Thursday, May 11, 2017

2097

[William de Wilde painting from google dot com]


Ishizuchi mo nankin no hana mo ooi nari

The flower of a pumpkin
as well as Mt. Ishizuchi
is great in scale

the reach for a pencil
to note a TV recipe


[photo of my grand daughter December 2016]


two sets of footprints
in freshly fallen snow
one pair from Kyoto

her first winter vacation
and snow ready for her throw


Blog hopping with

Carpe Diem
Tan Renga Challenge Month 2017 #8 The flower of a pumpkin (Tomiyashu Fusei)
Carpe Diem
Tan Renga Challenge Month 2017 #7 two sets of footprints (Hamish Managua Gunn)


Ishizuchi mo nankin no hana mo ooi nari

The flower of a pumpkin
as well as Mt. Ishizuchi
is great in scale

© Tomiyasu Fusei (1885 - 1979)

the reach for a pencil
to note a TV recipe
© gillena cox



two sets of footprints
in freshly fallen snow
one pair from Kyoto
© Hamish Managua Gunn

her first winter vacation
the snow ready for her throw
© gillena cox


Don't Leave Before You See Again
11 May 2011
11 May 2014


9 comments:

Rosemary Nissen-Wade said...

I like these very much – in both the everyday details, and the way you have taken the original hokku in new directions.

Gillena Cox said...

Thanks for your appreciation Rosemary

much love...

Magyar said...

__ Just my imaginative glance at your granddaughter... as she returned home. Nifty. _m

first snowball
back to the oil-drum music
a warm smile

Gillena Cox said...

Thank you for dropping in and sharing a haiku, Magyar (✿◠‿◠)

much love...

Tournesol said...

Oh Gillena, I love how you complete both with life as it is around you...beautifully done!!

Gillena Cox said...

Thank you for your appreciation Cheryl Lyn

Much love...

Chèvrefeuille said...

Chapeau!

Gillena Cox said...

Humble bow Kristjaan,
thanks for dropping in to read mine

much love...

Gillena Cox said...


Photo of grandchild and two liner '...snow ready for her throw' [haiga] Accepted for publication in Failed Haiku September 2018 issue - Family.