Here’s a fun challenge that I am participating in, and inviting a blogger to make the next link in a chain that will eventually have 21 links. I am inviting Carol Campbell, of writersdream9.wordpress.com NOT because I like her more than the rest of you guys, but because she is the first poet I thought of that might play along.
The poem is shaping up very nicely…the theme HOME. Following is the first five stanzas (Haikus all) and. Mine is first in my post, (and last) because that’s the way the others did it, and it works for me.
I am including Spiritualdragonfly’s post… which FYI I tried to re-blog, but lost… following my own contribution. The other entrants are listed in order, and I hope Carol will join up.
Gradmama’s Haiku:
within my heart
there exist no boundaries
and no exclusionsSometimes, 2016
HOME…..Haiku Challenge
Home is a feeling
Of comfort and belonging
I found it within…
Safar over at Blisters, Bunions & Blarney came up with a Haiku Challenge. The baton is being passed down the line – from Calen to Jane and now to Raili…..Raili has so kindly passed the baton to me……Id like to invite Gradmama2011 to join in. I hope you do!!! 
The way it works is:
Person 1 (Safar)
1. Create a haiku – no constraints
2. Pick a person to create the next link in the chain.
3. Person 2 (Calensariel)
Person 2 (Calensariel)
1. Create a haiku with one constraint
2. The first word of the haiku you create is the last word of the previous haiku
3. Pick a person to create the next link in the chain
Persons 3-20
1. Repeat the instructions for Person 2
Person 21 (that’ll be the last person in the chain)
1. Create a haiku with two constraints
2. The first word of the haiku you create is the last word of the previous haiku.
3. The last word of the haiku you create is first word of the first haiku in the chain.
And so the circle is closed.
A couple of ‘rules’ so that we get to keep track of the links in the chain:
When you participate, you agree that others are able to share your haiku, using the credits and the link back to the post that you provide.
Post all previous haiku on your blog, including all the credits and links provided. Add your haiku to the chain.
Credit yourself, and include a link back to your post. You might need to edit your post and add the link in retrospect.
Create a link back to this post.
Have fun!!
OH! And if you’d like to join in, please leave a note in the comments!
So shall we see how far we can get??? Here we go!!!!!!!!!!!!
Mountain of paper noodles,
earthworm fodder to
keep mycelium(Safar Fiertze…Blisters Bunions and Blarney)
running down life’s path
many trails beckon my heart;
which one leads to me
(Calen….Impromptu Promptlings)
me and the old oak
communicate silently
at one with the earth
earth a pearl of blue
hidden in the shell of space
the pearl is my home
(Raili…Souls Gifts)
home is a feeling
of comfort and belonging
I found it within
(Linda…Spiritual Dragonfly)
within my heart
there exists no boundaries
and no exclusions(Gradmama…Sometimes)
………..
continue…
I’m so pleased you understood, I wondered if it would make any sense outside of my own head!
I know what you mean by challenge instructions. I had to think hard about how to keep the chain visible as it’s being created and all participants equally credited, without it being too complicated. I’ve also often puzzled over exactly what is expected of me.
Beading, eh? Sounds like it could be thoroughly absorbing, and like knitting, you can see your own work evolve throughout the process of creating it.
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I just sort of did what was done before. I like simplicty too, and like to have a sort of model to follow. I worry about not properly crediting an author. The way you did it is fine I think.
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I forget why I mentioned beading. I don’t knit, but I do crochet. I like to bead because an item project works up quickly to where I can see it developing.
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Hi Gradmama, so happy that you joined the challenge and what a beautiful addition to the chain! If only there were more hearts like yours and what a wonderful world it would be. Thank you for participating and passing it on. Am loving how it is shaping up.
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yes, I think it is lovely. I like having the 21-link chain to the project…..it will create a finished poem that is contained in itself. Maybe one of a series? Other linkers?
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Would love it to be one of a series. Perhaps each link could be the start of a new chain? Could create a mandala in words. Hoping we get to 21 – not sure if I was too ambitious.
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oh, it will reach 21…no fear of that. I like the idea, once the first chain of 21 is reached a second chain starts to make the second link of 21. Lovely idea…thanks . 🙂 A mandala…that is a super idea… I do beading, so your idea is illustrated for me. :.)
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not too ambitious! I like challenges with not too many rules, and specific simple instructions. A lot of challenges are too complicated for ME, and if I have to figure out what to do I’m less likely to take part.
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I’m glad to see my comments are showing up… xx
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I pretty much keep on top of the spam and check the trash…every now and again something goes in. Coincidentally…there was a post from spiritdragonfly that went in spam—I corrected it.
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I had a feeling that had happened, because I saw that she’d clicked like under your post , and I reckoned she would have commented 🙂
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I never did figure out exactly what I was doing on that post… 🙂
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Maybe you didn’t, but you did it all perfectly anyway.
You lack confidence in your abilities…
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only in figuring out the rules and procedure of each challenge…no two are ever alike. 🙂
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That’s true…
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I do best with easy instructions: open the booklet, write on top line, x no lines, send to— not too many rules. I confuse easy 🙂
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my son is nagging me to go to Aldi’s/ we are out of food. I went to our local corner store and they were OUT OF BREAD, excepting some burger/hot dog buns….veru stramge/
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Now THAT’S a beautiful kind of heart to have! Just lovely. Well done.
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thanks for the comment. I love challenges, but for the life of me can’t seem to understand the procedure in many of them. 🙂
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I get that!
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just when I think I understand, they change it LOL
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Oh My! This is beautiful, and it fits in so well. I’m so glad you came out to play 🙂
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I’m not sure Carol has gotten the message…she usually visits my sites when there’s a post.
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I expect she’ll get there soon – or you could go to her About page and tell her – maybe leaving a link.
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she’s a regular, but lately I have been MIA…too much crap going on around me…not on the site of course 🙂
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