A series of micro-seasonal haiku, awakening to the ordinary
5th Sekki: Pure and Clear (April 4-April 19) – ‘Seimei’
swallows return (April 5-9)
wild geese fly north (April 10-14)
first rainbows appear (April 15-19)
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 13:
iris arcs through showers
bathing backgrounds in color . . .
layers of contentment
JOSEPH PALMER,
Southern California
Kō 14:
first rainbow
my toddler learns
the names of colors
SHERRY WEAVER SMITH
Portland, OR
Kō 15:
Animated rainbow!
Are you just the sun scowling
At that big wet cloud?
COLEMAN DAVIS
Berea, KY
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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