Four Haikus

Program Notes

I. Over the Wintry
forest,
winds howl in rage
with no leaves to blow.
-Natsume Soseki

II. The old pond;
A frog jumps in-
The sound of water
-Matsuo Basho

III. In the twilight rain
these brilliant-hued hibiscus...
a lovely sunset
-Matsuo Basho

IV. No sky
no earth - but still
snowflakes fall
-Hashin