in the dew and the
cold autumn sun I can see
the ghost of Basho
Written for the Tricycle November 2023 Haiku Challenge using the Autumn season word, Basho's ghost.
... and occasional Tanka... and Haibun. Started after a competition on the unbound.co.uk blog (see #1 and #2). Mostly actually senryu, I think. This year attempting to publish a Haiku every day - 365 Haiku a Day. For good or for ill, I always aim to stick rigidly to a 5-7-5 structure - forgive me if I have counted the syllables wrong, often they are how I have said, or thought, them in my head rather than their official number.
in the dew and the
cold autumn sun I can see
the ghost of Basho
Written for the Tricycle November 2023 Haiku Challenge using the Autumn season word, Basho's ghost.
the ghost of Basho
won't give me the solitude
that he often craved
Written for the Tricycle November 2023 Haiku Challenge using the Autumn season word, Basho's ghost.
by the old pond an
unexpected water noise
is it Basho’s ghost?
Written for the Tricycle November 2023 Haiku Challenge using the Autumn season word, Basho's ghost.
Basho’s ghost points out
the flowers greeting me and
I start to scribble
Written for the Tricycle November 2023 Haiku Challenge using the Autumn season word, Basho's ghost.