Wednesday, September 12, 2012

Gary LeBel & Kala Ramesh: Wednesday Haiku, #81

Star Atlases depict Rigel as the left foot of Orion the Hunter 
Via the National Radio Astronomy Observatory




old staircase:
each step closer
to Rigel
Gary LeBel





Rain Clouds in Cameroon by Trees for the Future





the rain clouds
beyond darkening trees
a cuckoo sings
Kala Ramesh





Cuculus optatus via Wikipedia




cuckoo--
he even scolds
the tree planter
Issa
translated by David G. Lanoue











best,
Don 

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4 comments:

  1. Saw clouds like that today. Always inspiring.

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  2. Don,

    I love the way you've developed the cuckoo & the clouds in layers, ending with Issa.

    Thank you for including my poem here.
    _kala

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  3. All thanks to you, Kala ... and Gary.

    Don

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