Give me an icicle
containing the stars
of the deep north
I was born in Yamagata Prefecture. When winter comes there, long, thick icicles hang from the eaves. I used to look up through them at the twinkling stars. So-called “flowers in ice” are frozen flowers, but these were natural “stars in icicles.” I coined this expression. When I left my hometown, I was five. I felt homesick whenever I saw the beautiful winter stars, which led me to a wonderland.
Poem by Takaha Shugyo
http://www.haiku-hia.com/rireki_takaha_en.html
Picture by Neal Fowler
This haiku poem is part of the Naviar haiku music challenge, where artists are invited to make music in response to a weekly assigned haiku poem. Participation is free and there are no limitations in the songs’ length or genre.
You have seven days from the posting of this haiku to submit your track. For information on how to make a submission, visit the Naviar Haiku Music Challenge page.
Submission deadline: 1st April 2015