Wednesday, September 9, 2015

Alexis Rotella & Kanchan Chatterjee: Wednesday Haiku, #220

Photo by Troy Mason


The things
he doesn't say
slow-growing ivy

Alexis Rotella


Photo by Ivo Ivov


summer noon. . .
even the woodpecker's pecking
sounds heavy

Kanchan Chatterjee


Photo by Inderjit Nijjer



geese flying south--
the ducks at the gate
cheer them on

Issa
trans. by David G. Lanoue



best,
Don

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5 comments:

  1. So nice to see you back, Don! I was starting to worry. I really like Alexis's haiku - so much emotion conveyed through simple, concise observation. - Mark

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  2. Enjoyed these. Good hearing Alexis read on Friday.

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  3. Bart, very enjoyable, before, during and after. Laurie was fascinated by our whacked conversation about the past! Don

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  4. Mark, thanks so much, all's well, just way busy. Glad you liked Alexis haiku. Her work ripples as wind on water. Don

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  5. Lovely haiku by Alexis and Kanchan with vivid shasei.

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