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Fungal haiku
A haiku is a short poem, traditionally from Japan, capturing a moment in nature in just 17 syllables, often written in three lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Take a look at some fungal haiku below.
Find the poetry in fungi, and send us your own haiku!
Ah, mushroom hunting
the elation of that which
you've still yet to find
by Yamaguchi Sodo (1646-1716), translated by Nathaniel Guy.
I came home after
a day of mushroom hunting
then the rain began
This was translated by Nathaniel Guy but written by Matsuo Basho (1644 - 1694), the famous poet of the Edo period. It feels timeless to me, particularly after a foray in the dry weather that we've had recently.
Anthers black, not white
Dark eyes in bright pink flowers
Red Campion smut
By Gary Easton
Anticipation.
This year's first fungal foray.
Any surprises?
By Gary Easton
Pink cap, fine white gills.
Stipe snaps like a piece of chalk
It's a Russula.
By Gary Easton
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Image: Dr. Hans-Günter Wagner, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Find-a-fungus hunt,
Foraying we must go,
Mushrooms will suffice.
By Mark Ramsdale
This ancient valley
Scatters gifts in quiet woods
Finding porcini
By David Bailey, Hall of Einar
Mushroom umbrella
It rains and it pours
Raining spores
By Sian Deller
Just buttons on legs
Except this pink one showing
Her up-turned frilled skirt
By C.M.Jackson-Houlston
Witch’s Hat toadstools
In toffee and banana -
Autumn’s colour trends.
By Emma Price
Bolete parasite
Growing on common earthball
Amazing fungi.
By Gary Easton
Just like Robin Hood
Fungi take from the rich trees
And give to the poor
By Ian Burfield
Caps of brown and grey
Form a circle in the moss
Autumn enchantment
By Liz Burfield
Gibberella rot
Pink mold and mycotoxins
Vestige of an ear
By S.E. Bartholomew @phytopoetry
Can you write a haiku?
Click here for a guide to writing haiku.
Send us your haiku by email and we'll share it here!
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