Anaïku: 17 Little Pieces to a PuzzleAnaku is a series of haiku poems in an original format of four lines instead of three, but still with seventeen syllables per poem. The book is in three parts: Part I, Before We Were Two, when two people search for their perfect mate; Part II, Tying Knots in Macramour, when a couple is formed and a family founded; and Part III, Frayed Ends, when the idyll comes apart. The second part has, in fact, two possible scenarios. The book was written over several years, and the format has come about on its own, as a diamond, the symbol of eternity or perpetual continuity, since couples join and come apart on a regular basis and their offspring often take the brunt of painful separations. The center of each set of two facing pages has a black-and-white India ink serendipity work, which can be interpreted by the reader for one or more poems on the two pages. |
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accept the fact Addictions allowing ourselves Anaïku aren’t ask ourselves beginning blame Can’t child choke Crumpled deadly didn’t divorce doesn’t Doors e-mail emotional eyes fault feelings fill the void flights forgive Frayed Ends grief guilt happen hard hate healing process Hell Hold honest with ourselves hope hurt I’m sorry isn’t it’s going It’s your fault kids kill Knots in Macramour Let go Life’s Listen longer losing lost someone Love’s mates means Mosquito Mother mourning move need to find need to take night once one’s pain parents passion patience person Phoenix playing games poetry Practical needs put forth serious reaction refuse romantic Satin scared Scars seek Self-defeat serious effort share silence smile Sometimes son’s sorry spouts squabbles step stop sweet Tatters tell things tight tongue true Tying Knots understanding unpleasant waiting walked wasn’t We’re we’ve wish to thank words wound you’re young