Slow winter morning,
pass leafless tree, cut branches,
waiting to begin.
2.
Dried sweet potatoes,
so many–my bag is full.
Eating, hands shiver.
3.
My bare skin now lined
like a map of Tokyo–
spring, summer, now fall.
4.
I will go home now.
A morning walk without snow,
yet frozen flowers.
Our Last Hike in the White Mountains
Once the journey starts,
harsh words and terrain hinder,
blind us—and now rain.
早朝の雪、
みんなは家で、
でも一人。
Early morning snow,
everyone is at home now,
alone, however.
Früh Morgen schneit es.
Ja, alle sind zu Hause,
aber ganz allein.
La neve d’alba,
tutti sono a casa,
però da sola.
It’s been such a long time since I’ve participated in the haiku challenge. Today seemed like the perfect day to try my hand at it again. The theme for this challenge is frost and glint. I used the above photography by Fabian Mardi as inspiration. Also, I wrote the poem in Japanese, and then tried to translate it to English, German, and finally Italian. Of course, my native language is English, so it is likely that I made mistakes in the other languages–my apologies in advance.
Tranquillamente
le foglie cadono,
cielo d’oro.
Oh so quietly,
leaves are falling, creating
now a golden sky.
Photograph by Diedré M Blake, 2018
Cicadas call now,
10,000 steps to nowhere,
“Will I find myself?”
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Photograph by M. Beddingfield, 2018 (edited by D. Blake)
I stop. This moment
dances on petals–my heart
unfrozen freezes.
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Blossoms, Diedré M. Blake
Let me hold you now
as sakura blossoms fall,
welcoming spring.
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When Now
Trees will remember
our failures, centuries
passing like seconds.
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Yesterday and Today
I walked three miles
under a red umbrella,
shading summer’s heat.
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Blueberry Pie
There are certain things
that remain storybook art.
I have yet to taste.
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