I wish to just dedicate a haiku to Issa before moving on:
rain falls on rooftops
cleaning away summer's dust
the wasps buzz playfully
cleaning away summer's dust
the wasps buzz playfully
I saw this happen yesterday and thought of Issa when under a brilliant sunny sky, rain started falling ... the wasps on my neighbor's roof seemed to be having a shower :-)
Now for today's post.
This fourth post dedicated to Shiki fell on the day of national mourning in the Netherlands for the victims of the Malaysian Airlines attack which occurred a week ago killing over 250 passengers, the majority, Dutch. Our minds go to the victims and to their family and friends who must now cope with such a terrible loss.
Heres Shiki's poem:
minazuki no
kokū ni suzushi hototogisu
of the empty sixth-month sky...
the cuckoo's cry
© Masaoka Shiki
And here is Chévrefeuille's haiku:
the summer heat
trembles at the horizon -
a cooling breeze
the summer heat
trembles at the horizon -
a cooling breeze
© Chèvrefeuille
trembles at the horizon -
a cooling breeze
the summer heat
trembles at the horizon -
a cooling breeze
© Chèvrefeuille
under a crystal sky
raindrops fall copiously
the cuckoo cries
raindrops fall copiously
the cuckoo cries
© G.s.k. '14
This is a lovely tribute with such a classical feel.
ReplyDeletealmost an Shiki? That'd be cool! ;-) Thanks Jen for the feedback.
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