Thanks, Cally. Did you read Carmen Sterba's essay? There are some good haiku in there that make me think haiku are like little bundles of flavor, like a satsuma tangerine's sweet-sour soaking of your mouth (that's a line from an old poem).
full moon
mist from my whisper
on her silver earring
William Cullen, Jr, Frogpond, XXIX:1
Steve C. - animism - who knew! I was worried my turtle one needed a season. Now I see it's ok to have a keyword. I love these from the Ban'ya essay -
Cutting
the white leeks
like shafts of light
Momoko Kuroda (1938-)
Roy - I think your salmon running has reached haiku level. I like it. The old couple no longer coupling, but absorbing the energy of the coupling salmon for dinner.
[This message has been edited by Mary Meriam (edited October 15, 2008).]
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