The origins of the haiku (pronounced "high-coo" with equal emphasis on each syllable) go back to the 12th century in Japan, where poets, often in groups, would improvise verses which would eventually create very long poems. It wasn’t till the 16th century that ordinary Japanese folk became interested in the arts, and it was Matsuo Basho who is credited with developing and making popular the little poems which later became known as haiku.

Sunday, February 1, 2015

No.1

three score years and ten
and a further nineteen
is that really me?

-o0o-

a pair of trousers
on the frozen washing line
stand at attention

 -o0o-

from start to finish
Saturday's game is replayed
in the old men's hut

 -o0o-

 evening on the loch
much quieter now that the geese
have taken their leave

 -o0o-

 a caterpillar
slowly climbs the blade of grass
then slowly back down

 -o0o-

clinging to the wall
every ivy leaf shivers
in the angry wind

 -o0o-

twisted roots criss-cross
the forest floor - overhead
branches entwining

 -o0o-
day in day out
the caged bird and the goldfish
side by side

 -o0o-

silence in the lift
then the door opens - freeing
us and our tongues

 -o0o-


taking a short cut
the squirrel hurries home
on the phone wire

 -o0o-

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