HAIKU
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| photograph by jon miller whitney |
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| sculpture in Musee D'Orsay, Paris |
The
mist on the ground:
The
veil on her face,
Hides
many a mystery.
MEMOIRS, JOURNALS AND CONVERSATIONS For oft, when on my couch I lie In vacant or in pensive mood, They flash upon that inward eye Which is...
3 comments:
Googled and learnt a lot about the Haiku form of Japanese Poetry..Excellent harmony of words and images..
Thank you for your comments. I have been writing poetry for a longtime now and I have found the Haiku form very challenging. I have tried to enhance the effect by adding visuals.
That is a really wonderful Haiku - and the picture you have posted looks like the one of the 'Veiled Rebecca' in the Salarjung Museum in Hyderabad. lovely lines and structure - the mist is a great thought - is she walking on the ground or floating along! Good Show Subbu!
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