Haiku by Aihara, Sagicho.
Aihara san is a head of a haiku organization (200,000 members, I hear) in Matsuyama, a city famous for the birth place of Masaoka, Shiki. Aihara san experienced H-bomb in Hiroshima, wrote many haiku based on his experience. I met him once in my hometown, when he attened a haiku conference held there. A very energetic man.
In this haiga, I drew the boy's head as the dome of a building, which stands at the ground zero, and has remained as H-bomb monument. I added a small dove perching on top of it.
4 comments:
great haiku wonderfully illustrated
john
brings tears to my eyes.
Linda
very dramatic haiga; compelling
much love
gillena
a wonderful verse that touches me profoundly
but, for me the drawing pulls the dramatic of the verse into the ridicule, it just is not necessary...
it does not enhance the meaning, it lowers it...
Gabriele
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