haiku-usa

A blog devoted mainly to haiku and senryu and to thoughts about, and inspired by, haiku and senryu.

Name: Bill

Location: New York, New York

A month before my 72nd birthday, I wrote my first haiku.

Monday, June 02, 2008

a lily pad floats

on a cloud

(Shiki kukai, May, 2008)

haiku-shelf said...: wow!
that´s romantic!; 12:54 PM
Masago said...: Aw, beaut!; 5:34 PM
Magyar said...: A speachless owl.
_m; 6:08 PM
Bill said...: Thanks Angelika, Vaughn, and magyar.
Let's remember that, for all its free-floating appearance, the water lily is firmly rooted in mud.; 11:13 AM
polona said...: wow, beautiful!
gosh, my last one looks like i stole an idea from you...; 12:41 PM
John McDonald said...: welcome back love it bill
john; 3:09 PM
J. Andrew Lockhart said...: this is perfect!!; 6:29 PM
Tikkis said...: Nice to read you again, Bill.

Two swans stopped
to eat roots
from river's bottom; 11:59 AM
Bill said...: Thanks Polona, John, Andrew, Tikkis.; 4:12 PM