Of course, you can never turn off the neon buddha. He can talk about haiku all night.
power outage
the neon buddha
loses his smile
–haiku by Michael Dylan Welch (published in Daily Haiku)
The neon buddha poems created by Michael Dylan Welch are some of my favorite poems on the web. This one comes from DailyHaiku, but you can read 40 more poems on Michael’s site Graceguts.
my umbrella too
becomes a one-eyed monster
this moonlit night
Note:
“This umbrella monster is well known in Japan, explained Emiko. It has one eye, and one leg wearing geta (wooden sandal). The author sees the moon through the hole in his umbrella and thinks he / umbrella too has become a one-eyed monster. Moonlit night is the night of Harvest Moon.”
In this Techno Tuesday column, I share a hilarious Facebook post by Michael Dylan Welch.
On December 15, Michael Dylan Welch shared on his Facebook page this beautiful Japanese print created by Chet Phillips with the comment: “Basho really should upgrade to a flat-screen monitor, or maybe get a laptop or tablet.”
Carmen Sterba pointed out: “Actually, the oddest thing is not the computer but the combination of a dragonfly and cherry blossoms in the same season.”
Meanwhile Vladislav Vassiliev replied to Michael’s post: “He does have a laptop. Because they cut him off internet in his Bashoan he goes to the nearby Starbucks to update his Facebook status.”
The funniest thing is what Michael Dylan Welch wrote afterwards. Check this out:
Some Basho Facebook updates:
Monday: Took a walk around the pond today to enjoy the spring sunshine. Heard a frog jump in. Thought I’d write a poem about it.Tuesday: For so many centuries, poems about frogs have celebrated their croak, so writing about the sound of a frog jumping into the water seems pretty radical. Any of you homies think I should go for it anyway?
Wednesday: Got the last two lines down of my new poem: kawazu tobikomu / mizu no oto. But I’m stuck on my first line. Shoot me your suggestions if you’ve got any.
Thursday: Settled on furuike ya for my first line. Thanks, buddy, for the suggestion (you know who you are).
Friday: Decided against the frog legs for dinner.
Written by Michael Dylan Welch
Source: Michael Dylan Welch Facebook page.
