12.01.06
Haiku
Cherry blossom Mom
Your petal kisses my cheek
Obscuring the sun.
さくらはは
かおで口付け
日を見ない
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I started on this haiku in April, but got writer’s block after the first line. I was trying to make things too complicated again…
At lunch today, Shiaw-Ling talked about her poem “duel” with John Simpson. She won, of course. :^) After she read the poems, it must have loosened the gears in my head.
They’re not perfect. I’m not even sure if the Japanese version is as layered as I hope, but they’re something.