Tag: haiku
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A November with Basho, Day 12
In Yamagata Province, the ancient temple founded by Jikaku Daishi in 860, Ryushaku Temple is stone quiet, perfectly tidy… Monks at the foot of the mountain offered rooms, then we climbed the ridge to the temple, scrambling through ancient gnarled pine and oak, gray smooth stones and moss. The temple doors, built on rock, were…
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“so many years…” a #tanka
11/12/19: in concert so many years since seeing the Kinks in concert fresh snow falling on my memories #tanka #micropoetry #poetry
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My Daily #Haiku (11/12/19)
11/12/19: clouds Autumn chill a buildup of clouds bearing snow #haiku #micropoetry #poetry
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A November with Basho, Day 11
Here (Hiraizumi) three generations of the Fujiwara clan passed as though in a dream. The great outer gates lay in runis. Where Hidehira’s manor stood, rice fields grew. Only Mount Kinkei remained. I climbed the hill where Yoshitsune died; I saw the Kitakami, a broad stream flowing down through the Nambu plain, the Koromo River…
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“browning leaves…” a #tanka (11/11/19)
11/11/19: mirror image dream browning leaves so the mirror image dream of departed spring bow your heads in gratitude to our Veterans today #tanka #micropoetry #poetry #VeteransDay2019
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My Daily #Haiku (11/11/19)
11/11/19: remembrance Veterans Day a parade up Lafayette in remembrance #haiku #senryu #micropoetry #poetry
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#SilentSunday (11/10/19)
And now, a rest from #haiku. Tomorrow is my birthday. Expect me when you see me!
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A November with Basho, Day 10
Ojima Beach is not–as its name implies–an island, but a strand projected into the bay. Here one finds the runis of Ungo Zenji’s hermitage and the rock where he sat zazen…Smoke of burning leaves and pine cones drew me on, touching something deep inside. Then the moon rose, shining on the sea, day turned suddenly…
