spaced out
This haiku, by Basho, rocks . . .
On a journey,
Resting beneath the cherry blossoms,
I feel myself to be in a Noh play.
I try not to filter Matsuo's vivacious inner haiku diorama, his little virtual movie, through the Georges Seurat filter (browse Google images). Many of us will know where that haiku's subject is at, I'm sure. But, an interesting question leaps into the leafy pond: What on earth is that altered state of consciousness dear Basho is, over the centuries, pointing out?
Here's another Basho haiku. Here, again, the great 'wayless way' wanderer is 'spaced out' (experiencing dissociation from his mundane self, 'out the box', etc.) . . .
My horse
Clip-clopping over the fields--Oh ho!
I too am part of the picture!
How does this tie-in with the Noh/play haiku (see previous examples)? Is Basho 'phase-shifting' between levels of consciousness associated with the mystic - or should he see an apothecary? ^_^
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haiku source http://thegreenleaf.co.uk/hp/basho/00bashohaiku.htm
'wayless way' http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zhuangzi_%28book%29