Wednesday, 21 September 2016

Shakuhachi - The Japanese Flute


 Heeding Haiku with Chevrefeuille MLMM

knowing it first
on the  famous musician's flute
a snowstorm of flowers

Basho (tr Jane Reichhold) 

still heat of the day
plaintive notes in the distance
a lizard blinks


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8 comments:

  1. Song21 September 2016 at 09:49

    Oh! I love this haiku! The last line is the perfect full stop to the "plaintive notes".:D

    Risa

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  2. J Cosmo Newbery23 September 2016 at 23:59

    It is very evocative. More than blinking lizards but I can picture them too.

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  3. Chèvrefeuille27 September 2016 at 01:55

    Wow Cressida what a beautiful revision of the haiku by Basho. Well done!

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  4. Anonymous4 October 2016 at 18:40

    Great imagery

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  5. Helene Vaillant4 October 2016 at 19:38

    How beautiful

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  6. Kim M. Russell4 October 2016 at 23:59

    The lizard's blink kind of slows down time - beautiful!

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  7. Chèvrefeuille7 October 2016 at 21:28

    Nicely created haiku Cressida ... that lizard's blink ... awesome find

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  8. Cressida de Nova10 October 2021 at 21:41

    Shakuhachi The Japanese Flute...video

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