Jun 2

. . . yipes! ◠‿◠

click pics to ENLARGE

GEODESIC_EYE ONLINE NEWSPAPER

amoeba stage , but hoping to make it astonishing

asap . In beta at present → subscribe & watch us

e v o l v e !

info 15

/

maybe tonight

an uncloudy day-

English summer

intel 15

\

15

dirt is only misplaced soil - or indoor gardening. . .

/

ah so,

a wandering dream-

caddisfly

\

HAPPY 250TH BIRTHDAY ISSA !

Issa, 2007 mixed media sculpture

ISSA, 2007 mixed media

15

Kobayashi Issa (June 15, 1763 - June 15, 2013) The "you" in this poem is Natsume Seibi, Issa's friend and patron who died the year before. http://is.gd/Issaku

/

without you?

how vast

is the grove

Issa

info 16

"A common Father's Day meal is a traditional roast dinner with meat, stuffing, potatoes and vegetables, which can be eaten in a pub and accompanied by pints of ale or lager." www.timeanddate.com

/

Father's Day-

once were tadpoles

make tadpoles

more 16

click

17

leaves fall

the scent of butterfly

remains

in my moldering graveyard

angel wings cast in stone

"Those inner links in renga were an important part of Basho's haikai renaissance. So, anything we learn about that can be applied to our growing sensitivity to the internal mechanics of a hokku in its standalone anarchy. But is it so? For, do we not, as participants in this beautiful theatre of the mind (ma as Noh) that is hokku, supply a response? Just like ghosts at a phantom gathering." - jp → more

18

or behind glass in a seafood café. . .

/

under waves

a dolphin cathedral

silently blue

19

to be or not t

/

squid ink,

or so it seems. . .

fading to black

then the white dot

and then

20

better to pursue excellence than to eat from an an empty bowl

/

a puddle

of dusty sparrows-

hot day

FIRST DAY OF SUMMER?

Fri, 21 Jun 2013 - well it depends. . .

did you know

also 21

Ten Commandments of Blogging

http://is.gd/9ePONX

more 21

"I love cats. They answer to nobody and play it by a set of rules only they know." - Zippity Doo Dah, Zippity Day

/

licking ice cream

on the windy beach-

cat's tongue!

First day of summer. Artwork by Christoph Niemann.

backstory 22

"It’s not because you visit a cemetery that you know its inhabitants." George Perros

/

strimming long grass,

from the dead woman's pond-

baby frogs everywhere!

cat rap 23

cats are interplanetary entities. . .

/

in a moonlit garden

only the host

remains

23

news 24

instead of bowing to the sky lets look up to it more - even when its coming down. . .

/

supermoon-

the car drives us

up a hill

t w e e t

throwing it's voice

a little bird

in a tree

/

25

throwing it's voice

a little bird

in a tree

26

been off the mushroom reporting radar for a while - sincere apologies. . .

/

sautéeing mushrooms-

an earwig's home

in flames!

OR

sautéeing mushrooms-

an earwig swims

to shore

27

West of Eden

/

in a rock pool

only the moonlit beach

remains

info 28

multibeing speaks articulation of cosmos - the word is ubiquitous

/

born

a fleeting love story-

school of tadpoles

I N F O L U D E

more 29

on the map maybe - but off the grid

/

palpable

and yet lingers. . .

a butterfly's dream

30

ON TO : July

____________

HC ONLINE

here

____________

VISIT HAIKU CROSSROADS

here

HAIKU LESSONS?

(press the happy tortoise)

"It is the BEST SITE I have come across for selling artwork. I have never had a

problem with them and sell more here then all other similar sites combined."

Michael Peychich

learn more →

© copyrights 2007 - to date, john potts, all rights reserved on this site. all material published remains exclusive copyright of john potts or their designated originators. no contents, including text, photographs, videos, etc. may be reproduced in whole or in part without the written consent of john potts or their designated originators. in addition, no material or contents may be reproduced on the world wide web by techniques of mirroring, framing, posting, etc. without the written consent of john potts or their designated originators. having said that, samples of text only, not to exceed one short paragraph in whole or quoted aggregate, may be used in appropriate context and linked to the main article on this site with author's name acknowledged. be sure to inform us of any sampling including a link to your item.

all my images are copyright © 2007 - to date, john potts. all the materials contained may not be reproduced, copied, edited, published, transmitted or downloaded in any way, shape or form. all rights are reserved. copying, altering, displaying or redistribution of any of these images without written permission from the artist is strictly prohibited.

email: sunbeam_city7@hotmail.com

http://bit.ly/geodesic-eye