Autumn breeze so mean

Posted on November 28, 2012 by AshiAkira

Autumn breeze so mean

Dragonflies can’t have a rest

On waving grass leaves

About AshiAkira

AshiAkira. Author of "Haiku Poems" and "Haiku Poems II" (www.lulu.com/shop/ashi-akira/haiku-poems/paperback/product-23152158.html). Old resident of Tokyo.
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6 Responses to Autumn breeze so mean

  2. Susan Bahr says:
    November 29, 2012 at 4:40 am

    Beautiful, and whitty! I wonder, do you compose these in Japanese and transcribe into English? My apologies if that’s a stupid question!

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    • AshiAkira says:
      November 29, 2012 at 9:23 am

      I’m often asked the same question. The answer is I never write haikus in Japanese because of the difficult (to me nonsense) rules like season word. I believe the poetry should not have any rules which are tantamount to the straitjacket for poets. I only follow the forms of poems like the 5-7-5 syllables (rhythm) for haiku, which makes it short and handy. I always appreciate your reading of my haikus. Thank you.

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      • Susan Bahr says:
        November 29, 2012 at 9:56 pm

        Well, what you do works. The words are so lovely, or funny, or sharp – you seem to be able to capture a feeling with so few. Thank you for taking the time to educate a very naive Vermonter.

  3. janehewey says:
    November 30, 2012 at 2:30 am

    yes! this is wonderful. I become autumn, the dragonflies, and the grass leaves…all in a moment.

    Reply

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