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Japanese Death Poems, Written by Zen Monks and Haiku Poets on the Verge of Death

What words are as packed full of meaning and metaphor then those of a haiku?
Posted on February 6, 2015 by Suzette Sherman (Founder, SevenPonds)

I’ve been fascinated by haiku ever since I first laid eyes on one. Their intrinsic nature is to elicit mystery swirling around their brevity of words. Not only are they the shortest poems known to mankind, haiku unfailingly evoke breathtaking … Continue reading →

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