(Winter)
Distant bells;
Deep in the holly
A robin sings.
This festive hokku was composed by Clive Bennett. The hokku, as well as a fantastic video of the-one-and-only, Ian Anderson, can be found here.
The photo of the robin in the holly was taken by David Tipling.
Taka Shimono 
Thank you, Clive, for the beautiful winter hokku…a great addition to the Garden!!
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Thank you for adding this one to your hokku garden.
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Everything about it works beautifully in this winter verse. One to remember!
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Clive is so good at this form and captures so much with so little!
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How lovely to see you collaborating with Clive and delighting in these wonderful words and birds!
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He’s a fantastic artist, who paints with words. It has been an honor.
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