Below are eleven Buson haiku <br />beginning with the phrase <br />'The short night--' <br /> <br /> <br />The short night-- <br />on the hairy caterpillar <br />beads of dew. <br /> <br />The short night-- <br />patrolmen <br />washing in the river. <br /> <br />The short night-- <br />bubbles of crab froth <br />among the river reeds. <br /> <br />The short night-- <br />a broom thrown away <br />on the beach. <br /> <br />The short night-- <br />the Oi River <br />has sunk two feet. <br /> <br />The short night-- <br />on the outskirts of the village <br />a small shop opening. <br /> <br />The short night-- <br />broken, in the shallows, <br />a crescent moon. <br /> <br />The short night-- <br />the peony <br />has opened. <br /> <br />The short night-- <br />waves beating in, <br />an abandoned fire. <br /> <br />The short night-- <br />near the pillow <br />a screen turning silver. <br /> <br />The short night-- <br />shallow footprints <br />on the beach at Yui. <br /> <br /> <br />Translated by Robert Hass <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />User Submitted "The short night--" Haiku <br /> <br />Submit your own haiku beginning with the line <br />"The short night--" <br />and we'll post the best ones below! <br /> <br />Just dash off an e-mail to: <br /> <br /> theshortnight@plagiarist.com <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />The short night- <br />a watery moon <br />stands alone over the hill <br /> <br /> Maggie <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />The short night-- <br />just as I'm falling asleep <br />my wife's waking up <br /> <br /> Larry Bole<br /><br />Yosa Buson<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/variations-on-the-short-night/
