NHK, the Japanese national broadcaster, is hosting a haiku-writing site, so I decided to hop in and write one based on one of the photos they supplied. I am in two minds about the last line. Maybe you can help me decide. The second haiku will please purists, since its third line numbers 5 syllables. However, writing haiku is not about purity, but sensibility.



errands detaining
you wait in the long cool light
warming my seat

or

errands detaining
you wait in the long cool light
willing my seat warm


And here is a link to their page.

http://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/tv/haiku_masters/