Antique cigar box
three years . . .
just the scent of his
cigar box is enough
Tessa Essex
Photo by Marian Bijlenga
These words
Disappear too
Geese crossing
The autumn sky
Gerry Grubbs
Geese Descending on the Koto Bridges by Suzuki Harunobu
old man's leisure--
this year's tobacco too
becomes smoke
Issa
translated by David G. Lanoue
best,
Don
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8 comments:
all of an one here today...
since everything comes and goes
why waste a single moment fearing
death ?
this run today that you put out is
among your best
Pure Land / Zen
as this old recluse "gets it"
Wonderful haiku - thank you to all!
Mary Ahearn
Beautiful evocations of loss, in which even an ellipsis has poignant significance.
Bowing east, Ed ... thanks so much.
Cheers, Mary ...
Angele ... loss ... it seems to be the theme ... haiku perfectly captures.
all three are great -- nice set!
Always wonderful poems here but Tessa's is something special.
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