The milky way
at midnight
a drunkard dances
The haiku of the week is by Taneda Santoka, a poet and mendicant priest who chose walking meditation instead of zazen or sitting meditation. It is estimated that he walked about 28,000 miles during his life as a priest. You can read more about his poetry and equally interesting life at https://simplyhaiku.com/SHv3n3/features/stanford_forrester-santoka.html
Poem by Taneda Santoka
Picture by Michał Mancewicz
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: 25th April 2018