Haiku presents a story or illustration of scenes, philosophy, etc. in a few words. In the poem "Evocative" for example, aren't people temples? Imagine a person creaking and stiff as they tumble into bed after a long, hard day "the evening grows late."
Gates and people who've worked hard sometimes creak at their hinges!
Evocative
Closing the temple's massive double gate,
Its hinges creak: the evening grows late.
..Shiki
The Wreck
Here, in a puddle, recent rain has sunk
This upturned leaf: a beetle's yellow junk*.
..Ho-O
*a junk is an oriental boat.
Sacrilege
Before this perfect white inviolate
Chrysanthemum
--the scissors
hesitate!
..Buson
At Daybreak
Against a chilly sky,
washed in grey with dawn,
A single pine tree
on the peak is drawn.
..Gyodai
Note the beauty of the thought in "Sacrilege"... hesitation in cutting a glorious white Chrysanthemum flower.
Just a few words can create feeling and sensation in a person.
I hope you enjoy Japanese Haiku as much as I enjoy presenting it.
Evocative
Closing the temple's massive double gate,
Its hinges creak: the evening grows late.
..Shiki
The Wreck
Here, in a puddle, recent rain has sunk
This upturned leaf: a beetle's yellow junk*.
..Ho-O
*a junk is an oriental boat.
Sacrilege
Before this perfect white inviolate
Chrysanthemum
--the scissors
hesitate!
..Buson
At Daybreak
Against a chilly sky,
washed in grey with dawn,
A single pine tree
on the peak is drawn.
..Gyodai
Note the beauty of the thought in "Sacrilege"... hesitation in cutting a glorious white Chrysanthemum flower.
Just a few words can create feeling and sensation in a person.
I hope you enjoy Japanese Haiku as much as I enjoy presenting it.
Hi Annie~ I have heard of, Haiku, but I really didn't understand what it meant. What a beautiful way to describe everyday things that we see and experience! I especially like, "sacrilege" I sometimes feel that way when I cut a beautiful flower to put in an arrangement...but it gives me such joy to see it in a vase. I used to have a cologne that was called, Haiku...now I understand it's name! Beautiful post!!
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