Wednesday, October 23, 2013

Olivier Schopfer & Anitha Varma: Wednesday Haiku, #138

Photo by Liam Quinn

 


morning clouds
the geometric flight
of cormorants

Olivier Schopfer 



Photo by Meena Kadri



shelling peas…
temple bells
through the twilight

Anitha Varma



Photo by Broken Sphere




evening bell--
even the clouds convene
at the temple
Issa
translated by David G. Lanoue




best,
Don

 
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4 comments:

Mary Frederick Ahearn said...

I enjoyed these very much - once again a bow to the poets. There is something about church or temple bells that makes you stop and pay attention to the moment, especially from afar.
Mary

Issa's Untidy Hut said...

Mary:

Thanks so much ... I'm thinking that, when it comes to temple bells, the butterfly would agree:

best, Don



best,
Don

Mary Frederick Ahearn said...

Thanks Don for these links - I just kept reading back, back, and further back. I liked Billy Collin's poem quite a bit - yes, meditative.
Mary - again

Issa's Untidy Hut said...

Mary, so nice to know you are dipping into the archives! Cheers, Don