FEATHERSTORM
A heartwarming holiday children's picture book celebrating imagination and believing in yourself.
The Moon Has No Light of its Own
- Haiku for today
Originally a Japanese poetic form of seventeen syllables (three lines of five, seven, five) Haiku was popularized 500 years ago. Haiku poetry looks at the physical world and sees something deeper. It focuses on moments keenly observed in nature linked to human experience--and brings insight or revelation if we are open to it.
The eighty haiku in this book stretch the traditional definition away from experiences perceived solely from nature toward any experience that is felt deeply and can bring even a small enlightenment.
Think of it, the moon
With no light of its own
Bright as day tonight
Beloved daughter
Wed, prospering, on her best path
Still a father’s bond
Pink Himalayan crystals
Curated, mortared pinch
Sorry, table salt.
Midnight air rescue
Hospital landing pad nearby
Even I hope for best
My eyeglasses break
Can’t see enough to fix them
Nor find my old pair
What’s Haiku worthy
beyond nature, love, sadness?
All, it’s in seeing
The Moon Has No Light of Its Own $10.
Available from: jsapet@gmail.com