Snow stopped
in the voices of children
the sun shines
Hōsai graduated from the Tokyo Imperial University where he studied law. He got off to a good start, but then decided to give up his home, family, and business to jump from one of the new, militant religions of Japan to the other.
Just like Taneda Santoka, he abandoned the traditional verse form of his time and mostly looked at the simple confines of his life for inspiration.
Poem by Ozaki Hōsai
Picture by Kalle Kortelainen
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: 20th December 2017
a haiku of mine:
‘ cold in winterlight / only your breath’ shadow / for warming me’
:))