naviarhaiku434 – Is that a cloud

Is that a cloud

or a standing screen? Again

the moon is hiding her face

434

A contemporary of Basho, Den Sutejo was the eldest daughter of a distinguished samurai family living in the mountainous area northwest of Kyoto. After her husband’s death, she became a nun and spent the final years of her life as a Zen devotee.

 

Haiku by Den Sutejo [Translated by Makoto Ueda]

Picture by Cerqueira

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: 4th May 2022

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