Tuesday Poetry: “the rough sea” — a Haiku by Matsuo Bashō
Nov
15
2016
the rough sea —
stretching above Sado Island
the Milky Way
by Matsuo Bashō, 1644-1694
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No consideration of sea poetry (my current theme) would be complete without at least one haiku — and this one, by the great Matsuo Bashō is among the most famous. The haiku is from the classic book, The Narrow Road To The Deep North.
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Prior ‘Sea’ Poems include:
“Dover Beach” (Excerpt) by Matthew Arnold
“Breathing You In” by David Gregory
“We are more than half water” by Helen Rickerby
The Rime of the Ancient Mariner, Part 1 by Samuel Taylor Coleridge
“The Seafarer” Excerpt from the Anglo Saxon poem (Anonymous)
Two Short Poems by Bernadette Hall
“The woman who swims with jellyfish” by Janice Freegard
