A series of micro-seasonal haiku, awakening to the ordinary
3rd Sekki: Insects Awaken (March 6-20) – ‘Keichitsu’
awakening of insects (March 6-10)
first peach blossoms (March 11-15)
caterpillars – butterflies (March 16-20)
Similar to the use of a ‘season word’ in haiku, each of the 72 micro-seasons (kō) provide a short phrase as a trellis around which to form a haiku. Above are the phrases for this particular micro-season and below are the inspired verses we have received.
Kō 7:
peach tree is a pink
wildness of overwhelming
possibilities
COLEMAN DAVIS
Berea, KY
Kō 8:
spring breeze from all corners
less and less a caterpillar
can the butterfly be far behind
LAILA BRAHMBHATT
Brooklyn, NY
Kō 9:
life in first blossom
never in flowered omens,
but hidden in pits
WILLIAM KILGORE
Houston, TX
To submit haiku for our Kō series, visit our submissions page.
To read more about Kō, and to view the seasonal calendar, click here.
To explore a haiku workshop offered by Upaya Zen Center, click here.
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