Wednesday, April 13, 2016

Helen Buckingham & Susan Constable: Wednesday Haiku, #227

 Photo by Gabor

winter's end
snowdrops ticker-tape
the hedgerows

Helen Buckingham

 

 Photo by Schwarzkaefer

a caterpillar
on the palm of my hand
soft autumn light

Susan Constable


Photo by Mez Love


winter rain--
too many strings bend
the chrysanthemum

Issa
translated by David G. Lanoue

best,
Don
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5 comments:

  1. Just lovely haiku. I'm so grateful to read such fine work.

    -Patrick

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  2. Thanks so much, Patrick, for the poets and myself. Don

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  3. Issa would be delighted and sip his tea noisily.

    Love that catterpiller - soft. Yes.

    Love the snow flowers.

    Love it all. Good work.
    Alice

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  4. Love these poems, Don. Thanks for bringing them to us. It is appreciated.
    A bow to the poets and to you.

    Mary

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  5. Love the attention to sensory detail in these three.

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