mirror of nature
shimmering through vernal haze
hope for a lost soul
Kim M. Russell, 2017
Image found on Pinterest
My response to Carpe Diem #1185 mirage (miraajuu)
Today our classical kigo is mirage (miraajuu), a naturally occurring optical phenomenon in which light rays are bent to produce a displaced image of distant objects or the sky. Chèvrefeuille says that mirages appear mostly in spring and therefore became a kigo for spring.
He has given us several examples of poems with a mirage kigo:
on coconut leaf
the sizzling sun shimmers
forming a mirage
© Celestine Nudanu
Appearing out of
a heat mirage comes
the winning horse
© Gotō Tatsuo (Japan)
The shimmering heat
…soil in a wicker basket
someone dear
© Yosa Buson
writing in north norfolk 
Wonderful haiku and photo !
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Thanks Virginia!
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Luv the uplifting function of the sunlight in your haiku
Much love…
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Thank you, Gillena! I hope the sun is smiling on you this morning 🙂
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Amazing as ever. 😎🌹🌹🌹
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Cheers!
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That’s beautiful. You have captured the essence of a mirage very well.
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Thank you, Suzanne!
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