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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trudges -
her bags full of wind
_________________
moon
in the stream
...rippling banjo
_________________
ashes
on my forehead
the priest's cold thumb
_________________
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.
wonderful selection John,Karen,thanks for sharing esp like this one,below
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philosophy class -
outside the window
a monkey-puzzle tree
Love the puzzle too. Good collection John. Best wishes Ralph.
ReplyDeleteThanks Angelee, Ralph
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