Takarai Kikaku was one of the most accomplished disciples of Matsuo Bashō, famous also for writing a manuscript describing his master’s final days, and the immediate aftermath of his death.
The haiku I chose for this week’s challenge was used as the opening poem of a renku (collaborative linked poem) written by a group of international haiku writers to commemorate the 300th anniversary of his death.
Seven days to make music inspired by Kikaku’s poem. More info at https://www.naviarrecords.com/about/naviar-haiku
Deadline: 6th September 2017
Haiku by Takarai Kikaku http://simplyhaiku.com/SHv4n4/renku/springtime.html
Picture by Tim de Groot https://unsplash.com/@timdegroot