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Annette Makino shares thoughts on the creative process—also known as life.
 

Annette Makino
March 7, 2019

When doubts creep in

Annette Makino
March 7, 2019
When doubts creep in

A woman I recently met at a dinner party told me that she has one of my cards on her altar, right next to a card featuring the Dalai Lama. I am honored and touched that my art means so much to her.

Tagged: art, art career, art business, iris, jacaranda tree, Makino Studios, Annette Makino, haiku, life path, doubt

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Annette Makino
January 1, 2019

Every day is a gift . . .

Annette Makino
January 1, 2019

Well, I wanted to write a heartfelt and inspiring new year’s message, one that summed up this crazy year and offered sparks of hope for 2019…

Tagged: new year, evening, stars, fruitcake, holiday, humor, blessings, Makino Studios, Annette Makino, haiku, poetry, japanese, calendar, mini-calendar, card, notecards

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Selected Poems
cowlick
some part of me
still wild

the time we are given…
sparks rise through darkness
to join the stars

home from errands—
a hero’s welcome
from the dog

what remains
of the mountain
sand between my toes

lines of foam
over and over the sea
writes its story

fog-shrouded coast
we listen
to the view

for better or for worse
our lights and darks
tumbling together

our easy silence
every puddle
sky-deep

for tracks . . .
who was I before
I was tamed?
Poem Credits: “cowlick” – tinywords 13.2 (Sept. 17, 2013) | “the time we are given” – tinywords 14.2 (Dec. 8, 2014) | “home from errands” – Modern Haiku 44.1 (Winter/Spring 2013) | “what remains” – With Cherries on Top (Press Here, 2012) | “lines” – Frogpond, Issue 35:3 (Winter 2012) | “fog-shrouded coast" - Frogpond, Issue 41.2 (Spring/Summer 2018), Museum of Haiku Literature Award | “for better or for worse” – The Heron’s Nest, XVI:1 (March 2014) | “our easy silence” - 2nd honorable mention, Harold G. Henderson Haiku Contest (2016) | “fox tracks” – The Heron’s Nest, XVII:1 (March 2015).

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