haikaiTALKS: MONO NO AWARE | a saturday gathering_under the banyan tree
host: Lev Hart 19th October 2024
haikaiTALKS: a saturday gathering_under the banyan tree
MONO NO AWARE - 2
Your host for haikaiTALKS Lev Hart
<> <>
Mono No Aware 2
Kanji Dev’s haiku has mono no aware, “the touchingness of things”:
the woodpecker keeps hammering hunger moon
(HAIKUsutradhar, 20/04/24)
The image, “hunger moon,” as we saw in “Names of the Full Moon,” is a seasonal reference to Winter. In the context of “hunger moon,” the woodpecker’s hammering suggests a plight that would be absent in any other season. The situation becomes clear in a breathtaking image, “hammering hunger.” This image suggests traditional themes linked to Winter, like hardship and death. The winter season, with its allusions, combines with the immediacy of “hammering hunger” to evoke feelings like concern, compassion, empathy, and fellow-feeling. The woodpecker’s perseverance evokes admiration and hope.
Your mission, should you decide to accept it, is to write two haiku with mono no aware, evoking empathy through nature imagery. Strive for originality, avoiding shopworn images. Remember the kigo, or seasonal reference. Traditional haiku is all about the juxtaposition of the season with the moment.
“A Dictionary of Haiku Classified by Season Words with Traditional and Modern Methods,” by Jane Reichhold:
The Yuki Teikei Haiku Season Word List:
indian subcontinent SAIJIKI:
The World Kigo Database:
The Five Hundred Essential Japanese Season Words:
**
Thank you for doing this for us, Lev.
Members,
Please give your feedback on others' commentary and poems too. _()_
This is an exciting phase for haikaiTALKS! Have fun! Keep writing and commenting! _kala
#1 24/10
Revision 1 Thanks a lot Lev🙏
mackerel clouds
in the shifting light
rain talk
Fatma Zohra Habis/ Algeria
The original
messages
in the shifting light
fall sky
feedback welcome 🌺
Post #2
23.10.24
Revised thanks to Lev:
autumn morn —
mother folds sunshine
into the linen
Original:
autumn sun —
mother darns
our old socks
Mona Bedi
India
Feedback appreciated:)
23.10.2024
#1
how silent
heroes lie in a cemetery
autumn wind
Kalyanee Arandhara
Assam, India
Feedback most welcome
#2
one stroke of a crow’s caw bare tree
Keiko Izawa, Japan
Feedback appreciated.
#2 Revised: thanks, Lev farmer's market
the weight of peaches
on the scale Sandip Chauhan, USA farmer's market
the weight of peaches
left on the scale Sandip Chauhan, USA feedback welcome