Heeding Haiku With Chèvrefeuille – April 6th, 2016 – Cherry Blossoms

Hokusai, 1834. WikiArt.

Dear friends of MLMM,

Welcome at a new episode of Heeding Haiku ….   This is Paloma, filling in for Chèvrefeuille.   Our deepest sympathy goes out to our host and his family during this time of loss.

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For your inspiration this week, I offer the following video with five haiku by Matsuo Basho:

I‌n case you cannot access YouTube, here are the five haiku:

at the house of a family whose child has died….

bending low – the joints,
the world all upside down –
bamboo under the snow

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clouds now and then
give rest to people
viewing the moon

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the stillness –
seeping into the rocks
cicadas’ screech

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the old pond –
a frog jumps in
water’s sound

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the rough sea
extending to Sado Isle
the Milky Way

And here is a haiku from our host Chèvrefeuille:

after the darkness
I am longing for the young leaves
and cherry blossoms 

(c) Chèvrefeuille.

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