| 獣道 kemonomichi  autumn of the badgers ... their narrow road to the deep forest  |
:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
Basho / Oku no Hosomichi ... 2007
kemonomichi, the footpath of wild animals in our area ... this year, the badgers crossed the road from the forest to the field below, and left their dirty footprints all over the asphalt too after a night of rain.
Read my Haiku Archives 2007
:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
Hello Gabi,
ReplyDeleteWhere I was born (in the north of England) badgers were rare. Down here in the SW (where I now abide) they are actually so common as to be a pest!
However, the country road which leads into the village which bisects their nice folkways is well serviced with speeding humanity.
2D expessionist art--of the badger kind--is er,normal. Nobody notices it any more - other than to avoid skidding into the trees on bends that
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/cherrypoetryclub/message/31840
獣の匂いがして来る～～
ReplyDeletesakuo
what joy!
ReplyDeleteto follow the badger's path
like a child
a secret tunnel
the badger's path
where does it lead?
:>) Ella Wagemakers