GERMAIN DROOGENBROODT
Released from the tree
a whirling down autumn leaf
trip with no return
Slowly branch by branch
breaking out of the vapour
the green of the pines
Tree on a hilltop
with branches spread like wishes
to embrace heaven
How short is freedom
gained by the cherry blossom
released from the branch
See the spring blossoms
in the shine of frozen dew
great optimism
Irksome romantic
in the branches of the trees,
crickets serenade
(Photo: Giampiero Johnny Murialdo)
These haiku are from the collection “Dewdrops”. English editing: Stanley H. Barkan. See also: Dewdrops, the long road towards the shortness of haiku. The new edition is out these days.
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