naviarhaiku207 – The woman

The woman

leads into the mist

low tide beach

207

This week’s haiku was written by Kobayashi Issa, one of the four great masters of Japanese haiku. Here’s what William Higginson said about this poem on his book Haiku Handbook: how to write, share, and teach haiku

“This is not a bathing beauty, but a fully clothed woman who, barefoot, leads the way to see what treasures the tide has left. The appearance of shells, both empty and full of life, on the beach after the tide goes out has its opposite in the woman, who disappears into the mist. The sea reveals at least a small part of itself as the mist envelops one of those who come to see that revelation.”

 

Poem by Kobayashi Issa

Picture by Dani Aláez

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: 27th December 2017

1 thought on “naviarhaiku207 – The woman”

  1. I got a winter jisei of mine for you 🙂
    :
    ‘weisse schattenwand / wintersonnenwanderung / horch doch: die stille!’

    ‘white shadow wall / winter sun’s wandering / but listen: that silence!’

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