17 June, 2011

The Aquaduct

Water


yesterday's matcha
a cracked desert
in my teabowl

 -- CB

the aquaduct
 high above dry fields
fresh water flows


-- Hobbes response

6 comments:

Hobbes said...

Haikai no renga, anyone? :)

Hobbes said...

My haiku comes from a memory of south China: dry, cracked farmers fields, the locals struggling to work some crops out of the dust. Meanwhile, brightly-painted new infrastructure took water overhead to some far-off destination.

The image was taken last week, while I was mulling over CB's haiku, gratefully received via e-mail recently.


Toodlepip,

Hobbes

Hobbes said...

P.s. That's my shupu pot, which sees very little use - I drink all of my shupu in my office. The unusual turn of events was brought about by a gushu (!) shupu from Essence of Tea. Tasty stuff.

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Beautiful photo!

speakfreely said...

Wow, yes. Gorgeous photograph. Thanks for using my haiku!
The image that evoked yours is an apt analogy for all kinds of economic parasitism.

Hobbes said...

Your cracked desert reminded me of it. Thanks again for the excellent haiku!

Toodlepip,

Hobbes