Helen Buckingham & Laszlo Slomovits: Wednesday Haiku, #221

GIF image courtesy of NASA

Geminid night--          
another good one
dies

Helen Buckingham

Mephistoles from Gounod's Faust

opera —
even the bad guys
sing in tune

Laszlo Slomovits

Devil Priest by Matahei

a long night--
the devil in me
torments me

Issa
trans. by David G. Lanoue

best,
Don

PS  Click to learn how to contribute to Wednesday Haiku  

Alexis Rotella & Kanchan Chatterjee: Wednesday Haiku, #220

Photo by Troy Mason

The things
he doesn't say
slow-growing ivy

Alexis Rotella

Photo by Ivo Ivov

summer noon. . .
even the woodpecker's pecking
sounds heavy

Kanchan Chatterjee

Photo by Inderjit Nijjer

geese flying south--
the ducks at the gate
cheer them on

Issa
trans. by David G. Lanoue

best,
Don

PS  Click to learn how to contribute to Wednesday Haiku