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muggy night ...
the coolness of
new bedsheets
The Japanese have developed some kind of new material and weaving technique to make sheets keep you cool in summer ...
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7/09/2008
7/08/2008
Tanabata
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Tanabata ya
another opportunity
missed
Star Festival (Tanabata, Japan) July 7
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Tanabata ya
another opportunity
missed
Star Festival (Tanabata, Japan) July 7
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7/06/2008
summer heat
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summer heat ...
my cat hides under
the silk carpet
Haiku kun sneaked into my cooled room and peeks out from under the fringes of the carpet ... fully knowing he is not supposed to be there ...
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summer heat ...
my cat hides under
the silk carpet
Haiku kun sneaked into my cooled room and peeks out from under the fringes of the carpet ... fully knowing he is not supposed to be there ...
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7/02/2008
seeds
| haiku - picking the seeds from real life |
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7/01/2008
last day of june
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last day of June ...
the broad smile
of my healthy husband
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June 30
last night of june ...
wild boars trample
through the grove
they are back! in the bamboo grove!
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last day of June ...
the broad smile
of my healthy husband
. . . . Summer Purification Ceremonies in Japan
June 30
last night of june ...
wild boars trample
through the grove
they are back! in the bamboo grove!
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6/29/2008
almost missed
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looking for fireflies ...
I almost miss
the dramatic night sky
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A friend suggested to leave out the"dramatic" .
I am rather fond of adjectives lately ... grin...
this was not just any dark night sky, it was one with thunderclouds racing in many layers of gray like spotlights and would make a haiku in itself to discribe it.
I want to make sure, using the adjective, that it was a very special night sky and I did not realize it in the beginning because I was focussed looking below in my valley for the fireflies. Only when I looked up I saw what I was missing there ...
looking for fireflies ...
I almost miss
the night sky
that gives me a much more quiet evening which I experience most often, but not the drama of the other night.
Maybe another adjective would work ?
Then he suggested:
looking for fireflies
I almost miss
the thunderclouds
thanks so much for your help, B.
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looking for fireflies ...
I almost miss
the dramatic night sky
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A friend suggested to leave out the"dramatic" .
I am rather fond of adjectives lately ... grin...
this was not just any dark night sky, it was one with thunderclouds racing in many layers of gray like spotlights and would make a haiku in itself to discribe it.
I want to make sure, using the adjective, that it was a very special night sky and I did not realize it in the beginning because I was focussed looking below in my valley for the fireflies. Only when I looked up I saw what I was missing there ...
looking for fireflies ...
I almost miss
the night sky
that gives me a much more quiet evening which I experience most often, but not the drama of the other night.
Maybe another adjective would work ?
Then he suggested:
looking for fireflies
I almost miss
the thunderclouds
thanks so much for your help, B.
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6/28/2008
dark night
| dark night - just one firefly in the rain we are expecting heavy rain this night ... |
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rain again
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tsuyu sanaka, in the middle of the rainy season
rainy season ...
dark coulds huddle
below light clouds
rainy season ...
the green of the forest
deepens
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Here are a couple to add, Gabi.
as if silence
were enough . . .
the monsoon!
a groaning in the
jungle, that dragon
made of water
robert d. wilson
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tsuyu sanaka, in the middle of the rainy season
rainy season ...
dark coulds huddle
below light clouds
rainy season ...
the green of the forest
deepens
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Here are a couple to add, Gabi.
as if silence
were enough . . .
the monsoon!
a groaning in the
jungle, that dragon
made of water
robert d. wilson
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6/25/2008
silent night
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At first I was tempted to write ... a silent night
to make sure it was not THE Silent Night ... spelled mostly with capital S and N.
It is like a Christmas present to see these thousands of fireflies in the remote valley in complete silence, up and down, back and forth ... and we can enjoy it for about two, three weeks if there is no rain at night ..
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| dark night ... a firefly flies over my roof two days later dark night ... three fireflies brighten my valley again two days later silent night ... the delicate shimmer of fireflies |
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At first I was tempted to write ... a silent night
to make sure it was not THE Silent Night ... spelled mostly with capital S and N.
It is like a Christmas present to see these thousands of fireflies in the remote valley in complete silence, up and down, back and forth ... and we can enjoy it for about two, three weeks if there is no rain at night ..
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power of life
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summer rain ...
some cut-off flowers
take root again
Hydrangea branches in the compost have sprouted ... we just planted six new ones in the garden !
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summer rain ...
some cut-off flowers
take root again
Hydrangea branches in the compost have sprouted ... we just planted six new ones in the garden !
