Friday, April 17, 2026

Rainy Evening

 The roar of Spring rain
outside my window echoes
more than my silence.

Alone with my thoughts,
I watch streams carry away
dreams with rainwater.

The evening cloud-light
slowly dies as rain sputters
over my silence.

4 comments:

  1. Passing Peanut9:11 AM

    Oh no, he's chaining them together now. Ere long we'll see Frankenstein-style experiments to create haiku that format alongside their peers in their own similar patterns: the dreaded Matryoshka Haiku!
    *scare chord, thunderclap*

    More seriously, with an understanding of the Why of haiku you've explained before, these pieces are quite lovely. For one's own limited knowledge, this is a scene I can capture in my mind's eye.

    ... Less seriously, it also provokes a silly memetic template of a sepia-toned samurai casting his stoic gaze out a modern window on a rainy afternoon.
    "Everyone screams 'kiai',
    but no one asks 'kiwhy'."

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    1. P_P - Hah! It is not quite a renga - a series of haikus back and forth between writers - although given my state of mind at times, it really could be two people writing it.

      Thanks for the kind words - if you can see the scene, then I accomplished something of what I intended.

      Kiai versus kiwhy. Brilliant.

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  2. Nylon1212:15 PM

    Are there any shots available for this affliction of yours TB? It seems to becoming quite serious..........:)

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    1. Shamefully addictive, Nylon12. Shamefully addictive.

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