Sakura is the Carpe Diem prompt today, Sakura means cherry blossom, but can also refer to folk music often played on koto, the string instrument depicted below. In addition the taiko is the big Japanese drums. So here is my interpretation to a woodblock print by Suzuki Harunobu.
taiko player
picking cherry blossoms
silent koto
~~
thunder of taikos
silenced from the muted tones
a koto melody
~~
bending song
is never silent
muted drum
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February 8, 2013
Björn Rudbergs writings 
The last one is my fav 🙂
Thank you
Your first verse is a perfect haiga for the woodblock! It made my heart sing!
Wonderfully composed haiku for sakura ~ can hear the sounds!
Carol of (A Creative Harbor)
Well, they are all lovely, but I come from Washington, D.C. originally where there are many cherry blossom trees so am drawn to the first one. There is a beautiful Japanese folk song called Sakura. k.
Yes, it’s Sakura Sakura the song that was the prompt. I wanted to contrast the male and female strength in these poems.
the second one did it for me, definitely ^^ but then the third one’s also great… ah, heck, they’re all good ^^ well done as always
Thank you.. 🙂
Two women lovers
When the koto falls silent
Make their own music
Cheers!
JzB
Great poetry, but looking at the kimono I think it’s a male and a female actually.
beautiful poetry.
An extraordinary set of haiku Bjorn … great … I lovce the way you have brought the fragile folk song Sakura and the Koto to the big strong Taiko drums. Really a very well written set.
I strength lies in fragility in the long run.
Though it is difficult to pick one, but even then third one sings a different melody, very well written.
Once again you’ve composed a wonderful set. Thank you Bjorn.
Thank you jrb
There’ s that…almost felt, almost heard fragility in the first two. Beautifully crafted, Björn. And my favourite one definitely is the third.
I think it was her victory in the last one.
Loved the last line bringing in the aspect of the bending song and the muted drum. Could this have anything to do with the singularity of purpose and intention?
Shakti
It was referring to the Geisha “flower and willow” – world – she bends like a willow overcoming his hale strength.
It was referring to the Geisha “flower and willow” – world – she bends like a willow overcoming his hale strength. 🙂
There are times—oh, 2 a.m., for example—when muted drums are quite appropriate! You know, real drums, the kind that go boom-boom-boom! 🙂
Drumming haiku
… Or funerals but that was not my intention.
I liked the first one best out of three. Lovely poems. 🙂
Wonderful haiku and interpretation.
Eliz
Complex and deeply satisfying. 😉