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Issa for April 26

It’s sunny and dry here in New England, and I’m taking the day off to work in the garden and catch up on chores.  Many thanks to Japanese haiku master Kobayashi Issa (1763-1827) for taking up the haiku-a-day slack for me!

Don’t worry, spiders,
I keep house
casually.

~ haiku by Kobayashi Issa, translation by Robert Haas

Robert Haas’ translations of the Japanese haiku poets Basho, Buson, and Issa have fueled me all month. For more inspiration from the masters, do check out his book, THE ESSENTIAL HAIKU. Wishing y’all a Sunday filled with haiku moments …

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Haiku for April 23

Back to haiku today …

one last offering:
emptying the bird feeders
as I take them down

© 2015 Loree Griffin Burns

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Clerihew for April 22

I know what you’re thinking. A clerihew? What in the world is that? And where is your daily haiku?

A clerihew is a fun little poem that I only recently learned about myself. (Here’s a link to a post on writer Michelle Heidenrich Barnes’ Today’s Little Ditty blog. It’s where I learned everything I know about clerihews.) This morning, when I sat down at the kitchen table with my tea and my haiku notebook, a clerihew came out. This was a total surprise! But I had so much fun playing around with this little poem that I never got to my haiku.

So, today I’m sharing a clerihew. Maybe you’ll be inspired to try the form, too? It’s National Poetry Month, after all. Have some fun!

Super smart Francis Crick
never missed a mathematical trick.
Tall and thin, a true British highbrow,
in possession of the most epic eyebrows.

© 2015 Loree Griffin Burns

Click here to see the epic eyebrows yourself!

I think tomorrow I’ll be back to writing haiku. Maybe. For now, here’s a link to all the haiku in my April National Poetry Month celebration.