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.

Thursday, February 19, 2015

No.5

at the second tee
the sparrows are fluttering
in the sprinkler's spray

Sunday morning
a howling dog competes
with the church bells

the moon keeps dodging
out of sight
behind the storm clouds

pulling petals off
he loves me he loves me not - 
best out of three?

the little girl
tries to escape her shadow
midday sunshine

in the newsagent's
the Daily Sport always racked
upside down

to reach the suet
a crow on the bird feeder
does acrobatics


sudden downpour
the bouncy castle empties
and fills with puddles

at our store of nuts
for the birds, a tiny mouse
scurries away


-o0o-


in the Japanese garden
just the whispering 
of running water

-o0o-

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