naviarhaiku306 – The light snow

The light snow.
The ice without any trace
On the lake.

Awayuki ya/ Koori ato naki/ Mizu no ue

 

Like Santoka and Seisensui, Kawahigashi Hekigoto (1873-1937) was an important advocate of the free verse haiku.
Besides being a writer and critic of haiku, Hekigoto was a literary scholar, noh dancer, art critic, calligrapher, social commentator, and mountain climber.

Seven days to make music in response to the assigned haiku: to participate visit https://www.naviarrecords.com/about/naviar-haiku

Deadline: 20th November 2019

haiku by Kawahigashi Hekigoto https://www.masterpiece-of-japanese-culture.com/literatures-and-poems/haiku/kawahigashi-hekigoto-haiku-poems

picture by Paxson Woelber https://unsplash.com/@paxsonwoelber