the way of haiku

NOTES

I almost rewrote this haiku more than I already had, because I thought it was not cohesive enough. But then I realized that it’s a set of two couplets.

crickets chirping
in the pine grove at midnight

and

in the pine grove at midnight
a frog whistles

I love that, so I’m leaving it alone, and will also search for new ways to achieve this form, which I’m calling “haiku sandwich”.

I wonder whether I’ve already written a few without realizing it…