no less beautiful
without a name
Elizabeth Searle Lamb
Mary's biography Table of Contents
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| halnakutomo hane motsu hashiki inochi ari | |||||||||
| I chose this haiku firstly for its simplicity. The author skillfully 'shows' us a 'tiny winged creature', but doesn't 'tell' us what it is; this is left up to the reader's imagination, and could bring to mind a multitude of varying images depending on where one lives. I also chose this haiku because (although it is indicative of the human need to give a name to everything), Elizabeth (as only a haiku poet might point out), gives us pause that it's 'no less beautiful/without a name'. This haiku of just 9 words, says so much . . . editor | |||||||||
| tiny winged creature no less beautiful without a name Elizabeth Searle Lamb |
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| Honorable Mentions Elizabeth's biography Mary's biography Table of Contents |
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