the stillness --
soaking into stones
cicada's cry
Translation from: Higginson, William J. 1985. The Haiku Handbook: How to Write, Share, and Teach Haiku. Tokyo: Kodansha Int. p. 11
“Cicada’s Cry” by Matsuo Bashō [w/ Audio]
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Tag Archives: Sound
Introduction to Spellcasting [Lyric Poem]
We cast our spells by way of words --
Each sound, sacred. Its magic blurred
By mundane ways and untrained ears --
Failure to feel one's way to tears.
So, we're lost upon silent seas
Even when one could hear with ease:
Because boundless is speech's spread,
And boundless, still, within one's head.
Some seek their way to the magic
By means that are truly tragic,
When all they really need to do
Is listen as it passes through.
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Spring Rain [Haiku]
sweet rain scent, &
sound of spatter on leaves, &
one drop on the face.
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Water Sound [Haiku]
the sound of rain
and thundering waterfalls:
a cat sleeps soundly.
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Rain Song Tempo [Common Meter]
I hear the rains accelerate From the lightest sprinkle. Soon the streets are aflood; mere sound Makes my fingers wrinkle. The rain continues to ratchet Up: faster & faster. 'Til it's maxed out at a speed that Spells certain disaster. How can it keep up this dire pace? What sponge this cloud must be To hold on high, up in the sky, The contents of a Sea. But, in time, the downshift begins Towards just drips & drops. No matter how boisterous the band, The song, it always stops.
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Deer Stalking [Haiku]
Urban Forest [Haiku]
deer eyes walker.
jumbo jets scream overhead,
but it heard stick crack.
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Covert Cave [Lyric Poem]
Do you know how deep the darkness goes? No. Chiaroscuro black conceals all but what's divulged by echoes, and figments spastic minds reveal.
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The Bell, Unrung [Free Verse]
the big, brass bell hasn't rung in years the stiffest storm winds can't budge it it stands with clamorous potential -- unrung
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Missing Kittens [Tanka]
a momma cat mews many times to its missing kittens. with each unanswered call, momma grows more insistent.
Tiger Riding for Beginners 