Quote of Today
Another year. What a year!
Nothing has got any better than two years ago — even worse, in a way.
I have nothing to say.
In September, we adopted (virtually) a koala. Her name is Yarrabee. We wish her all the eucalyptus leaves in the world and good sleep every day.
Sex: Female; DOB: May 24, 2019;
Location: Paradise Country (Gold Coast,QLD)
To wrap up my 2021, I have written 8 Haikus representing the four seasons that have just become history.
I got to know Haiku not long ago.
The 17-syllable poetry genre struck me at first sight. I fell in love with its brevity, conciseness, and power instantly.
Haiku is not always sad; it's not only short and not necessarily elusive - it is brief, sensitive, and ethereal.
Reference books for Haiku beginners:
• Haiku: An Anthology of Japanese Poems, by Stephen Addiss
• The Heart of Haiku, by Jane Hirshfield
• The Classic Tradition of Haiku: An Anthology, Edited by Faubion Bowers
• 《这世界如露水般短暂：小林一茶俳句300》作者：小林一茶；译者：陈黎（台湾著名诗人）、张芬龄
My Haikus: Farewell to 2021
Spring (01)
Pour me a plum wine,
leave me with budding osiers —
swallows chirp and tweet.
Spring (02)
Cordial, whimsical,
monkey mind, heart thumping in
fever — young and old.
Summer (01)
Three months are too short —
SAKE is not even cooled,
high time to drink beer.
Summer (02)
Blizzard’s gone, gales bate —
not even a gentle breeze,
in this cool night air.
Autumn (01)
The cowboy lost his
cow — the cow wept in the field.
Who is lonelier?
Autumn (02)
Why can’t a tree or
mountain taller than the sky —
yellow leaves littered.
Winter (01)
Under a banyan,
I buried a seed for the
squirrel ere it snowed.
Winter (02)
I can’t find a twig,
so I grab a handful of
snow to wave goodbye.
Thank you for reading, for every comment you left, every thumbs-up you gave me, every sharing and retweeting. Your delight in reading my essays delights me indeed.
In 2022, I will read more, write more, say less, or better yet, say nothing, and do more house chores (in case my wife reads this.)
Thank you for reading, again.
See you tomorrow (next year).