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6/24/2008
inaka gurashi
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毎日の
風景の中に
毎日の
私がある
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毎日の
風景の中に
毎日の
私がある
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6/22/2008
simple life
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doing the dishes ...
outside
two tender butterflies
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The TENDER ... well, we have so many different types of butterflies around, and these "janome" are always as a pair, on their honeymoon trip, so it seems, and really tender, considering the bigger and tougher ones that can even escape the claws of my cats without much harm.
As for the form, I am experimenting with .. short long short ...
the OUTSIDE ... should bring you inside yourself, meditating whilst doing the dishes ...
Greetings from my zen kitchen!
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Butterfly (choo) KIGO
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doing the dishes ...
outside
two tender butterflies
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The TENDER ... well, we have so many different types of butterflies around, and these "janome" are always as a pair, on their honeymoon trip, so it seems, and really tender, considering the bigger and tougher ones that can even escape the claws of my cats without much harm.
As for the form, I am experimenting with .. short long short ...
the OUTSIDE ... should bring you inside yourself, meditating whilst doing the dishes ...
Greetings from my zen kitchen!
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Butterfly (choo) KIGO
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6/21/2008
rainy season
| 露最中 rainy season ... only two iris remain tsuyu sanaka ... in the middle of the rainy season |
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MURASAKI
Violet, Purple, Lavender ... or ?
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6/18/2008
Osaka
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looking down
from my toilet seat ...
35 floors down
Click for more photos of the Umeda Sky Building !
This was the most scary toilet I ever used ...
with glass walls to have a good look straight down ...
The German Consulate is at the 35th floor !
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The Umeda Sky Building (梅田スカイビル, Umeda Sukai Biru) is the seventh-tallest building in Osaka City, Japan, and one of the city's most recognizable landmarks. It consists of two 40-story towers that connect at their two uppermost stories, with bridges and an escalator crossing the wide atrium-like space in the center.
Located in the Umeda district of Kita-ku, the building was originally conceived in 1988 as the "City of Air" project, which planned to create four interconnected towers in northern Osaka. Eventually, practical considerations brought the number of towers down to two.
The 173 m (568 ft) building was designed by Hiroshi Hara. It was constructed by Takenaka Corporation and was completed in 1993.
The building features a rooftop observatory, The Floating Garden Observatory, as well as an underground market that attempts to recreate the atmosphere of Osaka in the early 20th century. At the base of the towers is an urban garden with walking trails and water features.
© More in the WIKIPEDIA !
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looking down
from my toilet seat ...
35 floors down
Click for more photos of the Umeda Sky Building !
This was the most scary toilet I ever used ...
with glass walls to have a good look straight down ...
The German Consulate is at the 35th floor !
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The Umeda Sky Building (梅田スカイビル, Umeda Sukai Biru) is the seventh-tallest building in Osaka City, Japan, and one of the city's most recognizable landmarks. It consists of two 40-story towers that connect at their two uppermost stories, with bridges and an escalator crossing the wide atrium-like space in the center.
Located in the Umeda district of Kita-ku, the building was originally conceived in 1988 as the "City of Air" project, which planned to create four interconnected towers in northern Osaka. Eventually, practical considerations brought the number of towers down to two.
The 173 m (568 ft) building was designed by Hiroshi Hara. It was constructed by Takenaka Corporation and was completed in 1993.
The building features a rooftop observatory, The Floating Garden Observatory, as well as an underground market that attempts to recreate the atmosphere of Osaka in the early 20th century. At the base of the towers is an urban garden with walking trails and water features.
© More in the WIKIPEDIA !
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6/16/2008
last strawberry
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but I love you ...
a gentle fight for
the last strawberry
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koi shita ya ichigo hito-tsubu kuchi ni ire (1961)
wishing to fall in love,
I pop a strawberry
into my mouth
Suzuki Masajo, trans. Susumu Takiguchi
Stuff about strawberries, including a couple of folk tales:
http://www.wildmanstevebrill.com/Plants.Folder/Strawberry.html
Compiled by Larry Bole
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wildflowers
promising next month's
strawberries
bob
happy haiku forum
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no mangos today_
but there is a strawberry moon
tonight
terrytip
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A lot of thanks to my friends who contributed to the strawberry thoughts !
Strawberry, ichigo イチゴ、苺
KIGO
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but I love you ...
a gentle fight for
the last strawberry
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koi shita ya ichigo hito-tsubu kuchi ni ire (1961)
wishing to fall in love,
I pop a strawberry
into my mouth
Suzuki Masajo, trans. Susumu Takiguchi
Stuff about strawberries, including a couple of folk tales:
http://www.wildmanstevebrill.com/Plants.Folder/Strawberry.html
Compiled by Larry Bole
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wildflowers
promising next month's
strawberries
bob
happy haiku forum
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no mangos today_
but there is a strawberry moon
tonight
terrytip
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A lot of thanks to my friends who contributed to the strawberry thoughts !
Strawberry, ichigo イチゴ、苺
KIGO
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