sharing
the blanket of night
we sleep under different stars
***
in the warm night air
fragrance of the desert rose-
who sighs so sweet
Linked to Carpe Diem Haiku Kai, where Basho’s journey to the Deep North (Oku no Hosomichi) continues. Reaching the Ichiburi Barrier, Basho is distressed to find that in the next room, there are two prostitutes from Nigata. He wonders at their misfortune and regrets he cannot let them join him on their difficult onward journey.
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Great Post
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Thanks Mukul…
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welcome
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Ah such beauty …
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Thank you 🙂
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Very tenderly written. I love the portrayal of loneliness in them sleeping under different stars.
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Thank you.. I was hoping ‘star’ would also represent the difference in fortune between the revered poet and the concubines he meets on his journey…
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I think you made it!
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