(What follows is a series of “Linked Haiku” — multiple spontaneously-composed Haiku on one single subject. In this case, the Haiku are responses to the 2012 Wine Bloggers Conference; specifically, each Haiku is directly related to a specific agenda event at the conference)
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A welcome with kind-
ness is kind; a welcome with
wine is sacrosanct!
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Like brunch; a something
between somethings: between wine
and the writer: love.
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Writing of wine, we don’t
write of self; rather, we write
of seeking no-self.
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As with waterfalls,
flowing hospitality
is always holy.
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Life of many friends,
week of many meetings, night
of many bottles.
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Wine maker/writer;
we both prefer our glasses
be rosé-colored!
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There are many kinds
of natural, but only
one kind of honest.
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Do not stress the ease
of writing unless one is
sure that one writes well!
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Love at first sight? Per-
haps, but a wine requires
more than five minutes!
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Certainly we are
all winners. As are the win-
ners, only more so!
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To truly dine like
a king, one must dine on the
estate of the king!
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To write well is to
warm hearts. To write with passion;
this is to Ignite!
Categories: Events & Photographs, Wine Blogs, Wine Tales
Tags: #RidgeVineyards, #WBC12, haiku, wine bloggers conference

Excellent…
Thanks Jo!
Seven days of bliss.
Happy people, making wine.
Life changing event.
A beatific twist!
Seven days of bliss.
Happy people, making wine.
Thank you: Life changing.
Ah, brilliant! The Haiku spirit …
What a great response to WBC12! Love the haikus!
Having sat with you for two speed wine “dates” (in 2012 & 2010)–we both know that 5 minutes is plenty of time for some wines…and 5 hours isn’t enough for others…
Amen amen amen!
Beauty is in the
Eye of the beholder, so
Keep up the good work!
Thank you for the comment, and for the kind words!
p.s. I meant to praise you for your haiku! And, funny you should use the “beauty is in the eye of …” cooloquialism; I was actually really trying to work with that for one of the Haiku in my post, but couldn’t make it work; so, congratulations, and nicely done!
Great poetry, man.
I’m glad you have many more
typewriters to spare.