Roka Poems - Poems about Roka

Zen Death Haiku Iv

...ZEN DEATH HAIKU IV These are my modern English translations of Japanese Zen Death Haiku. The moon hovering above the snow-capped mountains rained down hailstones —Sekitei Hara, loose transl......

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Categories: roka, age, analogy, angst, animal,
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: roka, culture, imagery, inspiration, international,
Form: Haiku

Best Rondeau Poem

...A rondeau for Dollorose Fong Roka No words, my friend, bring back the dead No thoughts conveyed, nor tears we shed Recede the loss, nor ease the pain. Silent, alone, we hear the rain The sound......

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Categories: roka, daughter, death, eulogy,
Form: Rondeau

Book: Radiant Verses: A Journey Through Inspiring Poetry