Wednesday, July 17, 2013

Shir Haberman & Judy Robinson: Wednesday Haiku, #124

 Snow at Tsukishima by Hasui



snowflake world
never the same
twice
Shir Haberman




 Photo by H. Koppdelaney





even lovers
own nothing
but the moment
Judy Robinson





Photo by Cuatrok77

 




the kitten holds it down
just a moment...
fallen leaf
Issa
translated by David G. Lanoue




best,
Don   

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4 comments:

  1. RehnJuly 17, 2013 at 2:42 PM

    Both poems are wonderful by Judy's poem really struck me--although I hate to use a violent image. I love the idea of owning nothing but the moment. This seems antithetical to our usual idea of lovers--they always have each other. Thank you for the poem.

    Rehn

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  2. Jonathan KranzJuly 17, 2013 at 5:52 PM

    Brown truck and driver
    stops, leaves Past All Traps for me.
    Gratitude traps me.

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  3. Issa's Untidy HutJuly 18, 2013 at 5:27 PM

    Rehn:

    Cheers ... so glad you enjoyed the poems. Judy's is powerful in its very brevity.

    best,
    Don

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  4. Issa's Untidy HutJuly 18, 2013 at 5:28 PM

    Jonathan ...

    Hopefully you'll find the escape hatch within ...

    Don

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