beneath the tarmac
ancient footprints left behind
forever frozen
Kim M. Russell, 6th October 2019
My response to Carpe Diem Weekend Meditation #105 Turn Back Time
For the first weekend meditation of October 2019, when we are celebrating Carpe Diem’s 7th anniversary, we have a new feature: ‘Turn Back Time’; we’re revisiting challenges we’ve had in the past.
This weekend we are revisiting ‘Ancient Road’, for which the title was taken from a haiku by Yosa Buson (1716-1784):
furumichito kikeba yukashiki yukino shita
“An ancient road,” they say
How charming
Though beneath this snow.
Yosa Buson
The goal of this special feature is to create a Japanese poem, like haiku or tanka, inspired by either the haiku by Buson or this one by Basho:
waving long grass
all that remains of ancient warriors
trace of dreams
Basho (Tr. Chèvrefeuille)
writing in north norfolk 
A record of history left for future generations. Such a simple yet powerful thing.
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History is fascinating.
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Fascinating…do you know where this was found?
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Somewhere in the UK. We have quite a lot, some still under buildings and roads – most of our main roads follow the original Roman ones, Archaeologists seem to find evidence of the Romans pretty much every year.
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