In the days of the samurai, two ancient roads linked Japan’s two great cities of Kyoto and Edo (now Tokyo). Lords would travel these routes, accompanied by armies of samurai. Carpe Diem Weekend Meditation #105 – Turn Back Time offers two haiku regarding the “Samurai’s Mountain Road,” one by Yosa Buson and the other by Matsuo Bashō, as inspiration for a tanka or haiku. My response is a fusion haiku, with elements of both.
changes happening
first yellow leaf on maple
autumn upon us
Buson
quiet forest path
dry leaves stirred up by my feet
centipede scurries
Bashō (tr. Chèvrefeuille)
yellow maple leaf
following path to winter
waiting for no one
Image source: ukiyo-e.org – Kageishi in the Mountains of Hakone, by Kawanabe Kyosai
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I love the technique in your poetry. Beautiful piece!
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The fusion Haiku sums the first two poems up perfectly!
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Thanks!
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Wow, I like how you “fused” those two haiku into an image of samurai footprints in the snow!
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Thank you, Lynn. 🙂
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A wonderful fusion ku, Ken, which has the essence of both originals!
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Thanks, Kim. 🙂
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Wow–you are so good at this. You created such a vivid image in your fusion, Ken.
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Thank you, Merril. 😀
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