no wo yoko ni uma hikimuke yo hototogisu
riding over the summer moor, –
“ah! lead the horse that way!”
where the hototogisu is singing
© Basho (Tr. R.H. Blyth)
The goal of the Carpe Diem Haiku Kai – Sparkling Stars feature is to try to compose another haiku in the same spirit as the one given following the classical rules:
driving past spring fields
“stop by the road and listen!”
larks sing in the mist
© G.s.k. ‘15
Beautiful — !!! And wow, I do love that photo 🙂
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I shouldn’t have used it … as I’d just used it in Silent Sunday … but couldn’t resist!
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Hey, it’s good enough to look at twice!
As was Hamish’s photo. [Ahem.] 😉
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Yeah … wasn’t that cool!
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😉
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