Like two spinning tops
we burst away
at the slightest touch
Kyoshi dedicated this memorial haiku to Kawahigashi Hekigotou, who passed away on January 1st, 1937. In his foreword, Kyoshi wrote that though he and Hekigotou had been good friends, they had often disagreed over haiku. Like two spinning tops, the two poets drew close in friendship but also sharply repelled each other whenever they touched.
Poem by Takahama Kyoshi
http://simplyhaiku.com/SHv3n2/features/Inahata_Teiko.html
Picture by Richard P J Lambert
This haiku poem is part of the Naviar haiku music challenge, where artists are invited to make music in response to a weekly assigned haiku poem. Participation is free and there are no limitations in the songs’ length or genre.
You have seven days from the posting of this haiku to submit your track. For information on how to make a submission, visit the Naviar Haiku Music Challenge page.
Submission deadline: 25th March 2015