![What a strange thing!to be alivebeneath cherry blossoms.](https://i0.wp.com/lh3.googleusercontent.com/-JFBV0AknA1c/X1uPrBLuUhI/AAAAAAAALOg/idvE13w3oHEKT6dH7jOQigNaATKo4xruwCLcBGAsYHQ/h750/what-a-strange-thingto-be-alivebeneath-cherry-blossoms.jpg?resize=450%2C450&ssl=1)
Tag: haiku
![What a strange thing!to be alivebeneath cherry blossoms.](https://i0.wp.com/lh3.googleusercontent.com/-JFBV0AknA1c/X1uPrBLuUhI/AAAAAAAALOg/idvE13w3oHEKT6dH7jOQigNaATKo4xruwCLcBGAsYHQ/h750/what-a-strange-thingto-be-alivebeneath-cherry-blossoms.jpg?resize=450%2C450&ssl=1)
![HereI’m here-the snow falling.](https://i0.wp.com/lh3.googleusercontent.com/-1odW3FizGYs/X1tohlg9ZaI/AAAAAAAAGw8/D1CrYhReb24LkAwuHfqbmLfUQLk4E0N1wCLcBGAsYHQ/h750/hereim-herethe-snow-falling.jpg?resize=450%2C450&ssl=1)
HereI’m here-the snow falling.
![Winter solitude-in a world of one colourthe sound of the wind.](https://i0.wp.com/lh3.googleusercontent.com/-GnHEWOnXMhA/X1uRwFHIQ5I/AAAAAAAALh0/SPG8kd2tCoYQkJ4USh1mjxzQ7jgInzEBQCLcBGAsYHQ/h750/winter-solitudein-a-world-of-one-colourthe-sound-of-the-wind.jpg?resize=450%2C450&ssl=1)
Winter solitude-in a world of one colourthe sound of the wind.
![Your pain is a school unto itself and your joy a lovely temple.](https://i0.wp.com/lh3.googleusercontent.com/-AR7y1kNdYbM/X1uTqz9JoNI/AAAAAAAAL40/sDqmZCSMPgEQ1GzvvBtUMb_8tP1FxKiDQCLcBGAsYHQ/h750/your-pain-is-a-school-unto-itself-and-your-joy-a-lovely-temple.jpg?resize=450%2C450&ssl=1)
Your pain is a school unto itself and your joy a lovely temple.
![In pale moonlight / the wisteria’s scent / comes from far away.](https://i0.wp.com/lh3.googleusercontent.com/-NSvcq-zOTQE/X1tuhAwJV9I/AAAAAAAAHtc/Vkyl3CeuiZshaQYH49HQEzz3YF2tpU7YQCLcBGAsYHQ/h750/in-pale-moonlight-the-wisterias-scent-comes-from-far-away.jpg?resize=450%2C450&ssl=1)
In pale moonlight / the wisteria’s scent / comes from far away.
![Come windless invaderI am a carnival ofStars, a poem of blood.](https://i0.wp.com/lh3.googleusercontent.com/-E9_CumMwzcM/X1tiXa-NqMI/AAAAAAAAF84/za174Q69sV42QSZwtUSIkdaFe_taHCQjgCLcBGAsYHQ/h750/come-windless-invaderi-am-a-carnival-ofstars-a-poem-of-blood.jpg?resize=450%2C450&ssl=1)
Come windless invaderI am a carnival ofStars, a poem of blood.
![before the gate –my walking stick’s made a riverof melting snow](https://i0.wp.com/lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Ex_ot2rovGU/X1thniX48sI/AAAAAAAAFxo/9M78TaPd178YmhutoJy7jSDRbfRSTCgvgCLcBGAsYHQ/h750/before-the-gate-my-walking-sticks-made-a-riverof-melting-snow.jpg?resize=450%2C450&ssl=1)
before the gate –my walking stick’s made a riverof melting snow
![Calligraphy of geeseagainst the sky-the moon seals it.](https://i0.wp.com/lh3.googleusercontent.com/-60ufk6kAJV8/X1tiIwfBcWI/AAAAAAAAF5k/O50ST1t-6wwUtfvm9IGVlpfhKUtuaXHCwCLcBGAsYHQ/h750/calligraphy-of-geeseagainst-the-skythe-moon-seals-it.jpg?resize=450%2C450&ssl=1)
Calligraphy of geeseagainst the sky-the moon seals it.
![Summer grasses,All that remainsOf soldiers’ dreams](https://i0.wp.com/lh3.googleusercontent.com/-PCfcNC5Hb3M/X1t8ZNojmhI/AAAAAAAAJYY/9lUln1YC2cQ0e-PtrLREpOwX-MfosEItQCLcBGAsYHQ/h750/summer-grassesall-that-remainsof-soldiers-dreams.jpg?resize=450%2C450&ssl=1)
Summer grasses,All that remainsOf soldiers’ dreams
![This autumn-why am I growing old?bird disappearing among clouds.](https://i0.wp.com/lh3.googleusercontent.com/-QPSBatO_c0U/X1uL2r6JKkI/AAAAAAAAKvQ/GEy7gJlXJ94ac_2_rC-LWVoGCRzataO1gCLcBGAsYHQ/h750/this-autumnwhy-am-i-growing-oldbird-disappearing-among-clouds.jpg?resize=450%2C450&ssl=1)