4/18/2010

holding hands

  
  




a12 white and pink buds




two friends
beginning to hold hands ...
spring in the air





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a few days later


an old couple
by the roadside ...
spring in the air





26 a nice couple





29 pink and white together










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My first encounter with these buds reminded me of this decoration for the new year

. WASHOKU
mochibana 餅花 (もちばな) "mochi flowers"
 




. . . Read my Haiku Archives 2010


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5 comments:

sh said...

Arigato for sharing with us the beauty of Japan in photo and
with haiku. Long live the essense of haiku, the kigo.
Robert

ImageNations said...

these are beautiful pieces and the pictures too

Gabi Greve said...

Thanks for checking in here, Nana!
Gabi

Anonymous said...

Resonant juxtaposition.
Gabi, I like your poem and photo.
CH

anonymous said...

great photos (as always) and a tender haiku
BT

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