<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link><image><url>http://direct.ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 13:50:52 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/created/haikuofjapan/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Winter Night :: Haiku of Japan #107]]></title><description><![CDATA[ここにこうしてわたしおいてゐる冬夜 koko ni koushite watashi oiteiru fuyuyo here in this way I place myself winter night —Santoka (Tr. David LaSpina) (Snowy District by Shiro Kasamatsu) According to the Buddhist tradition,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/haiku/@dbooster/winter-night-haiku-of-japan-107</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/haiku/@dbooster/winter-night-haiku-of-japan-107</guid><category><![CDATA[haiku]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[dbooster]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 29 Dec 2018 13:27:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/7b4bio5hobgskW8qdPdvSqcwwJTvbiCMpGmRey1Rtd8H5ra76nxeVjkgUur4QnUUYEvCp7jYoD9aWfwmpzFZa15y3eKaTuLTFpNKJfRjSvsXDeyQcoDmyeeMCBNTMfhmSAGxo3R1BvmnQ1fzKu35YyecGeza?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Autumn Temple Bell :: Haiku of Japan #106]]></title><description><![CDATA[秋風の山をまはるや鐘の声 akikaze no yama o mawaru ya kane no koe autumn wind in the mountain echos a temple bell —Chiyo-ni (Tr. David LaSpina) (Nikko Yomei Gate by Tsuchiya Koitsu) Temple bells were a large part of]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/haiku/@dbooster/autumn-temple-bell-haiku-of-japan-106</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/haiku/@dbooster/autumn-temple-bell-haiku-of-japan-106</guid><category><![CDATA[haiku]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[dbooster]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 30 Nov 2018 12:34:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/AmRc67RgYaWTCbCd1L4AQP82AFWYYzZC15DpSZWeSYgzVPHzqfEFiamYExbNdwo7g5VYYjfoo9SccUCq9e8JYoNEV8jNqFmnGagGogHrZL3sfo4Q7zUzg4VLsNVSQTfUKDvNPK49G5W5Aq71MDjqen7M8hivfJjY?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Neighbors :: Haiku of Japan #105]]></title><description><![CDATA[秋深き隣は何をする人ぞ aki fukaki tonari wa nani wo suru hito zo deep autumn— my neighbors what do they do? (Tr. David LaSpina) (Sangetsu-an Hakone Muesum by Toshi Yoshida) This is considered one of Basho's best]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/haiku/@dbooster/the-neighbors-haiku-of-japan-105</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/haiku/@dbooster/the-neighbors-haiku-of-japan-105</guid><category><![CDATA[haiku]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[dbooster]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 26 Nov 2018 09:10:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/NTy4GV6ooFRkjTArCrebYc2WCCmX2KY4SfTbUDpHWg6ZYHoVLJ7PJhwaqveYVDgWmbXRJT7SX1hijjVca8eLe9tYB1woGDGXW24MUnqA9jeDDeA6gjAXqb2iTgB9Gy2WfynfXpRZmjBKNhaFiQD5kMXAuhHBg57eDwNGMdjc?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nameless Mountain :: Haiku of Japan #104]]></title><description><![CDATA[初時雨名もなき山のおもしろき hatsu shigure na mo naki yama no omoshiroki first autumn drizzle on the nameless mountains how wonderful —Ryokan (Tr. David LaSpina) (Shigure - Shufu Miyamoto) In the overlapping time between]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/haiku/@dbooster/nameless-mountain-haiku-of-japan-104</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/haiku/@dbooster/nameless-mountain-haiku-of-japan-104</guid><category><![CDATA[haiku]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[dbooster]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 19 Nov 2018 13:37:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/HNWT6DgoBc14riaEeLCzGYopkqYBKxpGKqfNWfgr368M9Wr9hVUXfRNbCh7ojq7tbPkjhuV32U2rX39N4vPsa6FtFUPKw3wC99TXR9J2qJy7xPR4jMfZCQmrkX8?