A series of micro-seasonal haiku, awakening to the ordinary
17th Sekki: Sekki: Cold Dew (Oct. 8-22) – ‘Kanro’
wild geese return (Oct. 8-12)
chrysanthemums bloom (Oct. 13-17)
crickets chirping at the door (Oct. 18-22)
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 49:
tight bud, dark purple
petals loosen in long nights
lavender whirls
BOB RAMA
Ann Arbor, MI
Kō 50:
a cricket’s life
ah! magnificent thieves
—stealing silence
COLEMAN DAVIS
Berea, KY
Kō 51:
a broken wind chime
left under your eaves—
geese flying south
SHAOMEI YU
Los Angeles, CA
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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