ever changing spring
inconstant weather daily
sun then wind then rain
Cherry-Blossom Time
In my old home
which I forsook, the cherries
are in bloom
Nature Note
A bush warbler comes:
all muddy are the feet he wipes
upon the blooming plums.
Issa (1762-1826) inserts humor and humanity into his haiku that I find very comforting and appealing.
I hope you enjoy these as much as I have, I found them in an ancient looking little book from the library called An Introduction to Haiku.
predation above
helpless against attack
fat worms are victims

photo from flickr – ctberney

haiku recognized
started blog to free my thoughts
grateful and humbled
in spite of downpour
birds converse about weather
wild orchestra

(brown shrike- courtesy of national geographic)
Another haiku I originally posted straight to twitter – but I just like it – so I’m posting it here
harmonized love songs
easy on the ears at night
bullfrogs pitching woo
I originally posted this solely on twitter but now I realize it is in a similar line to other frog haiku that I wrote – evidently I am thinking a lot about frogs and pitching woo 🙂
Husband and wife haiku – I love it 🙂
back from the mountains
a yellow handrail guides me
down the subway stairs
~Clark Strand
the weathervane points
at the buds of cherry trees
pink and opening
~Perdita Finn
nervous boys search stores
pick flowers to match dresses
unsure of color

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