Reversing
The tide begins to turn,
all sailboats drifting towards
the parallel of current.
An ocean asserts itself
with hesitation at first;
our rudders remember the river.
But then the pull of something
like the moon transports
our will to face the sea.
~Son Rivers 2006
A THOUSAND HILLS
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Masaoka Shiki — the fellow who attempted to “reform” hokku into what he
called “haiku” near the beginning of the 20th century — wrote a lot of bad
verses, ...
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