The haiku in today's haiga(illustrated haiku)
sunset
how much orange
can
this sky hold
--gillena cox
Today's note - why write haiku
To know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is to have succeeded.
-- Ralph Waldo Emerson
" Basho used the phrase karo tosen to describe haiku. Karo means a brazier (stove) in the summer, and tosen is a fan in the winter. In other words, haiku may serve no practical use in our present reality but are nonetheless of great importance. People do not need haiku to live, nor will haiku fill hungry stomachs. But to lead a richer life, haiku—as well as other forms of culture and art—can be of paramount importance."
--from The Spirit of Haiku
I invite you to share some of your thoughts on why you write haiku
Thank you Lorraine for
God's finger
zings a mix
of orange
Sky-wise
Thank you Harps for
Because I must. These words and phrases and concepts and observations fill my head and demand form and release.
Today's Tag
HAPPY HAIKU-ING
7 comments:
... and to support the R.W.E. Quote:
__Giving silent aid, not expecting or accepting acclaim, is heroism.
J. Bolton
Nice, Gillena. _m
God's finger
zings a mix
of orange
Sky-wise
Because I must. These words and phrases and concepts and observations fill my head and demand form and release.
Doug, thank you for your visits and sharings during "Defining Haiku" here at Lunch Break
much love...
Thank you CH for dropping in and sharing your thoughts
much love...
Lorraine, thank you for stopping by and for sharing
much love...
I agree with the points made in the article.
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