cold night -
the deeper levels of dreams
and fears
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for a friend on facebook, who was also living in the deep freeze
tomato sauce -
looking at the bright side
of food
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January 23
when celsius
and farenheit meet -
freeze in America
Another record low is predicted for tonight in America and for us here too.
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Lovely haiku Gabi - deep and mysterious!
A beautiful haiku about the coldness of night. I love it!
So beautiful, Gabi !
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瓶割るる夜の氷の寝覚め哉
kame waruru yoru no koori no mezame kana
I wake up at night (from the sound of)
the water jar breaking
from the ice
Matsuo Basho
. WKD : Ice and Haiku
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2 comments:
Yes sensei,
it makes a thoughtful human pause when we realize how thin is the veneer between life and death. When we lived in Alaska, for twelve years, I experienced the cold and dark firsthand. Several winters really stand out. We lived without electricity and running water which made for some interesting times! One winter was so cold that a glacier form on the INSIDE of the door! We had to use a maul to break it off to go outside! We had two daughters and bath times were fast, especially for them. We would layer newspaper on the porch right outside the door, and with a bucket of water at the ready I soaped them up, and rinsed them clean while they lifted one foot after the other in what we called "the bath dance"" so their little feet did not stick to the paper!
It sure did feel good to get clean, and to this day, we all truly appreciate a nice hot indoor bath!
L.
Even the cold winter you made beautiful in your haiku :)
J
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