Showing posts with label Scorn not the Haiku as Wordsworth did not Say. Basho. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Scorn not the Haiku as Wordsworth did not Say. Basho. Show all posts

Wednesday, March 25, 2026

Scorn not the Haiku (as Wordsworth did not say) - two amateurish haikus

 

Lawrence Hall

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Scorn not the Haiku

 

Scorn not the Haiku

In simplicity - complex

Basho teaches us

 

We are Basho’s friends

Leaping into that old pond

The sound of laughter

 

Cf:

 

“The Old Pond,” Basho

“Scorn not the Sonnet,” Wordsworth