chikamichi ya mizu fumi wataru satsukiame
on the shortcut path,
stepping through water to cross the meadow
in the summer rains.
© Buson (Tr. Chèvrefeuille)
along our life's path
straight through the meadow of love -
a field of flowers
© Chèvrefeuille
as the crow flies
different than the buck walks
when water divides land
~~~~~
This is a longer (yet short) story of the young buck
©JP/davh
some get the longer route to be sure.
ReplyDeleteI watch the deer every day in our woods so this brought a smile to my face.
Superb, Jules! The crow, the buck, the water...all put together just right!
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Love it ~ 'as the crow flies' ~ very insightful and creative haiku ~ thanks, ^_^
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Loving this ---
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ReplyDeleteAh! That flying is so much more easy than walking...
ReplyDeleteMust be a scenic landscape to savor! Nicely Jules!
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Beautiful response Jules.
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DeleteOften the saying for distance is; 'As the crow flies', but you when you have to use the actual road the distance can be two or three times as long to get to where you want to go.