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Still Walking :: Haiku of Japan #103]]></title><description><![CDATA[秋風歩いても歩いても aki kaze aruite mo aruite mo autumn wind still walking still walking —Santoka (Tr. David LaSpina) (Nikko in Autumn by Shotei Takahashi) Santoka was once asked "Where is the Way?" He]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/haikuofjapan/@dbooster/still-walking-haiku-of-japan-103</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/haikuofjapan/@dbooster/still-walking-haiku-of-japan-103</guid><category><![CDATA[haikuofjapan]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[dbooster]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 03 Nov 2018 15:41:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/NTy4GV6ooFRkjTArCrebYc2WCCmX2KY4SfTbUDpHWg6ZYJSbWQMxXiwiBLRxAeucZT35MiyX1csK8XT1Ct2x6kgVo67ydnfbZa3pZQiq44zu3T7mPwEgrPsd4Vf6c4wkVLGWmnwXLpikmihQ9EFzde19QAWWHEo8nHUJF88v?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Haiku of Japan :: The First 100]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is an index post for my first 100 haiku translations published on Steemit. Mainly I am doing this so that I can just include one link in the footer of each haiku post instead of many, but also this]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/haiku/@dbooster/haiku-of-japan-the-first-100</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/haiku/@dbooster/haiku-of-japan-the-first-100</guid><category><![CDATA[haiku]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[dbooster]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 25 Aug 2018 07:48:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2FFvzA2zeqoVJ2SVhDmmumdPfnVEcahMce9nMwwksSDdRvSupp7cGxdVP7oWkWRFkuGLYBatR5xs9X6UPKDoHnCAf46NTgj7vPBhNv7HJyHRa7HzEbc6e1B55e9FL?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dueling Clouds :: Haiku of Japan #103]]></title><description><![CDATA[鬼と成り仏となるや土用雲 oni to nari hotoke to naru ya doyo-gumo becoming a demon becoming a Buddha midsummer clouds —Issa (Tr. David LaSpina) ("Yashima in Summer" by Koichi Okumura) Child-like Issa is playing]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/haikuofjapan/@dbooster/dueling-clouds-haiku-of-japan-103</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/haikuofjapan/@dbooster/dueling-clouds-haiku-of-japan-103</guid><category><![CDATA[haikuofjapan]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[dbooster]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 22 Aug 2018 13:40:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/7b4bio5hobgskW8qdPdvSqcwwJTvbiCMpGmRey1Rtd8H5r3FCYugBoQd1FJPtZzZzBtQYNe2J8nd2JaJHcumLUXTFM8EK6PPBbx6sAvTCa3pn4YTJKX53mAw2ZhUbtnZBZv7dVc56CneDQRSyr18MrgeV8mc?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cicada's Cry :: Haiku of Japan #102]]></title><description><![CDATA[やがて死ぬけしきは見えず蝉の声 yagate shinu keshiki wa miezu semi no koe soon to die yet no sign of it in the cicada's cry —Basho (Tr. David LaSpina) ("Cicada" by Omoda Seiju) Most translators reverse the order]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/haiku/@dbooster/cicada-s-cry-haiku-of-japan-102</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/haiku/@dbooster/cicada-s-cry-haiku-of-japan-102</guid><category><![CDATA[haiku]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[dbooster]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 13 Aug 2018 09:55:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/TZjG7hXReeVoAvXt2X6pMxYAb3q65xMju8wryWxKrsghkLyeLXtwcc5KqxF2x1MQmD9y15GfzFJ94QLLz3horRPf74k8CWExitxdJSSBTkRumxsW6DNm3KS6MBu2gweKTz3vkTr9wYknvi?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Firefly Night :: Haiku of Japan #101]]></title><description><![CDATA[ゆるやかに着て人と逢ふ蛍の夜 yuruyaka ni kite hito to au hotaru no yo wearing my kimono loosely to meet him firefly night —Katsura Nobuko (Tr. David LaSpina) ("Summer Clothing" by Hirano Hakuhou) Katsura Nobuko,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/haikuofjapan/@dbooster/firefly-night-haiku-of-japan-101-a309c4fb6d1c8est</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/haikuofjapan/@dbooster/firefly-night-haiku-of-japan-101-a309c4fb6d1c8est</guid><category><![CDATA[haikuofjapan]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[dbooster]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 03 Aug 2018 14:05:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/7b4bio5hobgskW8qdPdvSqcwwJTvbiCMpGmRey1Rtd8H5r6SPahSHpMpWQAKaTp8WNqZTMwFT1ZQ76aDjRAAa1GnAu7Qk2Qx75Zev5U9CQPcKXQ3B4Cey3rrGBYnX3yNjREV3LKGt4EPFK7ShUT3ZHijCfvN?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>