Photo by N A Sirkhan
New Year
a dewdrop holding
the morning sun
Chen-ou Liu
This wonderful New Year's greeting arrived in my inbox yesterday from the poet Chen-ou Liu, who lives in Canada. I asked his gracious permission to share it blog readers here and he was kind of enough to grant it.
if someone asks
answer: it's a dewdrop
OK?
Issa
translated by David G. Lanoue
Photo by Rick Lamesa
best,
Don
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Very nice. One to remember.
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ReplyDeletea dewdrop holding
the morning sun
Chen-ou Liu
What else is there to say? Went straight to the core.
Thanks, Charles.
ReplyDeleteDonna, isn't this exactly it? Don
ReplyDeleteDon, I wanted to share this on FB but was advised that it had been blocked as abusive.
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if someone asks
it's a dewdrop
I'm so glad for your blog....in gratitude Merrill
And Merrill I am so very, very glad that you would post it here! (and that you are here). Don
ReplyDeleteNice pairing of Chen-ou with Issa. Loved both haiku! :-)
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Straight to the core as Donna says. Beautiful.
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of new year fireworks-
father snoring
Alan,
ReplyDeleteGlad you liked the one-two combo.
best,
Don
Aditya:
ReplyDeleteI think that may have been me snoring that you heard half a world away.
Glad you liked the poem. Cheers!
Don
Don, Charles, Donna, Merrill, Alan, Aditya:
ReplyDeleteGlad you all like my New Year haiku. Thanks for your encouraging comments.
I wish you and yours all the best in 2012.
Merrill:
I like your dewdrop haiku, L3 is unexpected yet powerful
Aditya:
Your haiku gives me a chuckle. Thanks for sharing.
Chen-ou
Dear Chen-ou, I hope your double new years will be good to you and each passing day will leave a gift. Many thanks for your kind words...the haiku came from a juxtaposition of events on the day I wrote it... but the coming together of the event an Issa's dew drop haiku brought me peace and I thought it a good place to share it under your marvelous haiku. I enjoy your haiku often. Many thanks, Merrill
ReplyDeleteDear Chen-ou, May the new year be good to you. Thank you for your kind words as your haiku brought insight into the true nature of things.... Many thanks, Merrill
ReplyDeleteTip o' the hat, Chen-ou, thanks again for helping start the new year off right here.
ReplyDeleteAnd, Merrill, so very well said.
Don
A lovely haiku to augur in the New Year chen-ou : and beautiful combo with images and haiku Don . . .
ReplyDeleteThanks, Köy, much appreciated. Don
ReplyDeleteA beautiful image, Chen-ou. Well done!
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Gisele:
ReplyDeleteThanks - very glad you liked ...
Don
Late in catching up on the follow up comments. Thank you Chen-ou.
ReplyDeleteLike Merrill I'm only more pleased to share it under your marvelous haiku.