Ah! Lovely springtime
Simply all of my vases
Bursting with flowers
Prompt Words: Flower and Simply
Hi Ho Haikuers!
Welcome back to the fortnightly Haiku Challenge!
Thanks to all of those who read and contributed to the last post “Earth and Whirlwind”
About the object: This is an English soft paste porcelain potpourri vase from the Coalport factory, made around 1820-30. The flowers were apparently made in Germany and could be ordered by English manufacturers to decorate their own wares. As a collaboration it is wonderful to imagine little boxes of delicate flowers travelling around Europe just to create such “fripperies”. Each petal is hand painted and the entire piece is hand thrown. It may be “over the top” but I love the amount of work gone into making it and the amount of history embedded in it. How it ended up in a dusty corner in an antique store in Perth for an absolute song I have no idea. It is probably one of the most well-travelled vases in history. The fact that most of the flowers are undamaged is quite astonishing.
So here is a summary of the wonderful contributions from the last prompt. Do take a moment to browse and follow if you haven’t already so that we can continue to build our Haiku community. 🙂

It’s a cyclone of canines from Florida Borne
https://rantingalong.wordpress.com/2017/09/24/tjs-household-haiku-prompt-earth-and-whirlwind/
Judy Martin is all in a whirl here
https://www.edwinasepisodes.com/tjs-household-haiku-challenge-earth-whirlwind/
A turn on the dance floor from Annette Rochelle Aben
https://annetterochelleaben.wordpress.com/2017/09/24/tjs-household-haiku-challenge-earth-whirlwind/
Two different passions from Ritu
TJ’s Household Challenge – Whirlwind & Earth
Spinning out of control from this flurry of haikuey goodness by Mick E Talbot
Reena Saxena has let imagination run wild
https://reinventionsreena.wordpress.com/2017/09/25/poetry-2/
Miriam has nature in ascendent
https://theshowerofblessings.wordpress.com/2017/09/24/tjs-household-challenge/
A beautiful quilt from Sarah
https://bysarahwhiley.wordpress.com/2017/09/25/patchwork-quilt/
Is love a tornado for Playing with Words?
Holding on as the word spins from the Bag Lady
Autumnal joy from Willow Poetry with a beautiful photo to match
Afterwards has a triplet of unexpected haiku….the best type 🙂
TJ’s Household Haiku – Earth and Whirlwind
The power of nature harnessed by Willowdot21
https://willowdot21.wordpress.com/2017/09/26/tjs-household-haiku-challenge-earth-and-whirlwind/
Kat Myrman has summed up the forces of nature
AÂ little calm amidst the whirlwind of life from Olga with a beautiful photo
https://odaciuk.wordpress.com/2017/09/27/lifes-delights/
The very world is in flux from the pen of The Syllabub Sea – lovely presentation of the poem in picture form too!
https://syllabubsea.wordpress.com/2017/09/29/wild-weather/
A stroll of epic proportions from Prairie Chat
Want to join in? Just leave a link to your haiku post in the comments and I will include it in the summary for the next prompt. You can use the photo or the prompt words as your inspiration and you are more than welcome to use the photo if you wish in your own prompt. All the images are my own so feel free to enjoy them. 🙂 If you include “TJ’s Household Haiku” in your tags it makes it easy for others to find your haiku.
Best wishes for a fortnight of poesy!
Reblogged this on ladyleemanila and commented:
TJ’s challenge 🙂
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Inspiring prompt – the Red Rose
http://wp.me/p3ZFSi-1Dm
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Cheers!
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A Simple one from me today!
http://butismileanyway.com/2017/10/08/tjs-household-challenge-flower-and-simply/
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Simplicity is beauty in itself. 🙂
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Not in the mood to create a decent haiku today, I think that ostentatious vase with its screaming colors just made my headache return.
https://rantingalong.wordpress.com/2017/10/08/tjs-household-haiku-prompt-flower-and-simply/
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Oh dear! It is rather garish I agree.
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http://wp.me/p4ayEo-2rB My short link in case the ping back doesn’t work
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I love your Haiku TJ, here is my entry
https://willowdot21.wordpress.com/2017/10/08/tjs-household-haiku-flower-and-simply/
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I wondered where your prompts went to last week – I’m pleased to see it this week. Here’s my contribution: https://tuckedintoacorner.wordpress.com/2017/10/10/tame-flower-simply/
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Many thanks!
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Hi Tim. Here’s mine. https://odaciuk.wordpress.com/2017/10/12/tjs-household-haiku-challenge-flower-simply/
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Cheers and thanks 🙂
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I absolutely adore this setting.
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Thanks. I rather enjoy having my breakfast in this room looking at lovely things before everything goes “pear-shaped” 🙂
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