Today, the last of the A to Z Challenge. It was a fun side project for NaPoWriMo, some days’ letters being more challenging than others not only because of limited word choices but also in striking a bit of inspiration. Today it was a scroll through my phone’s dictionary to get the “Z” choices stirred up but then I saw this and it all fell into place.
An April zazen
light filtering through new leaves
green, sun, in one eye.An April zazen
cold morning on a warm rock
the world, life-giving.An April zazen
late spring snow showers may come
so do daffodils.An April zazen
each day brings a new season
winter or the springAn April zazen
month of the unexpected
the nature of existenceAn April zazen
thirty days have passed over
and now it’s May.
perfect way to end the month… I like the repetition of the first line… beautiful poem.
Is there a technical term for a string of haiku?