24 August 2025 (shakuhachi trio)
Kristen Lindquist
At the Wild Graces haiku gathering in Deerfield, NH yesterday, Toji Kaido Perlman’s shakuhachi performance inspired many haiku. Here’s a trio of mine written in the moment, as he played zen pieces called honkyoku.
shakuhachi
ironweed leans
into the tent
*
shakuhachi
a rooster emphasizes
the high notes
*
the shakuhachi
calls out a garter snake
midday heat