Snow fallen onto
the stars are shining
the holy tree
A student of the great Takahama Kyoshi, Yamaguchi Seison was a poet and university professor. He was also the founder of the Natsukusa Community Literary Review (夏 草, “Summer Grass”).
Haiku by Yamaguchi Seison
Picture by Sharon McCutcheon
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: 29th December 2021