by Matthew Rehrl MD | Photography, Poetry, Writing
Light breaks through the clouds—Now black and white marshmallows—Drizzle is coming. For the several days, I am going to be posting more of my photography + haiku. I am doing this as a change of pace, and to help me move towards one of my yearly goals: writing and...
by Matthew Rehrl MD | Photography, Poetry
Mossy, broken branchNo more extension for you—It’s all a blur now! One thing I like about writing haiku is playing with punctuation: commas, dashes, apostrophes, and exclamation points. Here I am reflecting on the memory of a broken branch. the days of reaching out to...
by Matthew Rehrl MD | Philosophy, Poetry, Writing, Writing Habits
Here’s what I’ve been reading this week (I call it my “Reading Blob.”): The New York Review of Books. This is a weekly pleasure. The essays are so well written and they make me aspire to write better. Also, I always learn something unexpected.Writer’s...
by Matthew Rehrl MD | Photography, Poetry
Reach, reach skyward trees! Capture: Photons, CO2 We need oxygen. I am not sure how acceptable it is to use a full colon in haiku—but then again, it is my haiku.
by Matthew Rehrl MD | Photography, Poetry
In the book The Haiku Handbook, I ran across an interesting quote: We must read Ippekirō’s poems for the brilliance of his images, the humanity of his observations, and the depth of his feelings for the objects and events he records, as we read—or should read—all...
by Matthew Rehrl MD | Photography, Poetry, Writing
Lily pads, rain dropsTwo friends—a morning visitChatting with ripples. Although the photo of the lily is overexposed, I like how the rain drops are creating ripples, all of which will soon hit the lily. Of note, the lily is dependent on the rain; the reverse is not...
