Chen-ou Liu & Mary Frederick Ahern: Wednesday Haiku, #190

Artwork by Nukina Sūō

what's left undrawn ...
the sound of the pine breeze
in his ink painting

Chen-ou Liu

Artwork (detail) by Olive E. Whitney

bee abandoned
the blossoms fall -
letting go

Mary Frederick Ahern

Photo by Michael Goodin

thicket bees
in the next life don't
be like me

Issa
translated by David G. Lanoue

best,
Don

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Mary Frederick Ahearn & Walt Mehring: Wednesday Haiku, #156

Photo by Iprozac

 

  days you believe
  days you can't
a trick of the light

Mary Frederick Ahearn

Photo by Denis Collette

Snow flakes
flying past headlights -
only whispers

Walt Mehring

Photo by Kthypryn

just a smidgen of light
from the snow...
latrine alley 

Issa
translated by David G. Lanoue

best,
Don

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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