Saturday, April 11, 2009

Haiku by Basho

うき我を
さびしがらせよ
閑古鳥

Not this human sadness,
cuckoo,
but your solitary cry.

Rimondeto Sunset

Monday, January 26, 2009

Haikhu by Buson 1716-1783

いねぶりて
我にかくれん
冬籠


ineburite
ware ni kakuren
fuyu gomori

assoupi
caché en moi-même
réclusion hivernale

Sunday, September 7, 2008

Moonrise over Montecristo

Wednesday, May 21, 2008

mille miglia, mr. croccantino

Saturday, May 3, 2008

haiku by Issa

大寺は留主の体也夏木立
ôtera wa rusu no tei nari natsu kodachi

the big temple
looks empty...
summer trees

San Quirico d'Orcia (Siena)

Friday, April 25, 2008

haiku by issa

むだ雲やむだ山作る又作る
muda kumo ya muda yama tsukuru mata tsukuru

vain clouds
forming vain peaks
in vain

colfiorito

Monday, April 21, 2008

haiku by Issa

小酒屋の出現したり春の山
ko sakaya no shutsugen shitari haru no yama

the little tavern
open for business...
spring mountain

Osteria near Cazzago (Pd)

Wednesday, April 16, 2008

Haiku by Issa

初虹もわかば盛りやしなの山
hatsu niji mo wakaba sakari ya shinano yama

first rainbow
new leaves in their glory!
Shinano mountain

Where is the Golden Pot?

Haiku by Issa

雲の峰外山は雨に黒む哉
kumo no mine toyama wa ame ni kuromu kana

billowing clouds--
the mountains in the rain
all black




Rapagnano (Ap) under Sibillini's