typhoon weakens
with the rising sun-
insomnia
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Bells Ring
young wind blows
through the old tree’s branches-
bells ring anew
Harvest Moon
birds jostling
for position at feeder-
harvest moon
Final equality
oak maple locust
leaves fall to the ground-
equality in death
Leaf flutters
leaf flutters
in open window
steaming coffee
quiet stroll
quiet evening
stroll along the shore-
fiddler crabs
late night snack
reflection laughs
at my discomfort-
empty bowl
Another Day
sunlight brings
enlightenment to room-
forgotten mop
Evening Star
kitchen Bodhisattva
serves up dharma-
evening star
Not happy with original posting (see below)
serving dharma
kitchen Bodhisattva
evening star
Gloomy morning
dawn–
mimicking me awakening
cloudy sky
The below haiku from Issa was my inspiration. Plus I really do not want to start the day. 🙂
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dawn–
mimicking me striking fire
croaking frog
ariake ya hi wo utsu mane wo naku kawazu
.有明や火を打つまねを鳴く蛙
by Issa, 1819
This haiku is difficult to picture and, therefore, to translate. My best guess is that Issa is starting a fire at dawn. Every time he hits a “fire chip” (tsukegi-tsuki)–a chip of cypress wood coated with sulphur–a nearby frog answers with a croak.