first snow
on the great wall
tourist tracks
Published by
Mark Brooks
Mark's haiku and renku have been published around the world and translated into several languages. He is the publisher and editor of haijinx, an international journal that examines humor in haikai. He has a hand in other haijinx sites and publications. Mark is also the incoming editor of the Haiku Society of America's newsletter. If you are incredibly interested in Mark, or simply bored, read his blog. Among other things, it covers haiku news and the happenings at haijinx. email: mbrooks at haikai dot info View all posts by Mark Brooks
snowfall on the great wall
greeting laborers …
long line of silence
This haiku brings to mind many things including Kafka’s short story. Thanks Mark.
snow falls on both
sides of the Great Wall ~
an eagle on the wall ~
the eagle takes off ~
eager cameras click the sky ~
snow falls on still ~
straits of malacca
a blue and white
trails to shore
the aged fig tree
remnant of winter —
seasonal fledglings take wing
–
A new footpath-
through the human tracks,
footprints of sparrows
how many raindrops
before
the dust settles —
a footprint
read your open letter on the haijinx site.
seems as though you weren’t quite able
to “put the hai” back. seems as though you
got caught up in a political whirlwind. one
tip, a poets job is to write. poets who
“ascend” into “editorships” etc. well, who
cares! the hsa is nepotistic at best, and
incestouous the rest of the time. your
poems are missed, but check your ego at the door.
allen
calm night
a ceiling tile
falls
first snow
then rain–
the other side of my window never seems to change
mark, i ventured to the haijinx site, however it seems to be under (re-construction). i wonder if after 5 years the editor, too, has been changed…