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Summer Flowers – Maybe not a Haiku

John Holman — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 01:48:46 +0000

Summer flowers
arranged in a vase
A new book on my lap

maybe not a Haiku by John Holman

One boat

John Holman — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 21:00:44 +0000

one boat
and a man who sails the oceans
a long way from home

maybe not a Haiku by John Holman

And Time Stood Still

John Holman — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 21:19:47 +0000

each time I looked –
old clock, old rusted building once painted white
told me it was lunchtime

maybe not a Haiku by John Holman

Trishaws in Chengdu

John Holman — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 20:25:39 +0000

city life–
even melting snow
costs money

Haiku by Kobayashi Issa | Link

Hampton Court Palace

John Holman — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 23:12:28 +0000

No one travels
Along this way but I,
This autumn evening.

Haiku by Matsuo Basho | Link

A Haiku from a master: Matsuo Basho

John Holman — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 07:02:32 +0000

Those in the know tell us that Matsuo Basho was meditating outside a Teahouse similar to this one in Kyoto, Japan when a frog leaped into the lake. And this is what lead him to compose one of his most famous haiku.

Old pond –
a frog leaps in
water’s sound.

Haiku by Matsuo Basho

A Modest Home

John Holman — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 13:52:50 +0000

the whole family
all with white hair and canes
visiting graves

Haiku by Matsuo Basho

Hub of the Universe

John Holman — Sun, 13 Jan 2008 13:05:19 +0000

Drinking coffee –
early morning
on a winding country road

maybe not a Haiku by John Holman

Looking Out

John Holman — Sat, 12 Jan 2008 13:05:45 +0000

Looking out –
the sea is still
listening.

maybe not a Haiku by John Holman

Making a Buddha

John Holman — Thu, 22 Mar 2007 00:09:10 +0000

on the flower pot
does the butterfly, too
hear Buddha’s promise?

Haiku by Kobayashi Issa | Link