One of my favorite ways to start a poem is to either choose one letter of the alphabet and make a list of words, collocations, phrases that pop into my head that start with that letter, OR to write the alphabet in a column, and then go back to A and write 3 or more words/phrases for each letter.
Today I came across a list of words that start with the letter H, a list I made earlier this year as my 70th birthday was approaching. I tried to make a list of nouns.
This was what I had come up with:
- haiku
- handbag
- hall
- hail
- halo
- hummus
- helianthus
- helenium
- heliotrope
- hypericum
- hedychium (ginger)
- hibiscus
- hydrangea
- holly
- hamamelis (witch hazel)
- health
- hobby
- hazel
- heart
- help
- hand-me-down
- hanger
- hour
- hair
- hedge
- helium
- herb
- honey
- history
- hope
- hospitality
- hospital
- hint
- humor
- history
- heather
- hepatica
- hosta
- hyacinth
- hyssop
- heath
- hellebore
- hollyhock
- heuchera
- hike
- hug
- hoop
- horticulture
- haircut
- henna
- hazel
- hazelnut
- happiness
- handiwork
- houseplants
- hackberry
- handsewn something
- hand
- handkerchief
- hillbilly
- homeroom
- hum
- hummingbird
- hunch
- hurt
- heaven
- hell
- hearing
- hacksaw
- hat
So, if you were here, I'd ask you to tell me a story, something that came to mind as you read through or heard my list read aloud.
an 'H' Haiku:
Hell hath no fury (...)
hissing, harassing, hyper!
hum halos of hope
hissing, harassing, hyper!
hum halos of hope
[I will grant you this is an odd haiku, but I bet reading it brings images to your mind!]
The H tree:
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