Over the next couple of days there's going to be a Japanese theme to Ink Sweat & Tears, starting with these two haiku by Sophie Playle...


The Contradiction

Caged heart on sleeve,
he’s an open book
of hieroglyphics.


Cloudy Weather

Clouds roll across the sky,
but above them I know that
the heavens are always blue.


Traveller

Moonlight shivers
between restless leaves
across his sleeping face.


* Sophie Playle is a recent graduate, trying to crack the publishing industry. She blogs at www.sophieplayleblog.blogspot.com

Sophie adds "These are haiku but are more focused on the philosophy and tone of original Japanese haiku rather than following the prescribed syllable count." And by coincidence, this will be the subject of our two haiga on Saturday