Two haiku (each inspired by a photo of clouds imitating clams) illustrate the synergy between poem and image in a modern haiga (with a photo as the image). Haiku #2 uses a modern kigo (“abalone”). I took the calm photo; Sue Ranscht took the dramatic one.
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The cloud images in this post were in an earlier post (for a photography challenge) that emphasized synergy between pastel pink and green. Now I am responding to a haiku challenge with emphasis on synergy between poem and image in a modern haiga (with a photo as the image). Haiku #2 uses the modern kigo abalone.
To those who have not seen many nacreous clouds, the poems’ metaphors might seem far-fetched. Presenting the photos along with the poems they inspired may reassure readers willing to trust that the photographers refrained from deceptive editing. I took the calm photo; Sue Ranscht took the dramatic one.
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Clams in the Clouds #1
Serene clouds
give mother-of-pearl
to old eyes.
Serene clouds
give mother-of-pearl
to old eyes.
Clams in the Clouds #2
Molten pewter clouds:
some are tinted pink or green.
Abalone shell.
Molten pewter clouds:
some are tinted pink or green.
Abalone shell.
Mellow Curmudgeon 
“Molten pewter clouds” is a perfect metaphor for the inside of an abalone shell.
Thank you for sharing my cloud photo. To look up and gasp have been some of my favorite moments.
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And thank U for taking and posting such a magnificent photo.
There is an interesting duality about metaphors here. I had been thinking of line 3 of #2 as my metaphor for how your clouds look; U read line 1 of #2 as a metaphor for how an abalone shell looks. Either way is fine by me.
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Images and Haikus are glorious. Well done the both of you.
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WOW, gorgeous.
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