~
On the river
lights float to the horizon
the dead rejoice
© Basho
~
on the river
we return to the ocean
borne by the flow
.
lights float to the horizon—
spirits dream
memories in the mist
.
the dead rejoice
reunion
with the ocean
~
Carpe Diem’s Weekend Meditation #3 offers Basho’s above haiku for writing a Troiku (poem consisting of three haikus each starting with a line of a chosen haiku poem).
© 2017 Ontheland
Nice One 👌💐
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Well done.
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Thank you Ken
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A great Troiku Janice.
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Thank you … Basho’s haiku is a particularly intriguing one…a nice one to spend time with.
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It for sure is. Basho was the best.
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I like dreamy mode of your troiku
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Very creative responses to Basho’s original. This ceremony to remember the dead is very big on the river that flows through central Kyoto.
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A beautiful ritual 🙂
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It is a wonderful ceremony, and you capture the feeling well. I especially like the idea of spirit dreams. (K)
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Thanks Kerfe 🙂 I have never attended such a ceremony but it feels like it would be a moving way to grieve and celebrate together.
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Ah – you have taken a very spiritual turn.
Well done!
Namaste,
JzB
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Thank you 🙂
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Brava.. 🥀🥀🥀🥀🥀🥀🥀
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Thank you Dorna.
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So very well done.
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Thank you Janice
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oceans vast embrace… I like that
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It must be a very moving ceremony and I imagine it can be soothing … well captured. 😀
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Thank you Annika
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This is wonderful, Janice!
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Thank you 🙂
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Beautiful poem 🙂
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Thank you 🙂
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