Haiku

 the longest day

gaps in the woods

now closed

Gean

Haibun

Concierto de Ajuanuaz   

an ekphrastic haibun  

 

A boy begins to lose his sight at three years of age, eventually becoming totally blind.  He studies musical braille, learns the piano, the violin, the guitar.  He composes for each, becomes known and helps to elevate the guitar to an essential orchestral instrument. 

 

perfumed paseos

sweeping crescendos

from his guitar

 

trickling fountains

a cool spray to taste

what cannot be seen

 

the Garden Aranjuaz

rising melodies

in the fragrances

 

Juaquin Rodrigo 

Born:  November 22, Sagunto, Valencia, Spain

Died:  July 6, 1999, Madrid, Spain

Cattails