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a world of dew,
and within every dewdrop
a world of struggle
Issa 1762 - 1826
Over-ripe sushi,
The Master
Is full of regret.
Masaoka Shiki
1867-1902
Night;
and once again,
the while I wait for you, cold wind
turns into rain.
the while I wait for you, cold wind
turns into rain.
Buson
1716-1784
These from Matsu Basho
1644 –1694
the sea darkens —
the voices of the wild ducks
are faintly white
Wet with morning dew
and splotched with mud, the melon
looks especially cool
The old pond:
a frog jumps in,-
the sound of water.
Here is some advice from Russ Galeson:
Why not try your hand at haiku? Here are some guidelines:
- Haiku poems consist of 5, 7, 5 syllables in three lines.
- The cutting divides the haiku in two parts with a certain imaginative distance between the two sections. Line one and two should be different images. Line three brings the two images together.
- A haiku often contains a kigo , a season word which indicates in which season the haiku is set. For example cherry blossoms indicate spring, snow winter etc. The season word isn’t always that obvious.
- Try to write a haiku only about what actually happens to you.
- Write when you have been deeply moved.
- Keep it honest, simple, clear and modest.
- Try not to explain, it should need no explanation.
- Try not to express feelings in words, let the concrete action speak for itself.
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