Jenny, such a lovely poem. Although I am a "haiku apprentice" one thing I learned from Basho was his deep appreciation and love for the classical 5-line form of "waka" or "tanka" as a crucial part of his haiku inspiration. He is reported to have once said, "any day I don't read waka, thistles grow in my mouth." I look forward to taking his advice and reading more poetry in your favoured format.
Thanks, Strider! I love the quote from Basho. I know what he means–I feel that any day I don't write tanka, thistles grow in my mouth. And I am permanently a tanka apprentice.
April 10th, 2013 at 11:33 am
Apologies to William Soule–but this poem was written by me!
April 10th, 2013 at 12:12 pm
Jenny, A glitch in the system. Correction made, with apologies. –Peter
April 10th, 2013 at 1:05 pm
Thanks!
April 10th, 2013 at 2:41 pm
Beautiful!!!!
April 10th, 2013 at 6:11 pm
Thanks, Raymona!
April 10th, 2013 at 5:07 pm
So lovely, Jenny . . . I had planned to comment on this one even before I knew it was yours!
April 10th, 2013 at 6:10 pm
Thanks, Margaret!
April 11th, 2013 at 3:03 am
Really love this!
April 13th, 2013 at 6:20 pm
Thanks, Dawn!
April 11th, 2013 at 3:26 am
It feels like a love-spell…beautifully penned.
April 13th, 2013 at 6:24 pm
Thanks, Alison!
April 11th, 2013 at 12:11 pm
This has quite a Gothic atmosphere. Really nice.
marion
April 13th, 2013 at 6:20 pm
Thanks, Marion!
April 11th, 2013 at 4:14 pm
Jenny, such a lovely poem. Although I am a "haiku apprentice" one thing I learned from Basho was his deep appreciation and love for the classical 5-line form of "waka" or "tanka" as a crucial part of his haiku inspiration. He is reported to have once said, "any day I don't read waka, thistles grow in my mouth." I look forward to taking his advice and reading more poetry in your favoured format.
Strider
April 13th, 2013 at 6:24 pm
Thanks, Strider! I love the quote from Basho. I know what he means–I feel that any day I don't write tanka, thistles grow in my mouth. And I am permanently a tanka apprentice.