fresh white blossoms
& weathered hues of decay:
both old & young (like me.)
Old & Young [Haiku]
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Category Archives: haiku
Snake Fisher [Haiku]
snake wrestles fish
onto rocky home turf, &
blends with sun-warmed stones.
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Winter Sky Fire [Haiku]
the sky is afire,
and, yet, i can see my breath
on chill winter air.
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Clockweed [Haiku]
full bloom clockweed
is on the clock as autumn
ages to winter.
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Frogs Heard, Not Seen [Haiku]
grass-rattle, plop!
grass-rattle, plop! -- repeats...
at last, I see a frog.
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Multitasking Youth [Kyōka]
a brave youth
plummets into the stepwell,
all the while
looking like she's on a stroll,
blowing her nose and waving.
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True Balance [Senryū]
standing on one leg,
steadfast while squirrels mistake
one for a tree.
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Four Seasonal Haiku of Yosa Buson [w/ Audio]
SPRING*
The spring sea;
gently, quietly,
all day long.
SUMMER
what a joy!
wading through summer rivers,
sandals in hand.
AUTUMN
vacant teahouse,
atop the mountain:
a harvest moon.
WINTER
neighbors detest me
for my whistling kettle:
a cold winter night.
* Translation by: Wilson, William Scott. 2023. A Beginner’s Guide to Japanese Haiku. Tuttle Publishing: North Clarendon, VT.
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River Differences (Or, Follow Your Lazy) [Senryū]
nature makes no
straight rivers; men make none
that meander.
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Camouflage, Not! [Haiku]
a squirrel chitters;
its black body against
the ash gray tree.
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