DAILY PHOTO: Rainy-Day Views from the Star Ferry, Hong Kong
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Tag Archives: Rain
Stall: A Haiku Quartet
clouds glide in
like a naval armada,
only to loiter.
the sky is gray,
but no rain comes --
just the threat.
the threat wears thin --
unheeded until
thunder cracks!
a man shakes his fist
at the dense clouds:
a torrent falls.
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First Drops [Haiku]
Foul Wind [Lyric]
Trees are wagging,
Whipping, and waving
That were still but
A moment ago.
Dark clouds snuck in
With pattering rain,
But, oh, how those
Foul winds do blow!
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Rain Strike [Haiku]
rain strike seen
in ripples on the pond
before felt on skin.
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Foresight [Senryū]
from the hilltop,
Spring downpour creeps nearer;
me, sans raingear.
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“Wang Chuan Village After Rain” [积雨辋川庄作] by Wang Wei [王维]
Smoke slowly rises from sodden woods;
Millet 's steamed to feed the fieldhands;
Egrets fly over foggy paddies;
Hidden birds sing from lush tree stand.
Mountain hikers study hibiscus,
Under dewy pines chew sunflower seeds,
Give mat space to any old traveler.
Gull and I: wary of each other's deeds.
Original Poem in Simplified Chinese:
积雨空林烟火迟， 蒸藜炊黍饷东菑。
漠漠水田飞白鹭， 阴阴夏木啭黄鹂。
山中习静观朝槿， 松下清斋折露葵。
野老与人争席罢， 海鸥何事更相疑？
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Cold Rain [Haiku]
“Spring Rain” by Natsume Sōseki
Livestock Rush Hour [Haiku]
horde of livestock
sprawls puddle-strewn lane
between downpours.
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