My spirit is like the kudzu, turning over. Tossed by bad dreams, chased by orange clowns, but finding dawn at long last. Thanks, Fay, for this beautiful post.
Blue Willow Haiku World (by Fay Aoyagi)
葛の葉やはらりと地球裏返る 山田京子
kuzu no ha ya hararito chikyû uragaeru
kudzu leaf…
the earth turns over
lightly
Kyoko Yamada
from ‘Haidan,’ (‘Haiku Stage’) a monthly haiku magazine, October 2016 Issue, Honami Shoten, Tokyo
Lovely. I’m worried about those orange clowns; or is just one particular orange clown? 😉
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You are too clever by half. 🙂
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😀
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i am taking those orange clowns with me, the background music to the day ahead
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And a paint gun with purple pellets.
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so the night is covered!
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I love the image “chased by orange clowns”
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Super creepy. 🙂
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Talented people find each other.
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Thanks, Cindy.
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Yes, I loved this one as well
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i love haiku, this is so lovely
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I thought so, too. Thanks for stopping by, Beth.
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