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Today is Haiku Theme Day for bloggers who are participating in the 2012 Blogathon.
My first thought was “haiku on an alternative medicine blog? Seriously?” I can’t recall ever seeing the art of haiku blended with the concepts of alternative medicine… but since both are about the beauty and wonder of nature, perhaps this is not as unlikely a pairing as it first seems.
The form of haiku, when written in English, is simple enough: a first line of five syllables, a second line of seven, and a third line of five, for a total of seventeen. And the object, purpose, or goal of haiku is to capture and distill into those seventeen syllables the purest possible essence of a moment, an experience, a phenomenon, or a thought.
As a former poetry editor who judged haiku contests in times long past but has not dabbled in the poetic arts for many years, this theme day posed a unique challenge.
I look forward to seeing your comments. Thank you for stopping by today and be sure to visit again tomorrow when this blog returns to more traditional ways of exploring the world of alternative medicine.
* * * * * * * * * *
(on herbal therapies)
fragile flowers soothe
jangled nerves and angry skin
gentle healing herbs …
first to be planted
as settlers conquered the west
herbs for medicines …
* * * * * * * * * *
(on acupuncture)
tiny needles rouse
powerful healing genie
life-force energy…
* * * * * * * * * *
(on nature’s vitamins)
bright colors wrapping
tempting fragrance and flavor
fruit-borne vitamins …
* * * * * * * * * *
(on medical practice)
to ancient eastern healing
health must integrate …
* * *
healing universe
grows when alternative is
mainstream medicine …
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