Wednesday, November 27, 2013

Chen-ou Liu & Mary Ahearn: Wednesday Haiku, #143

Photo by Nicholas T
 

first hometown visit:
I embrace the oak tree
gone years ago
Chen-ou Liu


Photo by Simon Kozhin


 
                    butterfly
               folds its wings
     the prayer the children learn
Mary Ahearn



Woodcut by Shibata Zeshin




the home village
I abandoned...
cherry trees in bloom
Issa
translated by David G. Lanoue


best,
Don

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3 comments:

  1. P K PadhyDecember 4, 2013 at 10:10 AM

    Excellent haiku by Chen and Mary Ahearn with subtle touch of emotion and metaphorical expression.The haiku, butterfly... by Mary embodies the divine feeling radiated by all the creatures of nature.Many congratulations.

    Pravat Kumar Padhy,India

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  2. Mary Frederick AhearnDecember 5, 2013 at 3:01 PM

    Thanks to P K Padhy for the kind comment - best to you too.
    Mary

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  3. Issa's Untidy HutDecember 6, 2013 at 9:04 AM

    Pravat, thanks, very happy you thoroughly enjoyed these. Don

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