Issa's Untidy Hut: Olivier Schopfer & Anitha Varma: Wednesday Haiku, #138

Wednesday, October 23, 2013

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

evening bell--
even the clouds convene
at the temple

Issa
translated by David G. Lanoue

best,

Don

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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; October 24, 2013 at 8:25 AM
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; October 24, 2013 at 12:20 PM
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; October 25, 2013 at 2:41 PM
Issa's Untidy Hut said...: Mary, so nice to know you are dipping into the archives! Cheers, Don; October 26, 2013 at 8:01 AM