Easily glows
and easily goes
a firefly
Chine was the younger sister of Mukai Kyorai, the author of last week's poem. Together the siblings kept a journal during a trip from Kyoto to the Ise shrine in 1686. Kyorai’s Ise Journal begins as follows:
The sun hot yet wind cool on our heads,
I take my younger sister on a pilgrimage to Ise.(Chine's reply)
Until Ise
such good companions,
morning geese
Chine died in 1688, at 26. The haiku of the week is Chine's death poem.
Haiku by Chine
Picture by Christopher Le
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: 31st March 2021