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.

Monday, March 2, 2015

No.8

after the downpour
the pavement wriggles
with a host of tiny worms

summer afternoon
the weather cock's shadow
on the hen house roof

low tide - noisy gulls
forage in the rock pools
for stranded fish

 her Anais Anais
announces her arrival
before she appears
early morning breeze
a beach ball bounces along
the deserted shore

both thumbs in plaster
(the job would be no problem)
bent nails everywhere

peep through the curtains 
rain again 
the day can start without me
in the Old Folk’s Home
the lady who never speaks
joins in “Danny Boy”
silent pond
suddenly alive
sound of frogs

a gentle wake-up
the blackbird's insistent song
creeps into my sleep

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