A wild sea
in the distance over Sado
the Milky Way
For this week's challenge, I chose a poem by the greatest master of haiku: Matsuo Bashō.
During the journey that would result in his masterpiece, The Narrow Road to the Deep North, Basho stopped at Izumo Point on the Japan Sea and gazed out to Sado Island which, at that time, was infamous as a place of exile.
Haiku by Matsuo Basho
Picture by Erwin Doorn
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 May 2020