first winter rain –
a nameless mountain
quaintly
Ryōkan Taigu was a Japanese poet and calligrapher who lived during the Edo period. A Buddhist monk who lived much of his life as a hermit, he spent most of his time writing poetry, calligraphy, and communing with nature. His poetry is often very simple and inspired by nature.
Seven days to make music in response to the assigned haiku: to participate visit https://www.naviarrecords.com/about/naviar-haiku
Deadline: 20th October 2021
haiku by Ryōkan Taigu https://artofwonder.org/2014/11/14/forgetting-the-moon-the-poetry-of-ryokan/
picture by Paul Earle https://unsplash.com/@paulearlephotography