Sunday, January 1, 2012

New Year's Day


(Elizabeth’s Book, Newton, Connecticut by
André Kertész, 1894-1985, Hungarian-born
photographer)

A haiku.

New Year's Day —
everything is in blossom!
I feel about average.

~ Kobayashi Issa (1763-1828), Japanese poet
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3 comments:

  1. AJanuary 1, 2012 at 5:37 PM

    Perfect, even though where I am there aren't blossoms yet.

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  2. GatheringBooksJanuary 3, 2012 at 1:22 AM

    I've never attempted to write a haiku - seems very difficult to keep everything within the precise number of words and syllables. I was just reminded though of the recent Jon Muth book that I read "Zen Ties" which also features haiku. :)

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  3. TabathaJanuary 3, 2012 at 6:57 AM

    That poem has always made me laugh!

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