autumn plaits
the stable boy stands
on a bale of hay
Paul Conneally
“Kitsch Kogei” by Keiko Masumoto at the ICN gallery, March 2012
octopus/pot by Ali_Haikugirl
octopus traps
fleeting dreams beneath
a summer moon
Matsuo Bashō
from Backpack Notes (Oi no kabumi) May 1688
Transl. Haruo Shirane
The picture first appears in Ali’s ‘Haikugirl’s Japan’ blog - visit soon!