Saturday, May 19, 2012

Haiku Heights, "Pine"


Another week has gone by. Today's prompt from Haiku Heights is pine. I was inspired by a haibun by Matsuo Basho (1644-1694) titled "The Narrow Road to the Deep North". In this haibun somewhere he writes about the twin pine and is anxious to see it, but the twin pine is cut and used for a bridge. Basho's "Narrow Road" is a classical piece of literature and for sure worth reading. Click on the above link and you can read the whole version of his "Narrow Road".

anxious to see
the twin pine of the stories
once told

once told
a tale on pine trees
bonsai like

bonsai like
the islands of Matsushima
covered with pines

covered with pines
but the wondrous twin pine
I have never seen

Credits: pine tree bonzai

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17 comments:

  1. Claude LOPEZ-GINISTYMay 19, 2012 at 2:44 PM

    mooie legende in haiku!

    goed weekend Kristjaan!

    *


    impatient de voir
    les deux pins jumeaux des histoires
    racontées une fois

    racontées une fois
    une conte de pins
    semblables aux bonsaïs

    des bonsaïs comme
    les îles de Matsushima
    couvertes de pins

    couvertes de pins
    mais les merveilleux pins jumeaux
    je ne les ai jamais vus

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  2. NAWALMay 19, 2012 at 3:05 PM

    very nice one :)

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  3. Ramesh SoodMay 19, 2012 at 4:09 PM

    Good one..loved it..RS:)

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  4. anthonynorthMay 19, 2012 at 4:17 PM

    Enjoyed those - especially the last part. Sometimes it is the journey, not the success.

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  5. PranitaMay 19, 2012 at 5:25 PM

    Ur haiku painted a picture for me! :)
    Very nice...
    Haven of solitude amongst rising thoughts

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  6. joanneMay 19, 2012 at 8:42 PM

    The photo blows my mind....I love it...Your haiku had me feeling sad and optimistic at the same time.....As usual, wonderful job...

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  7. Sanjana May 19, 2012 at 10:04 PM

    i loved the tale you tell here through haiku..endearing:)

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  8. carol l mckennaMay 20, 2012 at 1:06 AM

    You seem to like and do well the cascading haiku ~ thanks, namaste, ^_^

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  9. GraceMay 20, 2012 at 2:33 AM

    Lovely set ~ It makes me want to see the pine trees ~

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  10. kaykualaMay 20, 2012 at 4:04 AM

    Great cascades Kris! Pines tend to have that special aura upon reading yours!

    Hank

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  11. Gemma Wiseman aka Pamela AdamsMay 20, 2012 at 4:15 AM

    A gentle, thoughtful yearning in these beautiful haiku!

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  12. AnonymousMay 20, 2012 at 5:05 AM

    A beautiful story of the pine, Kris. Thank you for the link to Basho's haibun on the twin pine. I've not read it before and look forward to reading it again and again.

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  13. Sri ValliMay 20, 2012 at 2:39 PM

    Twin pine....Even I wanna see it...Beautiful haiku!

    Heart turned stone

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  14. PattiKenMay 20, 2012 at 7:30 PM

    There's something mysterious about this. Nice.

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  15. Jaideep RaoMay 22, 2012 at 11:57 AM

    Nice cascading haiku!

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  16. Magical Mystical TeacherMay 24, 2012 at 2:10 AM

    In your heart, I think, you HAVE seen the twin pine!

    A Pining Peach

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  17. AnonymousMay 26, 2012 at 4:54 AM

    Lovely ...
    Forest Cathedral

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