Long Hokku Poems

Yosa Buson haiku translations

On the temple’s great bronze gong
a butterfly
snoozes.
?Yosa Buson, loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch

Hard to describe:
this light sensation of being pinched
by a butterfly!
?Yosa Buson, loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch

Not to worry...

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January juxtapose
More cold now
Beyond hot heat!


Cold cold air
Windy surprise;
Minus heat therapy?


Winding way whirls
Shiver seeding shiver
January jostling juice


Lotus sunbathe --
Muddy pond flavours
Mid-afternoon glare


Misdirected
Whim and fancy;
Windy detours


New year in late January,
Oozing days forfeit;
Scent of the times!


Why do...

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So Japanese
was
the Hokku

  'til the master
came into view

then via Haikai

 on
along  the way

Matsuo Munefusa
  aka
    Bashó
   mastered 
 haiku
a phonetical&cultural
 'onji' *(in sound symbols)
came to be

  traditionally
per·pen·dicu·lar
 as a single line
   ...

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~Love The Lord~
(Hotan)


Love Lord with all heart
His presence feel day thru night
Hear  His  love message  
Lord  loves all
Never  far away
When we fall
He's right  besides us
When troubled God hears our...

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~Christmas Time~
(Hotan/Dodoitsu)


Christmas getting close
It's now around the corner
Celebrate baby Jesus
Trees glow bright
Shine with awesome lights
Folks shopping
Time for rejoicing
Think of others that got less
Christmas, time to give

Spread all thru Christmas more love
Spread during Christmas more joy
Spread...

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~My  Very  Sweet  Love~ 
(Hotan Linked ) 


Here I am my sweet love 
Love, I'm waiting here for you 
You mean the whole world to me 
Me and you 
You're  here...

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Karmic seeds once sown,
Thought, I’d reap fruits by me grown,
Spring came, soon was gone,

And turned to summer too soon,
And fruitless far my fortune! 

It dawned: I might sow,
But it pays if I well know:
My job’s...

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~Seashells~
(Hotan)


Seashells are pretty
They're  nice,  very colorful
Can be found at the seashores
By the sea
Walking at  the beach
There,  they show
For our very eyes
As waves lapping come and  go,
With the ebb  and...

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~Love The Lord~
(Hotan)


Love Lord with all heart
His presence feel day and night
Hear His message heed His call
He loves us
He's not far away
When we fall
He's right beside us
When troubled He hears our prayers
He lifts our spirits...

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My Horn Hokku

Life and Death Experience

had wanted to see
things to me meaning so much
never forgotte n

a river running
brook that always does bubble
mountain majestic

snow melting daily
a high branch which will break
body that does die

Cummings as an...

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Books Are Really Awesome~
(Hotan)


Books are just awesome
They open so many doors
With books we can learn a lot
We can travel
To places near or far
They are fun
They make us happy
Books are great tools of learning
They are very...

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~Happy Thanksgiving Day Wishes To You~
(Hotan)


Today is Thanksgiving
A nice day to celebrate
Be around family and friends
Have good time
Enjoy a nice meal
Talk and laugh
Time to get closer
To thank God for everything
Recall His blessings


Dorian Petersen Potter
aka ladydp2000
copyright@2011


November.23.2016


~Author's...

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