Today’s Haiku (October 25, 2010)

Posted on October 25, 2010 | 6 Comments

膝抱けば膝さへ秋の寒さ哉　　中川宋淵　

hiza dakeba hiza sae aki no samusa kana

holding my knees

even the knees are

autumn coldness

Soen Nakagawa

from “Gendai no Haiku” (Modern Haiku), edited by Shobin Hirai, Kodansha, Tokyo, 1996

Fay’s Note: Soen Nakagawa (1907-1984)

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Cora Whitmore | October 25, 2010 at 8:21 pm | Reply

So much appreciate this haiku by the well known zen master… Thank-you.
Merrill Ann Gonzales | October 25, 2010 at 8:34 pm | Reply

Yes, where I live the cold comes up from the earth into your legs first. Before it ever gets really cold out – here about the beginning of November in Indian Summer – you notice your legs start to get so cold they ache. The cold enters your bones this time of year through your legs…so I can feel this haiku.
Bruce | October 26, 2010 at 4:25 am | Reply

Thanks Fay. Here is some of Soen’s calligraphy (5 pieces, just click left and right to see them):
http://BruceKennedyPhotos.zenfolio.com/p831802597/e1644d405
- Fay | October 27, 2010 at 5:15 pm | Reply
  
  Thank you, Bruce!
Merrill Ann Gonzales | October 27, 2010 at 9:09 pm | Reply

Bruce, Thank you so much for that link. My whole being aches for the loss of my brush. In gratitude

In the brush the lame dance…
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