when the wind blows
the under leaves of the oak
make whispering sounds
and where are they off to,
chatting as they go?
~Takayori*
*cited:
Haiku before Haiku
Steven Carter
leaves
which of you…the first to fall?
oh leaves, ask the wind which of you
will be the first to fall.
~ Soseki*
cited:
The Moon in the Pines
Jonathan Clements
weekly photo challenge: twist
For cicada
the branches of a single tree
are a forest grove.
~Socho*
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*cited:
Haiku before Haiku
Steven Carter
photo friday: autumn 2013
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
weekly photo challenge: good morning!
morning coffee
wind chimes, whispering
second awakening
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wordless wednesday XVIII
why now?
“But why now?”
You will ask, awake
in autumn night. ~ Nishiyama Soin*
*cited in:
Haiku Before Haiku
Steven D Carter
fallen leaves
fallen to the ground
like those words of old –
glowing leaves
~ Inko
*cited in:
Haiku Before Haiku
Steven D Carter
evening light remains
the sun goes down –
but evening light remains
in the leaves ~ Nijo Yoshimoto*
*trans: Steven D Carter
Haiku before Haiku
leaves
the autumn wind
more white
than the rocks in the rocky mountains ~Basho*
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a meditative journey 
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