Haiku Translations by Michael R Burch
...Am I really this old,
so many ghosts
beckoning?
—Michael R. Burch
Sleepyheads!
I recite my haiku
to the inattentive lilies.
—Michael R. Burch
Stillness:
the sound of petals
drifting dow...
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Categories:
miura, death, god, grave, life,
Form: Haiku
Ancient Haiku
...These are translations of some of the oldest Japanese waka, which evolved into tanka, renga and haiku.
While you decline to cry,
high on the mountainside
a single stalk of plumegrass wilts.
—O...
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Categories:
miura, culture, imagery, inspiration, international,
Form: Haiku
Zen Death Haiku
...Zen Death Haiku
Brittle cicada shell,
little did I know
you were my life!
—Shuho, translation by Michael R. Burch
Returning
as it came,
this naked worm.
—Shidoken, translation by Michael ...
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Categories:
miura, age, autumn, bereavement, death,
Form: Haiku