Sparkling Stars - "When the Peonies Bloom" - August 31, 2014

For Carpe Diem Haiku Kai:

"It's my pleasure to publish an all new episode of our special feature "Sparkling Stars" in which I introduce haiku, masterpieces, by classic and non-classic haiku-poets. The goal is to compose a new haiku inspired on the given haiku, similar with our regular CD-Specials, but with the classical haiku-rules:

• 5-7-5 syllables
• a kigo (seasonword)
• a kireji (cuttingword or punctuation)
• a moment as short as the sound of a pebble thrown into water
• a deeper, spiritual, meaning
• the first and third line are interchangeable

For this episode I have chosen a haiku by Kiitau, a not so well-known haiku-poet, who has written just one haiku as far as I know.

botan saite atari ni hana no naki gotoshi

when the peonies bloomed,
it seemed as though there were
no flowers around them

© Kiitau "  CD

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peonies blossom
along the temple pathway -
eclipsing others

© G.s.k. '14