A U.S. haiku

The saint of the haiku, under the pseudonym, Basho, lived from 1644 - 1694 in Japan. The early 17th century also reflects the birth of our great nation. Basho’s haikus attempted to compare and contrast 2 independent phenomena using as his background, the natural world. The pattern of 5,7,5 syllables formed his short poems. He felt that the meaning of the world could be captured in a simple, eternal, unhackneyed pattern of poetry. For ex.:

On a withered branch
A raven has alighted -
Nightfall in autumn.

Moving forward 300 years here’s a haiku from humble me; keep in mind America’s great history.

Patriotic buds
Feed a natural harvest -
Self-sufficiently.