Sunday, January 16, 2011

Winter Solitude - A Haiku


(Trees in Winter, woodcut by Karl Schmidt-Rottluff,
1884-1976, German Expressionist artist)

Winter solitude —
in a world of one color
the sound of wind.

~ Matsuo Bashō (1644-1694), Japanese poet
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2 comments:

  1. BobJanuary 16, 2011 at 8:59 AM

    I look out my window this morning and see, in life, the haiku in 3 dimension. The contrast between the bark of the trees and the white snow create an air of serenity and peace. Too often I let these marvels of the Almighty pass me by like the wind that whistles through the branches.

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  2. the old gentlemanJanuary 16, 2011 at 11:36 AM

    Thanks for the winter art. Are we not surrounded by beauty, even when it is austere?

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