In answer to your question posted on my blog Kai: Hosai Ozaki (1885-1926) was a famous free-verse haiku poet.
Hiroaki Sato has published 75% of Hosai Ozaki's haiku in the book "Right under the big sky, I don't wear a hat", the title of which is itself a haiku. Sato has translated the haiku on one line to preserve the original form, rhythm and word order of the Japanese (free-verse haiku don't follow the traditional 17 syllable (5-7-5) pattern of traditional haiku and often to not contain a caesura or major break in the rhythm).
Your poem reminds me of Hosai Ozaki's work, which got me fancifully wondering if you were not his reincarnation. ;-)
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I like it, Kai. Are you the reincarnation of Hosai Ozaki? ;-)
In answer to your question posted on my blog Kai: Hosai Ozaki (1885-1926) was a famous free-verse haiku poet.
Hiroaki Sato has published 75% of Hosai Ozaki's haiku in the book "Right under the big sky, I don't wear a hat", the title of which is itself a haiku. Sato has translated the haiku on one line to preserve the original form, rhythm and word order of the Japanese (free-verse haiku don't follow the traditional 17 syllable (5-7-5) pattern of traditional haiku and often to not contain a caesura or major break in the rhythm).
Your poem reminds me of Hosai Ozaki's work, which got me fancifully wondering if you were not his reincarnation. ;-)
Some of his haiku for you:
I cough and am still alone
Potatoes eaten by rats, I was asleep
This firefly doesn't glow its hardened
The blotter has stopped absorbing my writings
I hold a dog, my skin has no hair
The nail I missed cocked its head
Very nice Kai!
Margie
Sounds like a wonderful place to be after a big T'day meal!!
I forget to ask you...
How was your Thanksgiving Kai?
Hope it was wonderful!!!!
Margie
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