Thick mist and the loudest of bird song
steal no silence or sight away
from this place
This week’s haiku is a new evocative poem written by Rob Forest
Rob says about his relationship with nature:
“As much as our culture wants us to position ourselves as mere spectators or consumers of the natural world, the fact remains that our relationship is one of full involvement and participation, however well disguised it may be. My writing has essentially become a process of listening to the natural world, observing my role within it and feeding this back through my writing and music to give a voice to this relationship and encourage others to shed the disguise.“
Poem by Rob Forest
Picture by Scott Webb
This haiku poem is part of the Naviar haiku music challenge, where artists are invited to make music in response to a weekly assigned haiku poem. Participation is free and there are no limitations in the songs’ length or genre.
You have seven days from the posting of this haiku to submit your track. For information on how to make a submission, visit the Naviar Haiku Music Challenge page.
Submission deadline: 21st June 2017