above the roof-tops
looking for a mate and host
the cuckoo calls
above the roof-tops
the cuckoo flies like a hawk
small birds hide
looking for a mate and host
thief and Romeo
cuckoo – cuckoo
the cuckoo calls
lazily from dawn to dusk
through spring and summer
© G.s.k. ‘16
Carpe Diem Theme Week 3: Magnolia Blossoms, haiku by Soseki Natsume: episode 7
classical kigo hototogisu (cuckoo)
kaero to naka zu ni warae hototogisu
home…
laugh, not cry
cuckoo
© Soseki Natsume
naku nara ba mangetsu ni nake hototogisu
if you want to sing
sing under the full moon
cuckoo
© Soseki Natsume
Brava, cara!!! I love the troiku so much, such a lovely series you have penned and it read so nicely.
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Thanks Oli dear … after not writing for a week I’m finding it difficult to get back into form! Oh well, I’m sure it’ll come along.
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Beauitful troiku Georgia
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