Smoke whirls
After the passage of a train.
Young foliage.


—Masaoka Shiki (1867 - 1902)

Translated by Ryu Yotsuya. Used by permission of the translator. Originally published on:

http://www.big.or.jp/~loupe/links/ehisto/eshiki.shtml

About the author: Shiki (1867-1902) created revolutions in haiku (the name he gave to this kind of poem), tanka, and the personal essay during his short life.

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Responses to the haiku for 23 March 2001 by Masaoka Shiki (1867 - 1902)

  1.  
    bob richardson (orgbob at webtv dot net)
    2003-09-23 08:36:12
     

    a straight line-
    the tracks seem to meet
    is this one's destination

  2.  
    john tiong chunghoo (bagiruang at yahoo dot com)
    2004-02-23 08:17:52
     

    morning chant
    the fresh air
    breezing through the window

  3.  
    bob richardson (orgbob at webtv dot net)
    2004-05-10 19:05:41
     

    thunder heard
    after the passage of the rain.
    letter carrier

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