Dear friends,
Here is my submissions for the Carpe Diem Summer Retreat of today. This haiku is inspired on a haiku by Basho, one of the four greatest haiku poets ever, which I love to share first here:
hatake
utsu oto ya arashi no sakura asa
plowing a field
the sound of a violent storm
morning blossoms
plowing a field
the sound of a violent storm
morning blossoms
© Basho (1644-1694)
With this haiku came a preface as was very common in those times:
Preface: 'On March 11, at the shrine of Shirahige in Araki village'. Usually in tanka the words 'arashi' (a violent storm) and 'sakura' (cherry blossoms) are combined in the fear that the blossoms will be blown down in a storm. So the 'wit' here is to combine these words with another (much more common) meaning.
With this haiku came a preface as was very common in those times:
Preface: 'On March 11, at the shrine of Shirahige in Araki village'. Usually in tanka the words 'arashi' (a violent storm) and 'sakura' (cherry blossoms) are combined in the fear that the blossoms will be blown down in a storm. So the 'wit' here is to combine these words with another (much more common) meaning.
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| Plum Blossom |
And this is my haiku:
so
fragile
the white plum blossoms
in the evening sun
the white plum blossoms
in the evening sun
© Chèvrefeuille
See you tomorrow.
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