writing poems;
teenagers sleeping soundly
in other rooms
© 2015 Loree Griffin Burns
An Interlude for April 17 & 18
Life got in the way of my daily haiku practice yesterday. And things look bleak for today, too. But I’m going to share a favorite haiku by the Japanese master, Matsuo Basho (1644-1694), just to keep us all in the mood. This one was translated by Robert Hass, whose book THE ESSENTIAL HAIKU is, well, essential.
year after year
on the monkey’s face
a monkey face
Be sure to click the links for more information on Robert Hass’ book and Basho’s life.
Haiku for April 16
a single peeper
calls from the back of the yard
with gusto
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Haiku for April 15
working the soil
loosens his tongue–motherhood
and garden chores
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Haiku for April 14
the pussy willow
doesn’t care what the rain does
to her hair
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Haiku for April 13
outside after dark
even the songbirds struggle
to let the day go
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Haiku for April 12
the musician plays
under stained glass; all the world
aglow and in tune
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Haiku for April 11
winter evening—
the piano student tries
to get the notes right
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Full disclosure: this is a haiku I wrote years ago, when my kids piano playing was the soundtrack of my after school hours. Today was Massachusetts’ first real day of spring, and I was to busy playing to write a haiku!
Haiku for April 10
the sound of raindrops
on thirty-year-guaranteed
waterproof shingles
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Haiku for April 9
remembering Jane–
a garden of crocus tips
point toward the sun
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