INSTRUCTIONS:
Make certain that you
carefully count syllables
and mention summer
EXAMPLE
perhaps not a bang
certainly not a whimper–
summer’s arrival.
Haiku
ABSURD, YOU SAY?
Here in Haikutown
verisimilitude can
be found in line two.
But over in Tankaville
it can have three addresses.
THREE THOUGHTS (HAIKU)
The pelican dives
beneath an ominous sky –
this is no Koi pond.
Snowy egret stares,
his reflection returns it
calm pond undisturbed.
Haiku is perfect
if you adhere to the form
in all four seasons.
MINDFUL (THREE HAIKU)
the bell rings three times
outside the birds fall silent
all sitting zazen
clocks come to a stop
time no longer has meaning
in meditation
apple blossoms fall
covering the ground in pink
promising summer
THREE HAIKU
an entire flower
and a single rose petal
duplicate beauty
a whole universe
exists in a drop of dew
life evaporates
two crested ducks pay
no attention to people
offering nothing
NI HAIKU 二俳句
a great blue heron
watches the morning sun rise
ginkgos awaken
newly hatched goslings
watching the trees take flower
imagine summer
大な青い鷺
朝の太陽を見る
イチョウ覚醒
孵化した新芽
木の花を見て
夏の夢
(daina aoi sagi
Asa no taiyō o miru
Ichō kakusei
Fuka shita shinme
Ki no hana o mite
Natsu no yume)
TWO SEASONS (HAIKU)
Blue heron takes flight
giant wings stir wispy clouds
April emerges.
December garden
faceless Buddha loudly laughs
wriggling toes in snow.
