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stillness of the night -
into an old murky pond
a frog with a splash

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already chilly -
a bird's solid black figure
in a leafless tree

© Basho (Tr. gillena cox 2018)



THIRD SUNDAY IN THE SEASON OF LENT


Sunday Smiles




Enjoy The Music




Blog hopping with

For Carpe Diem Weekend-Meditation #22 Revise That Haiku ... to revise two renown haiku by Matsuo Basho.
old pond
a frog jumps in
sound of water
© Basho (Tr. Chèvrefeuille)

autumn evening;
a crow perched
on a withered bough
© Basho (Tr. R. H. Blyth)


AND


Poet's United #394

AND


Recuerda Mi Corazon SPLASH


Before you leave see also
Sunday Savvy 74
Sunday Lime 74
04 March 2016


Sundays are always special here at Lunch Break. Today is #74 in the series The Sunday Standard when 5-7-5 haiku is featured. email me post a COMMENT or leave a link to your blog at the linky below





48 comments:

  1. Sublime Gillena :-)

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  2. Love the poem and the photo......

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  3. Oh I think about Basho.

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  4. the stillness of night...lovely.

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  5. Lovely haiku and great photo too!

    Happy Week ahead to you,
    A ShutterBug Explores,
    aka (A Creative Harbor)

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  6. Such lovely haikus to inspire!

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  7. Thanks for your appreciation Jae

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    much love...

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  8. Thanks for dropping by Sherry


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    much love...

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  9. Happy you dropped by Bjorn


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    much love...

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  10. Thanks for dropping by Sanaa

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    much love...

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  11. Such vivid depiction, Gillena.
    The photo, as well, really plays with my imagination.

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  12. Thanks for dropping by Neeraj

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    much love...

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  13. Thanks for dropping by Carol

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    much love...

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  14. Thanks for your appreciation Mary
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    much love...

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  15. Thanks for dropping by Donna
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    much love...

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  16. Vivid depictions! Hugs.

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  17. Thanks for dropping in Toni

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    much love...

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  18. What sweet revisions of Basho. Thank you for them.

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  19. Masterfully re-translated.

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  20. Happy you dropped in Myrna

    Much love...

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  21. Thanks for your appreciation Rosemary

    Much love...

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  22. I'm right there with that bird in the leafless tree. Thanks for these two haiku, Gillena.

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    1. Happy you dropped by MMT

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  23. So wonderfully visual and - once again - insightful and thought provoking depths to delve.

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    1. Thanks for your appreciation Wendy

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  24. Lovely offerings Gillena - thank you.
    Anna :o]

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    1. Thanks for dropping by Anna

      Much🌼love

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  25. Even in the evening it is good to observe nature at work. Loved the haiku Gillena.

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  26. Wonderful haiku! I am just waiting for the buds on the trees to appear!! HOPE! Have a wonderful week!

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  27. Nicely done gillena!

    Hank

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  28. These are both wonderful, Gillena.

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  29. What a fun exercise! A few years ago I did a "rewrite" of the frog haiku http://randomnoodling.blogspot.com/2016/06/happy-haiga-day_26.html.

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  30. Love "toads and birds."

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  31. __ Grand as ever, Gillena; thanks for the thought!

    frogs
    count this nights stars
    noisy blog

    __ A frog blog. Of course during daylight, "all" frogs count but "one" star. Smiles! _m

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  32. Thank you for dropping by Robin

    much love...

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  33. Happy you dropped by Cathy

    much love...

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  34. Happy you dropped by Hank

    much love...

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  35. Thanks for dropping by Cressida

    much love...

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  36. Ah yes i revisited, Nice one Diane

    much love...

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  37. Thanks for dropping by Annell

    much love...

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  38. Thanks for sharing magyar. happy you dropped in

    muchlove...

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  39. pure magic-you have a way of capturing lifes simple pleasures and singing their songs!

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  40. Thank you for your appreciation Rebecca

    much love...

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  41. Please forgive my delay in visiting and taking in your delightful haiku and image! All things seem possible with this one leap and splash...

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  42. I like your revisions Gillena ... very nice.

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  43. good revision of Basho

    Adelaide

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  44. Thanks for dropping in Adelaide

    much love...

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