Helen Buckingham & Laszlo Slomovits: Wednesday Haiku, #221

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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

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Laszlo Slomovits and K. Ramesh: Wednesday Haiku, #153

 Photo by Alvimann

what to do about
the ants found in firewood
in deep cold winter?

Laszlo Slomovits

 

Photo by Emmi P

on the pebble...
stories of
the universe

K. Ramesh

 Photo by Irish Eyes

firewood laid out
on the eaves...
snow is melting!

Issa
translated by David G. Lanoue

best,

Don

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Susan Constable & Laszlo Slomovits: Wednesday Haiku, #133

Photo by Angeloangelo

knee-high grass
I make my own path
into autumn

Susan Constable

 

Moth Wing Magnified by Johan J.Ingles-Le Nobel

paparazzi moths
clamor at the window —
the celebrity is light

Laszlo Slomovits

Photo by Jason A. Samfield

to enlightened eyes
Buddha's bones?
dewdrops in the grass

Issa
translated by David G. Lanoue

best,

Don

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Rehn Kovacic & Slomovits/Burd: Wednesday Haiku, #92

Woodblock by Utagawa Kunimasa

The moon
      not quite full—
    a lover’s anticipation.

Rehn Kovacic

 

Photo by Arthur Rothstein

autumn —
a leaf rides down
a children's slide

Laszlo Slomovits
Jennifer Burd

 Photo by Theodor Horydczak

blossoms scatter--
my years too
on a downhill slide

Issa 
translated by David G. Lanoue

best,
Don 

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