For last weekend’s Troiku Weekend-Meditation Chevrefeuille chose two haiku by Kobayashi Issa (1763-1828):
“…one of the five greatest haiku poets ever. His haiku are known for the simple choice of words, but also for its emotions. Issa had a tough life in which he had to deal with several very hard things…”
First, Issa’s two haiku:
tonight’s moon–
how many mountains resemble
the ones back home?
~
going outside
plum blossoms dive in…
my lucky tea*
~
© Kobayashi Issa (Tr. David G. Lanoue)
*”lucky tea” is the first cup of tea on New Year’s Day.
Second, my haiku inspired by both of Issa’s poems:
~
missing home
I watch blossoms drown
in my tea
~
Third, a troiku, each verse starting with a line from the above haiku:
.
missing home
I long for the Gatineau Hills
in autumn
.
I watch blossoms drown
mourning their fragile beauty
lost in spring showers
.
in my tea
a jasmine flower unfolds
a morning blossom
.
©️2018 Ontheland
Reblogged this on Frank J. Tassone and commented:
#Haiku Happenings #3: Janice’s latest haiku and #troiku for Carpe Diem!
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Thank you for reblogging 🙂
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My pleasure! 😇
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Another Fantabulous series of Emotional Awesomeness. 😎🥀
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Thank you Dorna 🙂
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