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As you may know, I am a big fan of haiku. I have studied and written them for many years.

Many of my haiku are inspired by my own photography. I call that Haiku-graphy!

Haiku 1

Timelessness

from clouds to this bench,

we see you.

©2019 Cendrine Marrouat

Haiku 2

Past reflections

in sounds so beloved—

mountains in spring.

©2019 Cendrine Marrouat

I grew up listening to classical music. The piano is my favorite instrument...

Haiku 3

One by one,

obstacles overcome

with dangling legs.

©2019 Cendrine Marrouat

This is one of my favorite images in my collection.

A few years ago, there were millions of tent caterpillars in Winnipeg. My backyard had so many of them that it looked alive!

Spending an afternoon observing those insects taught me a lot about patience—and flexibility...

Haiku 4

Summer reflection—

before ripples appear,

before flowers go.

©2019 Cendrine Marrouat

This is a photo from FortWhyte Alive, a lovely nature center in Winnipeg. Just outside the Reception Centre, there is a small man-made pond. When the weather is beautiful and the wind calm enough, you can catch some beautiful reflections...

Haiku 5

Aspen trees:

irregular lines but

such harmony!

©2019 Cendrine Marrouat

I don't know about you, but I love walking in forests. I am lucky to live in a city that has many green spaces.

Assiniboine Forest, where I took the photo below, is one of the largest urban nature parks of its kind in Canada. It has several beautiful trails bordered by aspen and oak trees, as well as a boardwalk and pond. There is also a herd of herd of white-tailed deer, but I have never seen them in that area.

That's it for today! Thank you for reading.

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Cendrine Marrouat is a writer, photographer, podcaster, blogger, anthology editor, and the co-founder of Auroras & Blossoms and A Warm Cup of Cozy. She has authored and co-authored more than 40 books, including The Train: A Short Story (2023), In Her Own Words: A Collection of Short Stories & Flashku (2022), After the Fires of Day: Haiku Inspired by Kahlil Gibran & Alphonse de Lamartine (2021), Rhythm Flourishing: A Collection of Kindku and Sixku (2020), Walks: A Collection of Haiku (2019-2020), and In the Silence of Words: A Three-Act Play (2018).

Cendrine's work has appeared in many publications. She is the creator of the Sixku, Flashku, Sepigram, and Reminigram; as well as the co-creator of the Kindku, Pareiku, Vardhaku, and Hemingku.