Traditional haiku for mushroom hunters....

[Mycanid]

Alright ... who out there knew that the Japanese produced a fair sized body of haiku dedicated to hunting mushrooms?

Here's one:

It is no dream!
Matsutake are growing
On the belly of the mountain!

 

[Mycanid]

Here is another one:

Mushroom hunting;
They don't run away,
But everyone's in such a hurry!

 

[Angel Tarragon]

Mushroom poetry!

 

[Mycanid]

Here's another:

Mushroom hunting;
Someone not good at it
With an armful of wildflowers.

 

[Angel Tarragon]

Mushroom hunting;
They don't run away,
But everyone's in such a hurry!

I believe this one breaks the syllable count. 5-7-5?

 

[Mycanid]

In the original Japanese they do not. Haiku into english (any language, I am told) is nigh impossible.

So it's more of a literal translation.

 

[Mycanid]

Here's another:

Mushroom gathering;
Today let's go on till we fall over
The roots of the trees.

 

[Angel Tarragon]

In the original Japanese they do not. Haiku into english (any language, I am told) is nigh impossible.

I don't understand how it is impossible.

 

[Mycanid]

I think it has to do with the Japanese language itself.

I have only read a few books about it, and that was some time back, so I really couldn't say, unfortunately. :\

 

[Angel Tarragon]

I think it has to do with the Japanese language itself.

I have only read a few books about it, and that was some time back, so I really couldn't say, unfortunately. :\

Language conversion; okay, now I understand.