fifth month rain–
in a rain barrel
irises
~Issa*
*cited:
haikuguy.com
haiku
to look at flowers
with feeble steps
the old man
totters by–
to look at flowers
~Issa*
*cited:
The Year of My Life
Trans: N Yuasa
just once more, say, “flowers!”
once again, child,
just once more,
say, “flowers!”
in that little voice.
~Rako*
Iris
*cited:
The Year of my Life
N. Yuasa
buds of spring
I never thought to throw
the fresh buds of spring
into this smoke–
and see it rising
pale into the sky
~Issa*
*cited:
The Year of my Life
Trans. N Yuasa
weekly photo challenge: vivid
such quantities of wind
on the floor of a spacious room
summer room–
and still not quite enough
~Issa*
kite day
get your camera out and join in the fun … Vivid
*cited:
The Year of my Life
Trans: N Yuasa
spring is going…
yesterday ended,
today again there will be an end —
spring is going.
~Buson*
*cited:
Haiku Master Buson
Y Sawa & E Shiffert
purple fading away
the going of spring!
the purple fading away
from Tsukuba mountain
~Buson*
*cited:
Haiku Master Buson
Y Sawa & E Shiffert
passing through
passing through the world
indeed this is just
a shelter from the shower.
~Iio Sogi*
*cited:
The Classic Tradition of Haiku
Ed. F Bowers
in flight
being born
the lowest of the low,
I view cherries at night
~Issa*
*cited:
The Classic Tradition of Haiku
Ed F Bowers
weekly photo challenge: on the way
On and on I travel;
Though I fall and die, let it be
In fields of clover.
~Basho*
library day
Within The Narrow Road to Oku, Basho shares his journey through prose as well as haiku… which seems to me to fit this week’s photo challenge: On the Way
*cited:
The Narrow Road to Oku
Trans: D Keene
wet with tears
I cannot speak of
Yudono, but see how wet
My sleeve is with tears.
~Basho*
*cited:
The Narrow Road to Oku
Trans: D Keene
weekly photo challenge: broken
no one home
fallen pine needles
scattered at the door
~Ryokan
This week’s photo challenge: Broken
*cited:
Sky Above, Great Wind
K Tanahashi
a meditative journey 
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