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Haiku poems composed during the Imperial Pilgrimage Route tour May 2010
Sun peers through the mist
Mossy stones to balance on
Strolling with grey view
Under foot leaves, twigs
Warm breeze brushes our cool breath
Home to samurai
Flowers, steps, sticks, wind
Hike Japan persistence
With good cheer, sake
Tom Preston
Man who plays with fire
Doesn't stop to count his yen
Me must love his work
Follow kodo trail
Collecting words like driftwood
Give form to your dreams
a-ba-ra-ha-kya
Toss a coin and ring a bell
The roots reach the sky
David Lightfoot
Ancient roots
Boughs unfurled
Fallen friends repaired
Gentle laughter
Falls around us
Like spring rain
Skilful guide
Broad sight, spare speech
Heads bowed
Josie Preston
jo nan world of noh
Amusing and delightful
shin ki kyo
or
Male, female, are noh
Amusing and delightful
Gods, demons, madness
Anson Levine
Walk, climb, dream, feel, fear
Far up, way down, noises
To hold on, let go
Temple floor vibrates
Mountain spirits living here
Genuine or not
Carol Tripp
Nothing in my head to say
Write me a haiku
Taking a break from it all
Karen Ueberwasser
Hot water, hot rocks
Smelly eggs and smelly socks
Yunomine. Phew!
Fresh tuna liver
Onion and ginger garnish
We are most honoured!
Travelling with friends
The swallows here are happy
Satsuki Onsen
Orange and turquoise
Bumble bee and butterfly
Kumano kodo
As the fresh breeze blows
The maple leaves are lifted
Then we here the bell
At Kosho-san's house
For god's sake we drink saké
In celebration
Dreaming in the bath
Sun burns off the morning mist
Satsuki Onsen
Bob Heffill