This haiku was inspired by the overwhelming scent of jasmine that greeted me as I crossed the threshold to my son’s home in the Santa Barbara Riviera.
Threshold Haiku
Before entering
The threshold to my son’s home
Pillars of jasmine
©Ken Chawkin
Santa Barbara
April 15, 2016
See more beautiful views to and from Nathanael’s Santa Barbara Riviera home that inspired another short poem.
Two and a half years later while visiting my son again I wrote another haiku about those same plants: Late Autumn in Santa Barbara.
Tags: California, floral aroma, home, jasmine, Ken Chawkin, Nathanael Chawkin, nature, Santa Barbara, threshold
The Uncarved Blog 
April 16, 2016 at 4:40 pm |
Love it! Posted it on FB and to my email distribution list…. Sooo beautiful!!!!
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April 20, 2016 at 10:56 am |
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November 23, 2017 at 9:36 am |
[…] like living in a constantly changing painting. My first visit a year and a half ago resulted in a spontaneous haiku. Early one morning, Nathanael excitedly invited me out onto the balcony to watch the predawn […]
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November 21, 2018 at 6:15 pm |
[…] Thanksgiving in Santa Barbara. The first time I was there, a little over 2 ½ years ago, I wrote Threshold Haiku upon entering his house. Here’s another haiku inspired by those same […]
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June 21, 2020 at 1:10 pm |
Your inspired Threshold Haiku is wonderful and relays the peaceful atmosphere of his home so vividly.
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