Owen's Book

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=90 BGCOLOR="#006600" TEXT="#F7F7FF" bgproperties="fixed" background="0558dfc3.jpg"> <div> <I><B>~  Owen's Book  ~</B></I></div> <div> <I><B><IMG SRC="08af6160.png" border=0 width="1014" height="22" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></I></div> <div> <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#006600" FACE="Tempus Sans ITC" ><B>Return to:   </B></FONT><B>/ </B><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#111111" FACE="Tempus Sans ITC" ><B> </B></FONT><A HREF="id17.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Owens Haiku"><U><B>Owen's Haiku </B></U></A><B>  /    </B><A HREF="id19.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Lees Pages"><U><B>Lee's Pages</B></U></A><B>  /   </B><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#006600" FACE="Tempus Sans ITC" ><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Owen Lees Web Site"><U><B>Home</B></U></A><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Owen Lees Web Site"><U><B> </B></U></A></FONT><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Owen Lees Web Site"><U><B> </B></U></A><B> /   </B><A HREF="id20.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Our Family"><U><B>Our Family</B></U></A><B> </B><B> </B><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#111111" FACE="Tempus Sans ITC" ><B>  </B></FONT><B>/  </B><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#006600" FACE="Tempus Sans ITC" ><B>Other Links</B></FONT></div> <bR> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" width=400 BGCOLOR="#006600" TEXT="#F7F7FF" bgproperties="fixed" background="0558dfc3.jpg"> <div> <A HREF="id193.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Times Review"><U>To read "The Times" review, click here.</U></A></div> <div> <B>About the Author:</B></div> <div>   <DIV ALIGN="JUSTIFY"> Owen was born on the Oregon coast in 1930. Ten days later he was placed in an orphanage where he remained until he ran away at age thirteen. His early poetry was written during the "beat generation" and reflected the anger of the times as well as his misguided youth. <bR> <bR> In 1998 his granddaughter, Aimee, brought him a homework assignment that dealt with haiku. Her questions reawakened his poetic interests and he began writing again in the simplicity of the format. Since then many of his haiku have been published in Japan and the United States. <bR> <bR> One definition of haiku states, the poem can be said in one breath. However, there are far more definitions of haiku than there are breaths that would be required for a reading of this collection. Owen's haiku rarely conform to the so-called standard 5-7-5 syllabication of the western world. Most all haiku contain a reference to nature, Owen's nature is the reality of today. A simple beauty can be found in the ghetto as well as the mountain stream. <bR> <bR> </div>  </div> </td> <td valign="top" height=390 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="0aa8dfc3.png"> <div> <I><B>A Single Breath</B></I></div> <div> <B>According to my</B><I><B> </B></I><I><B>saijiki</B></I><I><B>,</B></I><B> it's time for spring:</B></div> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="540" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="NONE" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 428 WIDTH="273"><div> spring wind--</div> <div> i move the bookmark</div> <div> in my <I>saijiki</I></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B>page 4</B></div> <bR> <div> spring cleaning</div> <div> the groundhog </div> <div> pushes up dirt</div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B>page 21</B><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#006600" FACE="Tahoma" ><B> </B></FONT></div> <bR> <div> spring morning--</div> <div> windmill blades</div> <div> slice the sun</div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B>page 23</B></div> <bR> <div> beach combing--</div> <div> we evict</div> <div> the hermit crab</div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B>page 41</B></div> <bR> <div> a dandelion puff</div> <div> ends its journey</div> <div> cat's paw</div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B>page 72 </B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="428" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="-2" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="253"><div> our neighbor</div> <div> hangs a new birdhouse</div> <div> in the same old tree </div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B>page 14</B></div> <bR> <div> spring rain</div> <div> the bird-feeder becomes</div> <div> an umbrella</div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B>page 21</B></div> <bR> <div> a butterfly lands</div> <div> one small stone</div> <div> becomes a flower </div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B>page 39</B></div> <bR> <div> concert in the park</div> <div> sudden raindrops</div> <div> change the tempo</div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B>page 51</B></div> <bR> <div> a dandelion</div> <div> ends its journey--</div> <div> cat's paw</div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B>page 72</B></div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <div>  <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#006600" FACE="Tahoma" >~:~</FONT></div> <div> If  you would like an autographed copy, respond via e-mail</div> <div> with your mailing  address. Cost  is  $10.00  plus shipping.</div> <div> Thanks  to the USPS the total then becomes about $13.00.</div> <bR> <div> I will  also accept  other  books on or about  haiku in  lieu  of</div> <div> money.   In fact, beer is an acceptable barter, as well.   But,</div> <div> you  may have  difficulty  in  e-mailing  a  sufficient quantity.</div> <bR> <div> Or order  from  Amazon.com; Barnes  &  Noble  and other sites</div> <div> Paperback:         ISBN 1-58832-037-5 .......$ 11.99 (+shipping)</div> <div> Hardback:           ISBN 1-58832-038-3....... $ 18.99 (+shipping)</div> </td> </tr></table></body>