Tuesday
a soft layer of snow
covers Monday’s ice
.
.
©️2019 Ontheland
On his trip to the Interior, Basho’s awareness is steeped in the presence of history-—what was is present now. The Basho quote for Day 17 of Frank Tassone’s November with Basho series concludes with this haiku:
Kisakata rain:
the legendary beauty Seishi
wrapped in sleeping leaves
Basho, “Narrow Road to the Interior,” translated by Sam Hamill, the Essential Basho, p. 27
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Fabulous 😎 😎
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A wonderful haiku Janice with so much imagery and a sense of feeling that cold.
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I really like this haiku. I can visualise the scene
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Thank you, Suzanne.
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