Wednesday, February 1, 2012

Diane Borsenik and John Stokes: Wednesday Haiku, #54

Detail of Fulling Cloth by Moonlight by Kōin Nagayama





in the kitchen
a spill of white
- full moon
Diane Borsenik





Mum Show, 1919, Photographer unknown






Orange mums
stiff even to a
warm autumn breeze
John Stokes






Kiku zu






perfectly straight
if we let it be...
chrysanthemum
Issa
translated by David G. Lanoue




best,
Don



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12 comments:

  1. Terri L. FrenchFebruary 1, 2012 at 12:34 PM

    nicely done Diane and John!

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  2. Charles GramlichFebruary 1, 2012 at 2:20 PM

    The top pic reminds me of the cover of Robin Trower's Bridge of Sighs album

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  3. TCFebruary 1, 2012 at 2:21 PM

    Don,

    These lovely simplicities and symmetries sing to me silently... ssshh... mum's the word.

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  4. Chen-ou Liu, 劉鎮歐February 1, 2012 at 4:11 PM

    Borsenik's haiku is understated yet emotionally-effective.

    Nicely done.

    Chen-ou Liu

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  5. VidaFebruary 1, 2012 at 9:05 PM

    What a wonderful idea, Don, to present together the moon and chrysanthemums!

    Beautiful haiku!

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  6. pottygokFebruary 1, 2012 at 11:14 PM

    http://clevelandpoetics.blogspot.com/2012/02/cleveland-poets-haiku-in-lilliput.html

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  7. Issa's Untidy HutFebruary 2, 2012 at 6:55 AM

    Thanks, Terri.

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  8. Issa's Untidy HutFebruary 2, 2012 at 6:56 AM

    Charles, here's the cover you are talking about ...

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  9. Issa's Untidy HutFebruary 2, 2012 at 6:57 AM

    Tom:

    Ah, very nice ... thanks.

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  10. Issa's Untidy HutFebruary 2, 2012 at 6:57 AM

    Glad you liked it, Chen-ou,

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  11. Issa's Untidy HutFebruary 2, 2012 at 6:58 AM

    Vida:

    You got what I was going for ... exactly.

    Don

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  12. Issa's Untidy HutFebruary 2, 2012 at 6:59 AM

    pottygok ... many thanks for passing the word and the instant review!

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