Studio8 - Uniting the Arts

1I am the rose of Sharon, and the lily of the valleys.

2As the lily among thorns, so is my love among the daughters.
Song of Solomon KJV

A haiku is not just a pretty picture in three lines of 5-7-5 syllables each. In fact, most haiku in English are not writtten in 5-7-5 syllables at all -- many are not even written in three lines. What distinguishes a haiku is concision, perception and awareness -- not a set number of syllables. A haiku is a short poem recording the essence of a moment keenly perceived in which Nature is linked to human nature.

http://www.litkicks.com/OnWesternHaiku/

the Rose of Sharon (this name used for at least three different plants by different people: Hypericum calycinum, Lilium candidum and Tulipa agenensis subsp. boissieri)

http://www.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/plant_info ... sification

I waited for my lover till I could hear in the night the oars of the last boat crossing the river of heaven

WHO HAST NOT MADE ME A WOMAN

"It was taught: He who has no wife dwells without good, without help, without joy, without blessing, and without atonement."

the fact that men have ... further to go in order to perfect themselves in the world. ...women, on the other hand, in order to accomplish their specific mission, are born more spiritually evolved.