It was wonderful to be joined on a poetry walk this week by Eileen and Alastair. We shared our impressions of the Birkdale and Ainsdale sandhills as we walked and wondered at what we came across; fascinating plants in various stages of their lifecycle, striking moths and beautiful butterflies. It was a clear morning and from the top of the dunes the horizon was sweeping and the sky vast.
We shared some lovely discussion about poetry and writing, talking about how to get started and what can get in the way, and we stopped to do some free-writing and haiku. A haiku is a three-line poem with a specific syllabic structure. The aim is to capture a moment as it is being experienced; traditionally an encounter with nature. It has been said they are “an opportunity to pause and be present in the detail of the everyday”. They are also like little puzzles, and very satisfying to create.
Thank you so much Eileen and Alastair for your reflections, knowledge, and presence.
Here are Alastair’s haiku as they landed on his page in the dunes - each perfectly capturing a moment . . .
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