I was so fascinated by Chiyo-Ni’s haiku, that I had check to see if I could find an ebook this morning and found a lovely collection of 44 selected Haiku composed during the entire life of Chiyo-ni. The Snow Woman :Selected Haiku by Fukuda Chiyo-Ni. Haiku selected and translated by Luca Cenisi, President of the Italian Haiku Association (AIH)
There are so many great haiku, it was not easy choosing…I think I may start a little booklet working on some of her haiku and trying to write in that tone this fall.
on her day off
a prostitute wakes up, alone:
the cold of nights
© Chiyo-Ni
school’s out
old Miss Grant shuffles on home
vacant rooms scream
© Tournesol ’15
Here is one more:
I saw the moon:
now I can say goodbye
to this world
© Chiyo-ni
sunset divine
calling me softly
to the other side
© Tournesol ’15
http://chevrefeuillescarpediem.blogspot.ca/2015/08/carpe-diem-my-favorite-haiku-by-2-chiyo.html
Tournesol dans un Jardin 
That is such a good idea about starting a booklet. That could be such a great way to practice, Lord knows I need it. In the little digging I did on her it was such a joy to read about her and her work. Awesome take.
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Thank you. the only problem is trying to read my handwriting! I write in this little tiny booklet on the bus and Métro.
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I do it all on the memo portion of my phone which seemed like a good idea at the time. Now I’m trying to get 600+ haiku and other poems off of it by handwriting it into a composition book ( a la Richard Wright). LoL!
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I hear you loud and clear…I have a beautiful book a friend gave me as a gift to transfer “by hand”…I have not gotten too far.
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I am up to 330, but I had to get out of the house and plant myself firmly at the library to get this far….:)
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Good strategy! I find when I go to a coffee shop I am more disciplined as well.
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Yeah…have a great weekend:) I’m headed outdoors. .
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very nice choices and responses
much love…
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Thanks so much, Gillena:) x
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Great idea to create a little booklet … I write all the episodes for CDHK first on paper, and than I post them online. In my opinion it works.
As I started writing haiku I Always used a booklet, so I have a lot of haiku written by hand on my Bookshelf.
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It’s also nice to have a copy of all the different drafts…see the process.
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nice work Cheryl . both are lovely . the first one is simply remarkable .
The second one written on her deathbed shook me when I read it for the first time . and now yours is so spiritual ….sunset divine swept me away ….!! ❤
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I found her death poem was letting go …peaceful. Thanks for your nice comments and visit, Milan.
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