Carpe Diem Haiku – autumn moon


meigetsu ya ike o megurite yo mo sugara

the autumn full moon:
all night long
I paced round the lake.

To me this poem by Basho creates a feeling of being stunned to silence by the beauty of the moon. In Sweden the autumn moon is something special, after the long nights with almost daylight, the moon makes it’s presence known in early autumn. It’s like a dear friend returning, and the nights are still mild enough to be out and enjoy its silver light.

the returning moon
bleeds its silver in the sea –
my silent footfall

IMG_0174.JPG
Linked to Carpe Diem

12 responses to “Carpe Diem Haiku – autumn moon

Leave a reply to Björn Rudberg (brudberg) Cancel reply

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.