senryu – yellow dragon tie = la cravate aux dragons jaunes Chinese veil, yellow dragon tie all yours, cad rouévoile chinois, la cravate aux dragons jaunes pour toi, mon roué Richard Vallance
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senryu – a glaring of cats = les yeux lumineux
senryu - a glaring of cats = les yeux lumineux a glaring of cats whose night reflects their eyes - curious yellowla nuit illumine les yeux lumineux des chats - jaunes curieux Richard Vallance A group of cats is called either a clowder or a glaring in English.
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autumn haiku (Tom Thomson, 1877-1917, Autumn’s Garland, 1915) – aureate leaves = feuilles dorées
autumn haiku (Tom Thomson, 1877-1917, Autumn’s Garland, 1915) - aureate leaves = feuilles dorées aureate leaves sweeping a rock face, autumn’s garlandfeuilles dorées sur une paroi rocheuse, guirelande d’automne Richard Vallance This is the first of many haiku I shall be composing based on the magnificent paintings of the most famous of the illustrious Canadian Group of Seven painters of the early twentieth century, Tom Thomson (1877-1917). Tom Thomson disappeared on Canoe Lake on July 8, 1917. He was presumed drowned. Cet haiku est le tout premier de plusieurs que je vais écrire, qui sont tous basés sur les peintures magnifiques du peintre Tom Thomson ( 1877 – 1917 ), le plus renommé de tous le peintres illustres du Groupe des Sept canadien au début du vingtième siècle. Tom Thomson a disparu au Lac Canoe le 8 juillet, 1917. Il est présumé mort.
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spring haiku de printemps – melting snow = la neige fondue
spring haiku de printemps – melting snow = la neige fondue melting snow into yellow slush you naughty dogla neige fondue en gadoue jaune toi, chien méchant Richard Vallance
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spring haiku de printemps – picked buttercup = renoncule cueillie picked buttercup, our yellow souvenir under the chin!renoncule cueillie, quelle mémoire jaune sous le menton ! Richard Vallance
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The full range of marvelous, rich colours the Minoans at Knossos used on their stunning frescoes!
The full range of marvelous, rich colours the Minoans at Knossos used on their stunning frescoes!
We notice right away that the colours they had at their disposal ran from various shades of yellows (saffron) and oranges to blues and various shades of purple. The Minoans at Knossos, Pylos, Thera (Thira, Santorini) and elsewhere were unable to reproduce green pigment. This minor drawback had little or no perceptible effect on the splendid results they almost invariably came up with in their breathtaking frescoes, the likes of which were not reproduced anywhere else in the Occidental ancient world, except perhaps by the Romans, especially at Pompeii. The Romans were able to reproduce greens. Two lovely frescoes from Pompeii:
Canadian Zen Haiku canadien ISSN 1705-4508 
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