Lyme, Pagoda | |
poet old man haiku | |
An old man in a tattered robe is here writing on a sheet of papyrus. | |
A slender man with thin white hair and a crooked beard watches the wind blow through the leaves. He is lost in the sun's glare off the boughs and seems to be wearing an endless smile on his face. The man's smile only ceases when he starts to utter a short poem in the same rhythmic pattern. It is a variation of three sentences consisting of five syllables, then seven, then five. Once in a while he pulls out an inkstone from his robe's pocket and writes something down on a sheet of papyrus. A haiku poet is in excellent condition. | |
by Bazilus , 15.05.2003 13:31 MSK |