Alan Summers, Japan Times Award (2002), President, United Haiku and Tanka Society, and co-founder of Call of the Page, providing literature, education & literacy projects, often based around Japanese genres.
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Are you interested in a Call of the Page course? We run courses on haiku;tanka; tanka stories/prose; haibun; shahai; and other genres.
Please email Karen or Alan at our joint email address: admin@callofthepage.org
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Call of the Page (Alan & Karen)
Tuesday, November 27, 2012
small kindnesses
small kindnesses
My small kindnesses are helping
those with heavy luggage who forget they can use lifts/elevators at train
stations. Also, I allow people to leave the train by not blocking them, as so
many others do. Plus anyone smaller than the crowd, I make sure they can get
onto a train first, and be able to put away any luggage, and find a nice seat,
as I'm a big man I can discreetly block, and so protect those less able.
dark morning... the sushi bar opens up for the train station
Being big, I suppose, is like always having a room with a view. Your kindnesses carry us on your shoulders for the largest view of all. Thanks for a terrific haibun, travel and all. ~ Donna
4 comments:
a lovely way to offer kindness!
Hi Alan,
Public transport can be stressful and crowded, so nice to know there's someone looking out for people there!
I enioyed your beautiful haiku!
cheers!
Being big, I suppose, is like always having a room with a view. Your kindnesses carry us on your shoulders for the largest view of all. Thanks for a terrific haibun, travel and all. ~ Donna
Good day, Sir,
My name is Ryan and I write haiku also. I am interested in sharing my work with people and I have a blog on which i write haiku regularly.
If you would like, I would be very happy if you would share a link to my blog at http://quellesbellesparoles.blogspot.com on your site.
Kindest regards,
Ryan Ramsey
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