Sound of rain
falls deeply in
the night pond
The author of the week is Sumitaku Kenshin (1961-1987). He died just before turning 26 and devoted the last 20 months of his life to haiku poetry.
Poem by Sumitaku Kenshin (translated by Alex Fyffe) http://simplyhaiku.com/SHv2n6/features/Hiroaki_Sato_feature.html
Picture by Eutah Mizushima https://unsplash.com/@eutahm
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: 17th May 2017