among the herbs
chickens growing plump
at Sluderno
chickens growing plump
at Sluderno
walking in Sluderno
tiny gardens grow wild
herbs and flowers
tiny gardens grow wild
herbs and flowers
For Carpe Diem's Little Ones:
"anew episode of our "Little Creatures"-feature and after two episodes about little insects, this episode is about little plants and flowers e.g. Sheperd's Purse as we can read in this haiku by Basho (1644-1694):
furu hata ya nazuna hana saku kakine kana
if you look closely
a sheperd's purse flowering
underneath the hedge
(c) Matsuo Basho (Tr. Tim Chilcott)
furudera ya hôroku suteru seri no naka
ancient temple
clay pot tossed around
in the seri (*) field
© Buson (Tr. Chèvrefeuille)
(*) Seri = Oenanthe javanica = water dropwort
"Seri is one of the seven sacred herbs of spring which are used in the spring festival "Nanakusa no Sekku" or "The Festival of Herbs". It happens to be that the Sheperd's Purse, in the haiku by Basho, also is one of the Seven Sacred Herbs of Spring"
in the meadow
peeling the leaves of daisies,
does she loves me?
© Chèvrefeuille
Nice cultural eye, observant with the details of nature.
ReplyDeleteThanks ... fun to watch the chickens in the herbs.
DeleteIt sounds like a wonderful and peaceful place.
ReplyDeletehttp://poetryofthenetherworld.blogspot.com/2014/08/an-unnecessary-killing.html
It's really a very nice place and very peaceful.
DeleteThere's a great classical feel to the first :)
ReplyDeletea real back to the origins ... thanks that makes me happy ... maybe I'm recovering my "wa" or sense of harmony! At least here ;-)
ReplyDeleteHerbs have a unique offering. If I just knew what to do with them. Just too cautious to use the wild stuff.
ReplyDeleteOne of these days I might start an herb box in the house - though I don't think I get enough daylight.