Wednesday, October 10, 2012

Margaret Chula & Kala Ramesh: Wednesday Haiku #85

Woodcut by Koson Ikeda




winter dusk
my grief released
from the crow's throat
Margaret Chula





Photograph by Steve Wilson






your stark eyes shrink
  the gap between us
         baby owl
      Kala Ramesh





Mount Fuji - NASA photo






a monk beats his bowl--
by now a dent
in the mountain!
Issa
translated by David G. Lanoue





best,
Don 

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10 comments:

  1. street magician's coin trick..
    his alms bowl
    still empty

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  2. Margaret's haiku just amazes me - such a beautiful poem! It "hits" me with its emotion so perfectly stated. And the woodblock print, perfectly matched.
    Thank you for this wonderful post,
    Mary Ahearn

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  3. The crow's throat. Wow. Wish I'd written that one.

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  4. Charles, the ultimate compliment. Thanks.

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  5. speaking of alms bowls , here is what is now going on in Thailand regarding monks' begging bowls and what is now being given:

    http://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/english/movie/feature201210102116.html

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  6. did too like that "The crow's throat"

    much love...

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  7. Everything said thus far about Margaret's haiku is dead on. It's breathtaking, & the print does enhance it.

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  8. Dear Don, What a marvelous post! The sensitive nature of the two seem to speak to each other...

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  9. Merrill:

    Thanks very much - glad this one struck a chord.

    Don

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