Day by day, day by day, and day by day,
quietly in the company of children I live.
In my sleeves, tiny embroidered balls, two or three.
Useless, intoxicated, in this peaceful spring.
~Ryokan*
*cited:
Sky Above, Great Wind
K Tanahashi
art
scent of blossoms
on a light breeze,
the heavy scent of blossoms
at morning
~Mitsuhiro*
*cited:
Haiku before Haiku
S Carter
horsetooth reservoir
lapping up the
fragrance of immeasurable bliss—
the flavor of bliss
~Tagami Kikusha-ni
the wonder of…
the wonder of
flowers opening
and birds singing:
prayers!
Gozan*
*cited:
The Classic Tradition of Haiku
Ed. F Bowers
as the long rain falls
the colors of the flowers fade
as the long rain falls,
as lost in thought,
I grow older
~Ono No Komachi*
cited:
Women Poets of Japan
K Rexroth & Ikuko Atsumi
touch of spring
springtime rain,
almost dark, and yet
today still lingers.
~Buson*
*cited:
Haiku Master Buson
Y Sawa
weekly photo challenge: enveloped
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spring
The light of the candle
is transferred to another candle–
spring twilight.
~Buson*
*cited:
Haiku Master Buson
Y Sawa
flowerless vines
summer mountain–
a world
of flowerless vines
~Issa*
75mm f/7.1 1/30 sec ISO 100
*cited:
out of the depths of the willow
Sweet and sad
like love overwhelmed
with long sighs,
out of the depths of the willow
little by little
the moon appears.
~Tosano Akiko*
5.1 mm f/9.1 1/30 sec ISO 80
6 mm f/8.5 1/20 sec ISO 80
*cited:
Women Poets of Japan
K Rexroth & I Atsumi
solitary evergreen
I can no longer tell dream from reality.
Into what world shall I awake
from this bewildering dream?
~Akazome Emon (?-1027)*
solitary evergreen
*cited:
Women Poets of Japan
K Rexroth & I Atsumi
spring…revives the greenery
spring snow
revives the greenery
then goes
~Kawai Chigetsu (1634?-1718)*
“on your left” cyclist’s mantra
*cited:
Far Beyond the Field
Makoto Ueda
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