Six Haiku by Bashō - Christian Callaghan

One of the more important aspects of my term paper included the idea of nature and its impact on our journey in life. When we notice nature all all that it has to offer us, we can begin to realize that it must be reliant on a much greater power, such as God. My spiritual connection has hence increased since my time in nature because I am more aware og God’s creation in all that he has done for us. One poem that I found in my research that related closely to this front was a Japanese Haiku written by Matsuo Bashō called "Six Haiku". This poem emphasizes the emotional and spiritual connection that we have to nature.

Bashō states; 

in the twilight of dawn

a whitefish, with an inch

of whiteness (line 13-15).

This over analysis of nature shows the human nurture of such values, as those who look deeply into all around us will see the details of God’s creation. The spiritual aspect comes from the appreciation of nature itself. This is because we accept that nature is nurturing to us, which thus makes us spiritual with our connection to nature.

Bashō also makes clear;

in the misty rain

Mount Fuji is veiled all day —

how intriguing! (line 16-18).

This part of the poem puts on display the artwork that the spirit has left for us to view, as through the divine creation, it casts a veil upon the mountain so that we may appreciate the creation always. Similar to how life works in general, when things are taken away from us, we appreciate them more in their absence than we do when they are actually in front of us, as we know the importance they have to our everyday lives.


Nature is nurturing to the mind and to our spiritual connections with the divine; we must grow to appreciate these things as they are not forever lasting.

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