My mother's Haiga: Morning glory

Sep 17, 2008

osanago ga
ikutsu saita to
yubi orinu

a little child
bend her fingers
how many flowers in bloom.

s. said...: beautiful writing; October 17, 2008 at 11:27 AM
nobu said...: Thanks for your comment!!; October 17, 2008 at 12:03 PM
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josh said...: Oh yes, nobu san, this is excellent.

I wrote a similar one that did well in the Shiki kukai and was anthologized in Dust of Summers:

morning glories
in the chain link fence
an inmate's fingers

Your painting is beautiful.

Thanks you for sharing this.

Aloha,

Josh; December 17, 2008 at 5:13 AM