Simply This: Crow on a bare branch

11/26/2010

Kare eda ni
Karasu no tomari keri,
Aki no kure.

A branch shorn of leaves,
A crow perching on it--
This autumnal eve.

~haiku by Basho from Zen and Japanese Culture, D.T. Suzuki

betchai said...: another beautiful picture from you Diane, and love the haiku you chose to go with the picture.; November 26, 2010 at 11:21 PM
DIGITAL WORLD PAGES ARCHIVE said...: Beautiful sepia...; November 27, 2010 at 8:12 AM
DIGITAL WORLD PAGES ARCHIVE said...: Nazuna is beautiful ...one of the Your old posts; November 27, 2010 at 8:14 AM
Magpie said...: Which came first...the photo or the haiku? Very Poe-like.; November 27, 2010 at 9:55 PM
DIGITAL WORLD PAGES ARCHIVE said...: All photos are beautiful....; November 28, 2010 at 11:15 AM
Laura said...: lovely Diane:); November 28, 2010 at 12:40 PM
PJ van Zyl said...: great post
have a great week; November 29, 2010 at 1:23 AM
DIGITAL WORLD PAGES ARCHIVE said...: Black crow...; November 29, 2010 at 12:29 PM
EG CameraGirl said...: The photo and haiku are so well matched!; November 30, 2010 at 8:46 AM
DIGITAL WORLD PAGES ARCHIVE said...: I love the birds...; November 30, 2010 at 11:18 AM
nothingprofound said...: What a lovely blog! Wonderful word and photo combinations.; December 2, 2010 at 7:37 AM
Anonymous said...: Amazing photo. Cool words too.

Have a nice day, Boonie; December 3, 2010 at 9:04 AM
Mrs Murphy said...: Hi Diane - I wondered if you would allow me to use this photo as a reference for a painting.; April 28, 2014 at 1:34 AM
Diane AZ said...: Hi Mrs. Murphy - Yes, feel free to use the crow on branch photo.; April 28, 2014 at 4:45 AM