When the whole world measured time in light and dark, descent and climb, civilisation was still new my child, an infant just like you. One drab June, we wandered ancient grounds, round rain-soaked prehistoric mounds, counting a nursery rhyme of stones. We imagined thousands of dawns and shadows pierced by shafts of light – the […]
Day: June 21, 2018
Mijikayo
even shadows wilt in the heat of this short night attar of roses Kim M. Russell, 21st June 2018 My response to Carpe Diem #1458 short night (mijikayo) Our summer kigo for today is ‘short night’ (mijikayo) and we have several examples of haiku on this classical kigo, written by haiku poets of all ages. […]
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