Tsunami clouds
monitors display
one small frog
Basho's frog
reflects the pond
with missing limbs
a tree bows
small flowers
cover frogs
Basho's frog expands
an earth-round pouch
expels rippled cries
wind lifts the tree
flowers fly
tadpoles swim
Basho's frog
leaps over the moon
a bubble-edged pond
monitors display
one small frog
Basho's frog
reflects the pond
with missing limbs
a tree bows
small flowers
cover frogs
Basho's frog expands
an earth-round pouch
expels rippled cries
wind lifts the tree
flowers fly
tadpoles swim
Basho's frog
leaps over the moon
a bubble-edged pond
Kay, A heartfelt poem sequence.
ReplyDeleteBefore the earthquake, I wrote a haiku sequence for Basho:
The Ripples from a Splash
moonlit pond…
are frogs asleep
tonight?
flower moon --
its eyes on the flowing clouds
a frog
this frog
crouches on a lotus leaf --
reciting Basho
the frog
shatters the moon’s face...
alone by the pond
I wonder, “What would Basho say if he were alive today and could read our poem sequences?
Chen-ou
Chen-ou, I cannot tell a lie, I read your essay in the last Magnapoets and was inspired. I hesitate to call my sequence Haiku, because, I never conform completely to the "rules." It feels a little jilted, and I may convert it to a cinquain some day.
ReplyDeleteYes, I wonder what Basho would say! Thank you for your kind words. :o)
~Kay
Kay, I'm really sorry for the question I raised in my reply.
ReplyDeleteIt was meant to show the drastic differences of theme and tone in our poems due to the destruction of frogs' habitat.
My apologies.
Chen-ou
No apologies necessary, Chen-ou. I think I interpreted your question in the way you meant. :o)
ReplyDeleteCongratulations upon the completion of your e-book!
~Kay