Autumn Moon - October 30, 2014

autumn moon
soft veils enhance
her beauty

(c) G.s.k. '14

(For all those not Italian, the moon is considered feminine.)

Linked to Carpe Diem Haiku Kai's Read Only "Moon in Haiku Tradition" with Fay Aoyagi of Blue Willow Haiku World

"Howling Dogs" - October 12, 2014

For Carpe Diem Haiku Special another wonderful haiku composed by Shiba Sonome:

 ha no oto ni inu hoekakura arashi kana

dogs howling

at the sound of leaves -
storm on the way!

© Shiba Sonome

 "A gorgeous haiku, if I may say. There are at least two senses present in this one, hearing and seeing, it's a short moment in time, there is a kigo in it and the original counts 17 Onji ... so it's a haiku following the classical rules. Gorgeous ... "

© Chèvrefeuille

sleepless howling dogs
in olive groves and vineyards
- clouded harvest moon

October full moon
covered by thick stormy clouds
midnight - the bird screeched

lonely sunset
the dog howled for his master
in the empty courtyard

© G.s.k. '14

Basho's Full Moon - September 7, 2014

For Carpe Diem haiku Kai's Sparkling Stars ... a beautiful look at the autumn full moon:

 meigetsu ya ike o megurite yo mo sugara

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

© Basho

the night deepens
darker and darker the sky
without the streetlights
the night sky looks like a light show
the full moon and thousands of stars

© Chèvrefeuille

 tears of joy
spilled into the old pond -
the moon's reflection

© Chèvrefeuille

A wonderful series from two of my favorite haiku masters!  Now it's my turn to try to write a haiku about the autumn moon, which to the Japanese  "the moon of autumn is the most beautiful gift of Mother Nature."  And I agree.

October's full moon
silver light illuminates ---
empty stalks of grain

on the mountain top
bright autumn moon rises high
quickening heart beats

October silence
full moon my sole companion
winter reflections

© G.s.k. '14