Through our sleep, the steady sound of rain. The earth is weeping. Water lies on the ground all over the place. Trees have just fallen over, the earth too wet to hold. There are mud and rock slides on the roads. The creeks gush like politicians but with more purpose.
written in reeds
the creek’s statement —
flow
. . . . . . .
Notes:
The prompt on Carpe Diem Haiku Kai today is this poem by Shiki, translated by Janine Beichman:
at the full moon’s
rising, the silver-plumed
reeds tremble
© Masaoka Shiki
Belinda Broughton 
Wonderful post for discussion, and beautifully carved haiku.
Thanks Hamish
Wow – it sounds like you copped even more of the storm than we did or maybe the worst is still come here. Wild weather everywhere in south eastern Australia. I love you express it – ‘the earth is weeping’ though sometimes in this heavy rain I find myself thinking ‘the earth is cleansing’ – all that old debris and pollution being washed away so that something new can come. I think it’s up to us just what form that newness takes. 🙂
we can work towards the form of newness, though nature always surprises!
Yes nature has the upper hand – particularly now with climate change – nothing is predictable.
indeed.
We’re in a drought. Please send water.
“The creeks gush like politicians but with more purpose.” I had to chuckle about this.
And yes, Good haiku and discussion. Thanks.
oh, if I could! and you could send us some in february
Is February your dry time? Last winter missed the winter rains so we’re not due for anything significant for months yet.
Feb, hot harsh winds, tinder, and these eucalypts that we live under get by by dropping lots of oily leaves and bark strips, so it’s all a bit scary in Feb.
Ah. There are a zillion imported and invasive eucalyptus trees here. The climate and soil loves them. They sit in piles of their own dry kindling all year round. Hazardous trees.
They are native to here of course. There are a gazillion different types. you mostly get the forest trees I think.
They grow HUGE. Someone imported these to grow railroad ties. Then we got cars. I don;t think we have a lot of variety of eucalyptus trees. Just the huge ones that spread like crazy and smell like cough medicine. Beautiful. But they do too well and out-compete the natives.
rather large weeds. The one that I think you have, Tasmanian Blue Gum, can be invasive here on the mainland too. It is also one of the worst for dropping limbs.
Yes. It drops limbs. And leaves. And hard little nut-looking things. And long strips of bark. Not much else can grow near them.
well, in Tassie they do have an understory. here is someones photos of a trek through Tassie. I haven’t been, but this makes me want to go. http://www.david-noble.net/blog/?p=2117
Amazing landscape and trees. Thanks for sharing the link.
Beautiful post Belinda …
I hope you do like the notes, Kristjaan. It feels a bit cheeky to translate when I know so little about the language really, but, as folk always say about visual art, ‘I know what I like’
All I can say here is WOW!
🙂 thanks
Limited words..much has been described… wonderful…
Thanks Maneparna