star 1 sun star
Every night the sun sets across Port Phillip Bay and most evenings we get a chance to say goodbye till tomorrow. What do children think as they watch a sunset?
the star shines
a child wonders
about life
star 2. tennis star
Roger Federer was defeated by Novak Djokovic in the semi finals at this years Australian Open. Whilst Roger’s career is up and down and he has not won a Grand Slam for a couple of years now he remains world number 4. Many budding child tennis players worship Roger and hope to become as good as him one day. In this image Roger had won a semi final and went on to become the Open Champion that year.
a star fades
somewhere a child dreams
to be him
star 3. future star
The DaliLama regularly visits Australia. His wisdom, understanding of life and messages for world harmony offer politicians of all persuasions directions for peace and harmony. To me he is a star of hope for the future.
star of hope
the dali lama
reborn child
star 4. remembered star
I have more time these days to spend with my cameras photographing whatever interests me. Sunsets are becoming my favourite subject because of the range of poses created and the variety of views over Port Phillip Bay offered evening after evening. Here are a couple of my memories from last year.
as a child
my favourite view
of our star
These 4 haiku and accompanying images are my contributions to RonovanWrites Weekly Haiku Poetry Prompt Challenge 82 Star&Child. A weekly haiku challenge taken up in growing numbers by creative poets from around the world led by Ronovan . You can views these amazing artistic expressions at https://ronovanwrites.wordpress.com/2016/02/01/ronovanwrites-weekly-haiku-poetry-prompt-challenge-82-starchild/
Haiku hound 
Great set of haiku, and wonderful pictures too
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Thanks Al. You have certainly been setting a challenge to write more with your great creative multiple haiku .
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If the prompt words strike a chord with me, I like to have a play 🙂 Haven’t had time to do that lately though
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What an amazing set of haiku and photos. You are on fire!
That photo with the sun peeping from under the cloud formation is extraordinary. Seeing the world through the eyes of a child is one of the deepest joys. Thank you Denis, I shall go back and savour it all again.
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Thanks for your encouraging comments Sandra. Ronovan seems to have fired a lot of us up with his challenge this week from the multiple haiku I have read so far. I was a teacher for many years so tend to have a questioning outlook from my teaching approach.
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Fabulous phots and your haiku are delightful. I enjoyed them all especially the last one.
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Thanks Suzanne. I love photographing and writing haiku sunsets.
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The way you use your photos together with haiku gives me a whole new appreciation of this poetry style – thank you.
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Thanks for your comment Carol. I love doing both so it makes sense to blend them. The blog site is exclusively for this plus a short explanation of the photo context.
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Denis, these poems gave me a feeling of serenity. Did you hear the sun sizzle in the water as it set?
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Not quite Meredith although the air can be quite warm some evenings. Most of these sunsets are at Ricketts Point marine park on Port Phillip Bay. It is a peaceful place also very spiritual as it is an Indigenous sacred womens’ place with thousands of years of history.
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I might like to no more about it. I enjoyed your work.
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Here are a couple of links Meredith. https://www.google.com.au/search?q=ricketts+point+marine+sanctuary&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwie_eHGtNrKAhVBi5QKHapZAPAQsAQINw&biw=1057&bih=988
http://parkweb.vic.gov.au/explore/parks/ricketts-point-marine-sanctuary
http://localhistory.kingston.vic.gov.au/htm/article/499.htm
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Thanks
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Wow, so inspirational! Thank you, Denis!
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Thanks Laura.
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What a great post. I am thinking same as you about Dalai Lama. How nice he visited you there. I wished to see him in here too. Thank you dear Denis, wonderful haiku and amazing photographs, Love, nia
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Thanks Nia. If you get the chance attend any event if the Dali Lama visits Istanbul.
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Wow Denis, these pictures are mesmerizing. Sometimes I forget that the sun is a star. Beautiful haiku to go with your gorgeous pictures. A real treat. 🙂
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Thanks for your comments Vashti. I think we all tend to take the sun for granted when it is always our biggest shining star!
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A fantastic collection of haiku Denis. I loved your sunrise and sunset photos and your range of topics.
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Thanks Janice, the challenge words certainly stimulated my imagination.
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Oh, what a great set!! So very serene, and your photos are anazing. Very nicely done Denis:)
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Thanks for your generous comments. There had to be a sunset Pat but the ideas kept coming after that, Ronovan put a great combination together for this challenge.
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Yes he did:)
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Love the words and the second sunset image, with the ripples fanning out in the foreground. Really adds to it IMHO. MM🍀
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Thanks for the positive comments John. Port Phillip Bay is quite shallow and with tide/current and wind variations there are some great opportunities at sunset.
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Beautiful sunsets, glad you included them with your haiku.
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Thanks Claudette. I always write haiku to an image for the blog, or find an image after I have crafted the haiku. For this blog my plan was haiku/image and short story about the image to make up each post.
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Done very well.
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Loved reading all your wonderful comments, Denis. I totally agree with all of them, so I will simply say from my perspective that the first sunset photo is photographic genius. It triggered a feeling of yearning in my soul!
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My camera has more than a fair share of the creativity input Olga, but still many thanks for your compliment.
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It’s not the camera so much as the creative eye and being there at the right moment.
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You are right Olga it is a recipe but I have a lot of faith in my 2 Pentax DSLR’s and Sigma and Pentax lens’.
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