Bashō’s Road

to the small poem and the quiet voice within

1. tom 06.01.08 / 2pm

   seems I didn’t pass math

   i have always liked haiku and also tanka and other short poems because these poems transcend the few short words that make them up - there is that other poem around the poem - that the reader brings from their own experiences - that allows the words to go beyond the culture they were written in -

   enjoyed

   after our long Keweenaw winter i can understand the awe

   surprised
   in the sunlight
   new leaves

   or any of the myriad of ways we can say this -

   peace
   tom

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