Squared Tan Renga #1 three raindrops a greeting card from heaven… midsummer heat (Issa) three slowly trickling teardrops wishing you were here with me wishes and feathers falling from the clearest sky colour of your eyes blurring with raindrops and tears start of a summer rainstorm Squared Tan Renga #2 flying away following the rainbow […]
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Mountains of Shinano
smudge of monochrome merges with autumn colours cloud dips into lake Kim M. Russell, 2017 My response to Carpe Diem #1158 Kashiwabara, birth-place of Kobayashi Issa In this episode, Chèvrefeuille has told us about the Japanese poet and lay Buddhist priest Kobayashi Issa (1763 – 1828), known as Issa, a pen name meaning Cup-of-tea, who […]
No Regrets
My response to dVerse Poets Pub Haibun Monday #10: Hanami “When cherry blossoms scatter – no regrets” Issa Sixteen years ago, we were looking for a new home. We didn’t have much money but we did have a two bedroom bungalow to sell, with a cherry tree in the front garden. We were looking for […]
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