#haikuUnmoderated tagAll postsTrendingHotNewPromotedPayoutsdbooster in #hive-161465 • 12 hours agoCold Enough for Benkei ~ Haiku of JapanWe are now into winter, by the traditional Japanese reckoning of the seasons. It may not feel like it yet, but the almanac says we are on the downward path towards it. That…dbooster in #hive-126152 • 4 months agoEasy Come, Easy Go - Trials of Micromanaging the Mind - Theory vs Practice - and a Haiku too"No need to write it down—I'll remember." Famous last words, right? I'm sure all of us have falling into this trap before, probably many times. We have a great idea, an amazingdbooster in #hive-140084 • 3 months agoA Haiku Poet in the Making: Follow SundayWith this post I want to make a suggestion of someone to follow. It's Sunday morning here on the far side of the world, so I suppose I can't quite consider this a follow…jimmy.adames in #hive-147010 • 3 months agoA Haiku Like TuBillowing white cloud Towers above green treetops Summer sky dreams big For the best experience view ttayoo in #hive-161465 • 9 months agofor a dynastyfor ambition violates the constitution injury to democracy create a dynasty too selfish child carbide to exist no matdbooster in #hive-161465 • 15 days agoStill Alive and the Wind ~ Haiku of JapanThe wind is often used as a metaphor for fate. Shiki may have been thinking of that as he wrote the following haiku. 秋風や生きて相見る汝と我 子規 aki kaze ya, ikite aimiru nare to…dbooster in #hive-161465 • 29 days agoSleeplessness and Ineffective Drugs ~ Haiku of JapanOn an autumn night not so long ago, a frustrated author wrote: かいもなき眠り薬や夜半の秋 kai mo naki nemurigusuri ya yowa no aki I take the pills, yet they bring no sleep— autumn…dbooster in #hive-161465 • last monthThe Feel of Autumn ~ Haiku of JapanWhat do you feel when you think of Autumn? 秋立といふばかりでも寒かな aki tatsu to iu bakari demo samusa kana autumn’s here— just those words make me cold —Issa (trans. David…dbooster in #hive-161465 • 2 months agoMoonflowers ~ Haiku of JapanShakespeare famously asked, “Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day?”, drawing a parallel between the beauty of a woman and the image of a typical summer. But what if we compare…dbooster in #hive-161465 • 2 months agoRain Storm Scene ~ Haiku of JapanA beautiful visual picture from Buson. 稲妻にこぼるゝ音や竹の露 inazuma ni koboruru oto ya take no tsuyu lightning flash and the sound of dewdrops dripping down the bamboo…dbooster in #hive-161465 • 2 months agoTyphoon ~ Haiku of JapanAutumn is the time for typhoon in Japan... 妻も子も寺で物くふ野分かな tsuma mo ko mo tera de mono kū nowaki kana wives and children eating at the temple... autumn typhoon —Buson…dbooster in #hive-161465 • 3 months agoStay a While and Listen ~ Haiku of JapanOld Issa again with his love of insects and small creatures, which he never tired of. 又泊れ行灯にとまれ青い虫 mata tomare ando ni tomare aoi mushi stop once more, green insect…dbooster in #hive-161465 • 3 months agoFaces in the Clouds ~ Haiku of JapanWhat do you see when you look at the clouds? 鬼と成り仏となるや土用雲 一茶 oni to nari hotoke to naru ya doyo-gumo becoming a demon becoming a Buddha dog-day clouds —Issa (trans.…dbooster in #hive-161465 • 3 months agoUnfazed Toad ~ Haiku of JapanSilly humans often gives some significance to lightning strikes. Either they mean something or they are just scary. But how does the animal kingdom respond to them…dbooster in #hive-161465 • 3 months agoObon in this World and the Next ~ Haiku of JapanIt's Obon, Japan's ghost festival. Around 100 years ago on another Obon, Santōka wrote: うちのようなよそのようなお盆の月夜 uchi no yōna yoso no yōna obon no tsukiyo similar here as…dbooster in #hive-161465 • 4 months agoDead Branches ~ Haiku of JapanThe other day I was on a walk with my son and he seemed to find a neverending supply of sticks and twigs on the ground. He's pick one up, use it as a play sword for a few blocks…dbooster in #hive-161465 • 4 months agoBathhouse Scene ~ Haiku of JapanIt is hot this year, already. So hot that tempers are rising. But as proof that there is really nothing new about this, let's turn back the clock to around 130 years ago and this…dbooster in #hive-161465 • 5 months agoAiring out the Quilt ~ Haiku of JapanWe are approaching the dog days of summer. Things are already hot and they may be about to get a lot hotter. These days I think mostly people just run to the AC and escape the…dbooster in #hive-161465 • 5 months agoHazy Evening and Memories ~ Haiku of JapanSometimes when we get hazy days in spring it gives a strange feeling to the day. Not necessarily a bad feeling, but it can make us feel a little bit more isolated and push our…dbooster in #hive-161465 • 5 months agoHoles and Poverty ~ Haiku of JapanLike most haiku poets back in the day, Issa didn't have a lot of money. Then, as now, art didn't pay so well. Issa usually embraced his poverty with humor, as he is doing here.…
