Monthly Archives: December 2018
Winter Sun
This piece was written in response to Naviarhaiku260 – winter sun. winter sun a titmouse drinks water from an ivy leaf This is a haiku by Gergana Yaninska, a midwife from Plovdiv, Bulgaria. She has been writing haiku for several … Continue reading
Haiku Music – Volume 4
Haiku Music – Volume 4 My fourth self-published album – nine musical interpretations inspired by nine haiku. Listen free and/or support the artist. The links below display the scores. Spring Approaches 8:45 Spring approaches the Pacific Ocean will be my … Continue reading
A Snowflake, A Cobweb
This piece was written in response to Naviarhaiku258 – high-resolution snowflake. high-resolution snowflake a cobweb covered in frost This is a haiku by Iliyana Stoyanova, a freelance translator and one of the co-authors of a collection of haiku poems, Matchbox … Continue reading
A Sewing Machine And An Umbrella
A Sewing-Machine And An Umbrella was written in response to Disquiet Junto Project 0362: Operational Surrealism. “Just one step this week: Make something as ‘beautiful as the chance meeting on a dissecting-table of a sewing-machine and an umbrella.’” The idea … Continue reading
Daybreak, A Skylark
This piece was written in response to Naviarhaiku257 – daybreak. daybreak; from the middle of the rain a skylark song This is a haiku by Onitsura (1661–1738), who together with Basho, helped redefine the haikai no renga (linked verse) and … Continue reading
Thin Snow Scatters On
This piece was written in response to Naviarhaiku256 – Thin snow scatters on. Thin snow scatters on the wind, melting as it falls Cries for help for light This is a haiku by Robert Hayden (1913-1980). William Meredith wrote about … Continue reading