SMILE, SNAIL

PHOTO: http://raisingsparks.com/outdoor-activities/make-a-snail-farm/ 

   

   Red shoes,
black soul.
Blue heart,
grey sky.
Soft snow,
white hands.
Smile, snail, smile.
Cotton clouds
for your path.

     Blanca Langa

SUMMER GRASSES, a poem by Basho

PHOTO: Grasses. By Blanca Langa

Ah, summer grasses!

All that remains

Of the warriors dreams.

     Basho

(Translated by R.H Blyth)
http://www.haikupoetshut.com/basho1.html

THE ANGEL, a poem by William Blake

PHOTO: Bridge over the river Jalón. By Blanca Langa

I Dreamt a Dream! what can it mean?
And that I was a maiden Queen:
Guarded by an Angel mild;
Witless woe, was neer beguil'd!


And I wept both night and day
And he wip'd my tears away
And I wept both day and night
And hid from him my hearts delight


So he took his wings and fled:
Then the morn blush'd rosy red:
I dried my tears & armd my fears,
With ten thousand shields and spears.


Soon my Angel came again;
I was arm'd, he came in vain:
For the time of youth was fled 
And grey hairs were on my head

WORDS AND SMILES

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   I usually give words, put them in colourful envelopes and try to touch some hearts. I sometimes give caring words, cross my fingers and hope that people get well. Just by my words. However their sadness is often stronger than my words and people I love can´t always smile.  Unfortunately, words aren´t perfect.
   But there´s something that never fails. Something that can make them smile through their tears: a laugh.
  Thanks for laughing with me in the train, watching a funny film. It was nice to meet you. I wish you a long life with lots of smiles. Life is a wonderful trip.

WORLD POETRY DAY

PHOTO: Spring, by Blanca Langa

 














  SPRING
  Spring bursts
in daisies.
The sparrows invade
the streets of life.

Unnail your eyes,

Unpick your lips.

Take off your gag

and rehearse your song

of welcome.

Open your windows. Come.

It´s spring.

Look out, look at the daisies

A SPECIAL BLOGGER

PHOTOS: from Youtube and http://twitpic.com/photos/Rodalicious

  I found this videoblog and I loved it. Hope you will like it as well. The blogger is RubenintheRye. He tries to show all stupid things that people think about different jobs here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=endscreen&NR=1&v=t1X3k5pGEDI

You can follow this blogger here:
http://youtube.com/RUBENINTHERYE

LIKE A STYLET

PHOTO: http://creandoficciones.blogspot.com/2008/10/haikus-con-imagenes-borrador.html  

  Wield every verse
the same as you wield a stylet:
with decision,
strongly,
crosswise, if necessary.

  Searching,
researching,
nailing the words
in each wound.

   Let it touch the weak spot
and penetrate to the bottom.
Stab slowly:
straight to the heart.

  Wield the words
hard,
with decision.
The same as you wield a stylet:
stab straight to the heart!.

   Blanca Langa

You can read the original poem, in Spanish:

http://aaescritores.com/blancalanga/2012/03/13/como-un-estilete/