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Tag Archives: heat
BIG ANT, BIG HEAT: INTERNAL REFLECTION IN HOKKU
If one does not have an understanding of the basic principles of hokku, it is often difficult to appreciate a verse because one simply does not “get” it. This was a major factor in the rise of modern haiku in … Continue reading
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Tagged haiku, heat, hokku, internal reflection, nature, poetry, R. H. Blyth, seasons, Shirô, spirituality, summer, writing
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ABSENCE AND PRESENCE AND SUMMER HEAT
The windbell silent; The heat Of the clock. This summer hokku by Yayū is somewhat unusual, first because it includes a clock. We already know that “modern technology” is not a part of hokku, and if we allow ourselves to … Continue reading
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Tagged absence, clock, heat, hokku, poetry, presence, principles of hokku, seasons, spirituality, summer, summer hokku, windbell, writing, Yayu
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THE HEAT!
R. H. Blyth remarks that “only in Japan can we find hundreds of ‘poems’ written on the subject of heat.” That he puts “poems” in quotes is significant, and indicates — as I always tell students — that we should … Continue reading
THE WINDBELL IS SILENT
You will recall that very old hokku often used two things joined by a third. Yayu wrote an interesting hokku that uses two things also, but provides the third that unites them in an interesting way: The windbell is silent; … Continue reading
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Tagged clock, haikai, harmony of opposites, heat, hokku, summer, windbell, Yayu
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ONE BIG, LAZY CAT IS ALL OF SUMMER
Issa wrote this summer hokku: The big cat – Flopped down on the fan Asleep. It is rather typical Issa, with his connection to animals and his kind of humor. The point of the verse is that it is summer, … Continue reading
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Tagged cat, coolness, fan, haikai, heat, hokku, Issa, poetry, spirituality, summer, writing, zen
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THE VOICE OF THE TURTLE
Today was beautiful where I am. After days and days of pouring rain and cool temperatures, the sky cleared, the sun shone, and the temperature rose into the low 80s. It made me think of the old lines from the … Continue reading
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Tagged Buson, grove of trees, haikai, heat, hokku, nature, poetry, spiderwebs, statement hokku, summer, turtle, turtle dove, writing, Yang, zen
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CLOUDS APPEAR
We just looked at a verse for the time when spring is nearing its end: Warm rain From a cloudburst; Departing spring. Today, by contrast, we shall look at a verse on the other side of the seasonal divide: Clouds … Continue reading
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Tagged cloudburst, clouds, drought, haikai, haiku, heat, hokku, rain, spring, summer, windmill
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A LOAD OF WIND
Amid the heat, He carries a load of wind – The fan seller. The arrangement of that summer hokku by Kakō is necessarily different in English. The original is literally Wind load carries heat ya fan-seller But let’s look at … Continue reading
