dew-laden,
it falls without wind–
a single leaf.
~Gyojo*
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*cited:
Haiku before Haiku
Steven Carter
Initially posted in October, 2014
Nikon D750 f/1.8 1/1000 s 35 mm 100 ISO
In the first legend of the Grail, it is said the Grail . . . belongs to the first comer who asks the guardian of the vessel, a king three quarters paralyzed by the most painful wound, ‘What are you going through?’ It is in our concern for others that we find the Grail.
cited: Robert Aitken, A Zen Wave
The fall of leaves
has left some autumn
on the upper branches
the pile of
fallen leaves
separates my hermitage
further and further
from the world of woe.
~Otagaki Rengetsu*
*cited:
dew-laden,
it falls without wind–
a single leaf.
~Gyojo*
to view additional images submitted for Pete Rosos’ challenge or “to dig a new creative well and have fun while doing it” visit The Daily Post.
*cited:
Haiku before Haiku
Steven Carter
Going through the gate,
I also am a wanderer
this twilight in autumn.
~Buson*
*cited in:
Haiku Master Buson
Trans; Yuki Sawa & Edith Marcombe Shiffert
In an old pond
a frog ages
while leaves fall ~ Buson*
squatting
the frog observes
the clouds ~ Chiyo*
*The Classic Tradition of Haiku
Ed. Faubion Bowers
a meditative journey 
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