soul ~ Gemma Wiseman
Winter is the shadow, the etching of the seasons in the mist ~ Gemma Wiseman