枝打ちの伝統ありて今もなお
eda-uchi no dentoo arite ima mo nao
keeping the tradition
of cutting cedar branches ...
even now
Check out these beautiful trees and their bonsai versions
. WKD
Forest Work in Winter
Inspried by a TV special about the
Kitayama Daisugi 北山台杉 of Northern Kyoto.
I watched these guys on TV, climbing the thin strong trees straight like a pencil and cut off the branches ... I had just covered this kigo before, in a sort of "prosaic" way out of the books, and suddenly it came to life !
I am always surprized at coincidences in life
and this was one.
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no better way than now Gabi.
ReplyDeleteG.
Traditions are essential, Gabi. Nice work
ReplyDeleteB.
Interesting information, Gabi san,
ReplyDeleteand a fine haiku.
neko
Gabi, this really strikes me. So simple and yet so full. Much like Basho.
ReplyDeleteThe "even now" at the end is double edged: implying, to my mind, the tradition is becoming "lost".
Wonderful!
CH
I can smell the cedar as the branches are cut. Lovely the way you use "even now."
ReplyDeleteWD
Such an art form, both the Haiku and the bonsai, continue the tradition. Love and Light, Nina P
ReplyDeleteThanks a lot, Nina san!
ReplyDeleteTradition is a great thing to carry over into the future ...
Gabi