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Almost over ... counting down the last days of September Heights. Today we have battlefield for prompt. September Heights was a battlefield. Every day we had to write a haiku on a given theme. Sometimes it wasn't easy and sometimes it was. I have read wonderful haiku and (as I read the comments on my haiku) I think I have written nice haiku. There were difficult prompts for me, because English isn't my maiden language. I tried to write haiku on every given prompt. OK back to the prompt of today.
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| Source: Samurai |
When I read this prompt a haiku written by Basho came in mind. Basho wrote it at an ancient battlefield which he encountered during his 'Narrow Road to the Far North -- Oku no Hosomichi', one of his journeys. This battlefield at Takadachi was now just covered with grass. He wrote the next haiku when he encountered it and cried afterwards.
waving long grass
all that remains of ancient warriors
trace of dreams
(This is a translation of the original by myself: the original haiku in romaji is: natsukusa ya / tsuwamono domo ga / yume no ato)
If you have time ... please read Basho's Narrow Road to the Far North, it's a wonderful haibun. I have read it several times and enjoyed it very much. Every time I read this haibun I encounter new things, new deeper meaning. Really it's worth reading.
Let's go and do some haiku writing on 'battlefield'.
a bridge to far
allies taking the wrong way
peace in reach
unknown soldier
slaughtered on the battlefield
no more dreaming
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| The Unknown Soldier - Moscow |
my battlefield
writing haiku every day again
can't find the words
can't find the words
writing in a foreign language
my battlefield
Hm ... quite good I think. Love the differences in these haiku. Enjoy the read.
By the way: October 1st I will kick-off a new daily haiku meme Carpe Diem, seize the day. Be welcome to share your haiku with us.
