381. starry night

harvest moon

keeping a watchful eye—

a scarecrow

(and the scarecrow noted)

starry night

and the moon is full—

pumpkins bloom

(This is a detail from a charming children’s painting posted on the grounds of the Woodmere Museum. There were in total four paintings, each representing a season of life: Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter. 

Traditionally in Japan, the subject matter of early haiku was always nature, not the human world. Later haiku, fortunately, often were imaginative or subjective as they reflected individual thoughts and feelings.)