Wednesday, July 13, 2011

Wednesday Haiku, #26: Barbara A. Taylor

Photo by Jean-Pol Granmont



Wednesday Haiku, Week #26


 
a ray of sun
spears through
the dolmen
                                               Barbara A. Taylor

(first published in Solstice thread at Sketchbook, 2010)







the cool breeze
a gift from Buddha...
pine by the grave

Issa
translated by David G. Lanoue






best,
Don




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8 comments:

  1. AnonymousJuly 13, 2011 at 8:18 AM

    Two beautiful poems, beautifully paired.
    - Mark

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  2. Monsieur K.July 13, 2011 at 8:47 AM

    where is the photo of the Dolmen taken?

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  3. Issa's Untidy HutJuly 13, 2011 at 9:08 AM

    Glad you liked, Mark. Many thanks.

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  4. Issa's Untidy HutJuly 13, 2011 at 9:10 AM

    Monsieur K, the photo was taken somewhere north of Wéris, according to the Wikipedia Commons legend.

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  5. AnonymousJuly 13, 2011 at 9:36 AM

    dolmens considered burial tombs
    however
    this definition of what they are/were used for

    there are so many of them that I think that they were
    more probably weigh-stations along travelers' roads

    or markers marking the way.. or territorial boundary markers


    in fact

    Stone Girl traveled from place to place and bedded-down in many of these ... rest stops

    check out Biaggi's Habitations of the Great Goddess

    replicating caves to go into a fire at the mouth keeps those

    man-eating-animals (that prowl the night) away..


    etcs



    K.

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  6. Charles GramlichJuly 13, 2011 at 12:11 PM

    Lovely. I started to add my own but realized these two were perfect as is.

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  7. Issa's Untidy HutJuly 13, 2011 at 1:55 PM

    Kokkie-san ...

    Many thanks for the insight into possible other dolmen thoughts. Very much appreciated.

    Don

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  8. Issa's Untidy HutJuly 13, 2011 at 1:56 PM

    Charles, thanks very much. Do feel free to add your own ...

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