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Saturday, February 13, 2016

Carpe Diem Haiku No. 917 direction


Sun behind a tree (东)
To the North (北) waves on the shore
Soon the geese return (南)

Next to steering wheel
The compass set behind glass
The sea may churn now

Guugu Yimithirr language: „The language is notable for its use of pure geographic directions (north, south, east, west) rather than egocentric directions (left, right, forward, backward), …”. And it’s the source language for the word kangaroo. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guugu_Yimithirr_language

http://chevrefeuillescarpediem.blogspot.de/2016/02/carpe-diem-917-direction.html


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4 comments:

  1. Carol CampbellFebruary 13, 2016 at 6:17 PM

    I like the interplay of ancient and modern!

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  2. joannaFebruary 14, 2016 at 2:06 AM

    Welcome back.
    Interesting linguistic facts. I like your NEWS setting in the haiku.

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  3. RheumatologeFebruary 14, 2016 at 2:57 PM

    Thanks! Hope being regular again.

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  4. purplepeninportland.comFebruary 15, 2016 at 5:32 AM

    Good examples of old and new.

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