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Your Haiku in Honor of Van Gogh's Birthday

Haiku are short imagistic poems that, like Van Gogh’s paintings, capture a moment in time. We invited you to compose haiku In celebration of the artist's birthday on March 30, 2011, and you did!

  1. one white iris
    in a mass of blue
    spring melancholy

    --Deborah P. Kolodji
  2. The breeze breathes purple
    The Getty
    Wed, Dec 31 1969 19:00:00
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  3. arrow of purple
    blossoms point toward white leader
    advance on orange!

    --Ellen Knopf
  4. GettyMuseum
    It's Van Gogh's birthday & we're celebrating with #arthaiku. Join the fun! http://getty.us/grGcuy #becreative #vangoghbday
    GettyMuseum
    Wed, Mar 30 2011 12:30:26
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  5. in the asylum
    Vincent, seeking solace, finds
    irises teeming

    --Scott Allan
  6. stevesaldivar
    Vincent Van Gogh takes the cake at the @Gettymuseum http://bit.ly/ekpHBQ #arthaiku @vincent_vangogh @vangoghmuseum
    stevesaldivar
    Wed, Mar 30 2011 12:28:59
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  7. Clash of blue and orange
    The Getty
    Wed, Dec 31 1969 19:00:00
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  8. the more that you see
    the less your mind retains, but
    art is forever

    --Kristin Bader
  9. Irises stand tall
    The Getty
    Wed, Dec 31 1969 19:00:00
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  10. jena_fuller
    @GettyMuseum Vincent's irises: sleeping underground/I get up to say hello/then hide again in the dark #arthaiku
    jena_fuller
    Wed, Mar 30 2011 12:36:28
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  11. Provence in summer;
    no! The cornflowers’ giving
    will no more heal me…

    --Mark Sealey
  12. GettyMuseum
    @jena_fuller Love it! You're a quick draw poet ;)
    GettyMuseum
    Wed, Mar 30 2011 12:40:11
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  13. artinstitutechi
    RT @gettymuseum: It's Van Gogh's birthday & we're celebrating with #arthaiku. Join the fun! http://getty.us/grGcuy #becreative #vangoghbday
    artinstitutechi
    Wed, Mar 30 2011 12:34:22
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  14. Passion in the garden
    The Getty
    Wed, Dec 31 1969 19:00:00
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  15. LA cloud
    frothy and gold-lined–
    irises

    --Patricia J. Machmiller
  16. GettyMuseum
    *Tee hee* 158! RT @noeleenog @GettyMuseum Gosh how many candles on that cake? #vangoghbday #arthaiku
    GettyMuseum
    Wed, Mar 30 2011 12:51:48
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  17. In Van Gogh I see
    The Getty
    Wed, Dec 31 1969 19:00:00
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  18. anabelleuk
    @GettyMuseum http://bit.ly/dhldQn my favourite painting, Happy birthday Vincent Van Gogh. What a fittingly beautiful home Irises has.
    anabelleuk
    Wed, Mar 30 2011 06:31:48
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  19. flowery silhouettes
    elegantly twisting in the wind
    longing personified

    --Rebecca Taylor
  20. The more that you see
    The Getty
    Wed, Dec 31 1969 19:00:00
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  21. fright-ning clarity
    iris blues and garden dreams
    I suffer, no more

    --Juvenio Guerra
  22. mlatrec
    @GettyMuseum i'm celebrating #vangoghday too! Wish I was at the Getty. Have fun.
    mlatrec
    Wed, Mar 30 2011 13:08:28
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  23. reek of seeweed
    in the creeping fog –
    outdoor art show

    --Tad Wojnicki

  24. k_a_r_e_n_r
    @GettyMuseum Iris beauty, deep hues of vibrance/Whispering in the summer breeze/Peaceful, delicate, and strong #arthaiku
    k_a_r_e_n_r
    Wed, Mar 30 2011 13:09:02
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