Haiku Horizons: Frog

Tags

Basho, Death, Frog, Old Pond

Done for Haiku Horizon

What if Basho’s frog actually died?

Frog

old pond

beneath the silence

a dead frog

Copyright © Celestine Nudanu

19/09/16

 

 

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Haiku Horizons: Jump

Tags

Basho, Frog, jump, Old Pond

Done for Haiku Horizon

Jump

rippling algae

the daring stretch

of a frog

Copyright © Celestine Nudanu

15/08/16

Carpe Diem: Troiku

Tags

Autumn, Basho, Birds, butterfly, colours, dance, feathers, Nature, peacocks

Done for Carpe Diem. A Troiku based on Basho’s haiku below:

butterflies and birds

restlessly they rise up

a cloud of flowers

©Basho (Tr. Jane Reichhold)

butterflies and birds

on an exchange of colours

bright autumn morning

==

restlessly they rise up

in kaleidoscopic hues

these plumes of feathers

==

a cloud of flowers

rising above the dust

dance of peacocks

Copyright © Celestine Nudanu

29/09/15

Haiku My Heart: Willow

Tags

Basho, going away, leaves, romance, tears, willow

Done for Haiku My Heart  and for Carpe Diem.

Willow

under the willow

he sweeps away fallen leaves

along with her tears

Copyright © Celestine Nudanu

25/09/15

 

Haiku My Heart: How Long

Tags

Basho, Cherry blossoms, longing, Nature, Relationships

Done for Haiku My Heart  and for Carpe Diem. The goal is to write an all new haiku inspired by Basho’s haiku below. The challenge is to use the words of the first line, ‘how long’.  🙂

how long

to wait for the cuckoo

about a thousand years

© Basho

 

How Long

how long

to wait for your return

cherry blossoms blooming

Copyright © Celestine Nudanu

21/08/15

Haiku My Heart: Bedroom Talk

Tags

Autumn, Basho, Bedroom Talk, Cherry blossoms

Done for Haiku My Heart  and for Carpe Diem.

A revision of my favourite Basho Haiku

autumn night

dashed to bits

in conversation

© Basho

Cherry blossoms in Yoshino

I tried not to deviate too much from the tone and spirit. 🙂

Bedroom Talk

bedroom talk

scent of cherry blossoms

fills the gap

Copyright © Celestine Nudanu

14/08/15

Carpe Diem: Like A Pebble

Tags

Autumn, Basho, chestnuts, children, Like A Pebble, Old Pond

Done for Carpe Diem. 

Inspired our host’s experience of an autumn scene with his grand kids. Please read all bout this new feature here

Like A Pebble

old pond

children’s laughter

floating with the chestnuts

2

chestnuts

floating on rippling laughter

the sound of water

Credits: children are playing in an amount of fallen leaves

Copyright © Celestine Nudanu

01/08/15

 

Haiku My Heart: Illumined

Tags

Basho, Christianity, enlightenment, illumination, Jesus, The Light, The Word of God

Done for Carpe Diem. And also for Recuerda Mi Corazon. 

Illumined

washing my feet

I follow my master’s path

illumined

Copyright © Celestine Nudanu

05/06/15

 

I appreciate your patience with me as I catch up on your blogs. Thanks a million! Shalom

Carpe Diem: Melons

Tags

Basho, food, Hunger, Melons, Nature, nourishment, Poverty, sundown

Done for Carpe Diem.

Melons

sundown

a mother gathers

her unsold melons

2

counting melons

at sundown

rumbling stomach

Copyright © Celestine Nudanu

13/05/15

 

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Haiku My Heart: Wandering Crow

Tags

Basho, Crow, nautre, nest, Tree Top

Done for Carpe Diem. And also for Recuerda Mi Corazon. 

Wandering Crow

from the tree top

hidden from view

the nest of a wandering crow

2

from the tree top

emptiness dropped down

in a cicada shell

silent sound drowns out the cries

crushing against the rebirth

Copyright © Celestine Nudanu

08/05/15

 

I appreciate your patience with me as I catch up on your blogs. Thanks a million! Shalom