Tableau Vivante

This was one of Euro Pane’s lemon tarts, brought home for a lemon-loving JJ. Very very nom.

You always remember your first, and as such, this contest will always have a special place in my heart.

Tough choices all around. I sent the entries to an old friend – one of my former English professors in college – and let her make the final call. She had a few favorites based on technical correctness of the form and execution of the theme. She said the following in regards to the entry she finally chose:

“A good haiku is about more than getting the syllabic counts right. Some even argue that the 5-7-5 English format isn’t a true haiku at all, but we’ll ignore that for now. Haiku evokes a sensory response that isn’t limited to one impression. It’s a moment in time at a particular place. It isn’t one feeling or one sensation. To capture that simply and elegantly in a short phrase is limitation enough. To do so syllabically is a real challenge. Her entry accomplished the above in spades. While it may not be considered the most poetic or romantic of the entries, it is the most evocative. I was transported.”

And I have to say that I agreed.

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Yes.  I know.  The silence.

It was just THAT good a weekend.  Seriously.  You wouldn’t have ventured near a computer either.

But the weekend is over and now I have said computer in front of me, so some copious catch up is in order.

This is why I assert, repeatedly, that I’m a blogger and not a professional writer/journalist/web monkey.  I balance.  I reschedule.  Often.  I do this for fun.  AND you’ll be happy to know I had fun specifically for you.  Indeed!  There was much huzzahing and mayhem.  Mead?  That’s SO 2007.  Black cherry hard cider was the bev of note, which you’ll hear more about later.  When?

Soon.  After I’ve had this nice cup of coffee and those two little Tylenol sitting over to my right.