An older haiku that fits this time of year exactly. On these "white nights" of midsummer, I often see critters while walking at dusk through Hoosier Acres.
just the deer and I
amid the gathering
fireflies
Here's something else I learned reading about haiku. Bashō, the early haiku master, said, “In writing do not let a hair’s breadth separate yourself from the subject. Speak from your mind directly; go to it without wandering thoughts.”
Ah, wandering thoughts. How do we achieve that in this century of distractions, electronic and otherwise? Not only did Bashō believe that one should perceive the object with one's full attention, but he also felt that this “seeing” and the expression of it into words should be one action and one action only. That way the reader can experience the “inner” object of the haiku in the same way that the writer did. I know that sounds impossible to accomplish but it's a goal to reach for.
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