In this weekend’s meditation feature our challenge is to create a
‘renga ' with six haiku poets:
Basho, Issa, Chiyo-Ni, Buson, Shiki and Jane Reichhold.
autumn’s bright moon,
however far I walked, still afar off
in an unknown sky
Chiyo - Ni
it followed me everywhere
even when i tried to hide
a flash of lightning:
the screech of a night-heron
flying in the darkness
Basho
i remove my bracelets
crouch down under leaves and pray
the coolness
of the sound of water at night,
falling back into the well
Issa
the frogs croak in chorus
mosquitoes whine about my ears
at the gate of a deserted house,
a cicada is crying in the rays
of the evening sun
Shiki
the iron gate buckles
the dry air crackles and burns
pressing sushi;
after a while,
a feeling of loneliness
Buso
a dark cloud descending
in a house filled with chatter
"ALL MY YEARS" A TRIBUTE CDHK E BOOK
FOR JANE REICHHOLD (1937 - 2016)
all my years
floating in the river
a childish heart
Jane Reichhold
her life filled with poetry
and love to share with others
