
leaping over
a sudden stream
mother deer looks back
~Issa (cited: http://www.haikuguy.com)

The seventh month–
Even the sixth does not seem,
Like a usual night.
~Basho (D Keene, The Narrow Road to Oku)

horsetooth reservoir Nikon D750 f/5 1/2,000 78m 100 ISO
in hazy night
stepping into water…
losing my way
~Issa (www.haikuguy.com)

Nikon F750 f/4.5 1/2,000 85m 100 ISO
Water in its many manifestations: clouds, fog, snow, dew-drops, rain, ice, rivers, oceans, waves, mist, falls, glaciers, sprinklers..fill we with wonder.
Submitted in response to lens-artist photo challenge: wonder…a moment, a feeling, a place, a person–which filled you with wonder.
summer heat, rising–
in the vacant alleyway
dog days of summer

The word I chose, canicular (pertaining to dog days) submitted in response to Lost in Translation’s Thursday Special: Pick a Word
mother and children
are separated…
hunted birds
~Issa (www.haikuguy.com)

Nikon D750 f/5.6 1/10s 35m 100 ISO
growing side by side
spring rain
reflection & i

moss blossoms bloom
in a little crack…
stone Jizo
~Issa (www.haikuguy.com)

Nikon D750 f/1.8 1/800 35mm 100 ISO
their traveling hats
looking small…
mist
~Issa (www.haiku.guy)

emigrate IIII Nikon D750 f/3.3 1/1,000 40mm
Hop on over to Cee’s Photography to join this week’s black and white photo challenge.

What is in front of my eyes
changes into a scene of the past —
a winter shower!
~Buson (Y Sawa & E Shiffert, Haiku Master Buson)

Nikon D750 f/8 1/1,000 70 mm
Both field and mountain
All taken by the snow
Till nothing yet remains.
~Iōsō (J Clements, The Moon in the Pines)

Sony NEX-SN f/8 1/800 80mm
The wild geese yet
Are content to stay —
And must you return
~Otomo Oemaru (F Bowers, The Classic Traditions of Haiku)

Nikon D750 f/5.6 1/320s 300mm
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