Sunday, April 10, 2016

Haiku--By John McDonald--Scotland

the homeless lady
trudges -
her bags full of wind
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moon
in the stream
...rippling banjo
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ashes
on my forehead
the priest's cold thumb
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philosophy class -
outside the window
a monkey-puzzle tree
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surely seen
from space:
Earth's candles for the dead
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John McDonald is a retired stone-mason who came to haiku in the mid-nineties. He fell in love with the genre immediately. Being a writer in the Scots language this genre fitted so well with Scots: a language steeped in rural life and having a natural succinctness to it. John has his own blog in Scots, with English versions: http://zenspeug.blogspot.com  He enjoys being involved in translations, working with the very fine Irish poet Gabriel Rosenstock on various ventures, the most recent being translations into Irish and Scots of the great haiku poet Buson: Moon over Tagoto and has appeared in many anthologies.

8 comments:

  1. wonderful selection John,Karen,thanks for sharing esp like this one,below
    love and light angelee
    philosophy class -
    outside the window
    a monkey-puzzle tree

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  2. Love the puzzle too. Good collection John. Best wishes Ralph.

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  4. always good haiku, John. Love your work.

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