Wednesday, October 3, 2012

Miriam Chaikin & Máire Morrissey-Cummins: Wednesday Haiku

Photograph by Jimmy Palma Gil



already
in july
this hard dry leaf
Miriam Chaikin



Woodblock by Toyohara Chikanobu




evening swim
wading through the waves
and the moon
Máire Morrissey-Cummins


Art by Ishiguro Masakatsu




from the thin curve
of the sickle moon...
one leaf falls
Issa
translated by David G. Lanoue





best,
Don 

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12 comments:

Woodland Rose said...

Lovely triplet. Andrea

Rachael Stanley said...

Congrats Máire. Wonderful Haiku, and Miriam too. Rachael

Anonymous said...

Beautiful haiku and art so perfectly in tune- appreciation to the poets and to you.
Mary

amy barry said...

Wonderful Maire!!!


XXXAmy

Issa's Untidy Hut said...

Andrea ... thanks.

Issa's Untidy Hut said...

Rachael ... glad you liked.

Issa's Untidy Hut said...

Mary ... thanks for the kind words.

Issa's Untidy Hut said...

Amy ... thanks so much.

Charles Gramlich said...

That top image is very cool. It actually makes me think of a fortune cookie for some reason.

snowbird said...

yellow leaves
caught in the spiral
the wind's song

Issa's Untidy Hut said...

Charles, it's not just the shape, I think it's the color.

Issa's Untidy Hut said...

Merrill:

Beautiful!

Don