Tuesday 28 October 2008

Haiku of Richard Wright(68)


(photo) the mountaintop

That road is empty,
The one leading into hills
In autumn twilight.



その道は行く人なく
一本道の丘また丘
秋の暮



(Housai)
道いつぱいになつて来る牛と出逢つた


Cows coming to me,
Filling the road.

■Wright's haiku reminds me one of Basho:

The road -
Empty and
Autumn twilight.

I imagine a scene that hills ranges over there. I'm attracted to the silence in this haiku. Hohsai's haiku is full of cows. It's humorous.

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