the sun goes down –
but evening light remains
in the leaves ~ Nijo Yoshimoto*
*trans: Steven D Carter
Haiku before Haiku
poetry
memory fragments
although the wind
blows terribly here
the moonlight also leaks
between the roof planks
of this ruined house
~Izumi Shikibu
The Ink Dark Moon
abandoned sugar mill
abandoned sugar mill
the door latch
rusting scarlet
winter rain ~Issa
Translation:
droplets
i like to wash,
the dust of this world
in the droplet of dew ~Basho
droplets forming
on the morning-glories
sitting still ~ Issa
apples
apple’s heart
embracing two seeds —
morning light
leaves
the autumn wind
more white
than the rocks in the rocky mountains ~Basho*
*www.thegreenleaf.co.uk
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