A Haiku

A Twist on Buson

There on my Buddha-bell, sound asleep,
a fearsome wasp!

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Buson’s original has, asleep on the temple bell, a butterfly.

I came up with this little haiku a few days ago, while sitting in casual clear-mind on our porch next to my hanging bell (which has a rich, resonant and long-lasting sound), when I noticed a wasp had settled on it, and remained still for (it seemed) quite some time.

This “sequel” is a bit more in Issa’s style perhaps:



Fearsome wasp on my Buddha-bell,
I’m going to wake you up now!


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The “spirituality” here? Depends on what metaphors one might find. The haiku itself discloses no particular “meaning”—that can only arise in engagement by the mind of a reader.

Originally posted by vistesd
A Twist on Buson

There on my Buddha-bell, sound asleep,
a fearsome wasp!

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Buson’s original has, asleep on the temple bell, a butterfly.

I came up with this little haiku a few days ago, while sitting in casual clear-mind on our porch next to my hanging bell (which has a rich, resonant and long-lasting s ...[text shortened]... elf discloses no particular “meaning”—that can only arise in engagement by the mind of a reader.

Haiku's are easy
But sometimes they don't make sense
Refrigerator

Originally posted by amannion
Haiku's are easy
But sometimes they don't make sense
Refrigerator

In writing haiku
in English, not Japanese,
set syllabics fail

When writing haikus I'm a cheat,
my lines have four iambic feet.

All things fade
My arse is still hanging in the wind
Look,another daisy


Materiality is an illusion
Haikus are cool but not for me
where is my mind?