second spring storm

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haru no niban 　春の二番



second spring storm -
the wind dances
with the roof






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dead sparrow

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spring begins -
a dead sparrow
at my doorstep




Japanese Haiku -
how important it seems
to be different !




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haru ni naru . it becomes spring

Seasons beginning



Remembering a good friend.
And fierce discussions about English Language Haiku.



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seed syllables

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seed syllables - the kigo seedlings begin to grow A seed syllable in a Japanese flower garland.

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There is one for every Buddha in the Buddhist Pantheon.
They are also used to meditate on it.

There is also a special meditation called AJIKAN for the seed syllables.
Reference : ajikan


Seed sylable mandala 種字　曼陀羅




Reference : seed syllables



For my RENKU friends.



. Temple Jindai-Ji 深大寺 and Sanskrit



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snow pheasant

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late snow -
a pheasant calls
in the morning mist



late snow -
tiny icicles lace
the old roof



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late snow

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morning surprise -
deep frost covers
the window panes



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late snow -
the bamboo bows
deeply






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Some friends are quarreling in unexpected ways.
And snow keeps falling in the valley ...



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first plum blossom

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first plum blossom -
I try to write haiku
without any fuss


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The idea and the last line in inspried from a friend.

So this is a lesson,
trying to write simple haiku without overt personification or more than one kigo and and and ...



Why argue about the use of language?
This is the approach eventually taken by Humpty Dumpty in "Alice in Wonderland"

all words mean
what one chooses them to mean ...
neither more nor less




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coincidence

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dinner time


snow glides
from the roof - cheese melts
in my mouth



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clouds

cold rain ... the mountains turn canvas

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A few days later, in response to a friend


early morning ...
my mountains grow invisible
with clouds
group/simply_haiku




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sparrow and Buddha

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winter rain -
a sparrow shits
on my stone Buddha



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crocus

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cold sunset -
the crocus shuts
its blossoms



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They are out since two days, even if it gets minus four centigrade in the morning.



Crocus KIGO



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Buddha in Light

winter sunset - half of my Buddha still in the light

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winter sunset -
a little pink hope
for tomorrow
.
http://haikuandhappiness.blogspot.jp/2010/12/winter-sunset.html


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roof painting

painting the roof -a dangerous joblooks like fun spraying color - the smell lingers in the valley

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Check all PHOTOS here ...




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spring begins

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spring blossoms -
the old farmer
coughs blood



You met him and his blossoms before here



spring blossoms, here to be read as a verb ...








The Japanese Haiku Spring starts on February 4



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dancing water

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Dancing Water ...
and what is your name?
Dancing with Wolves



We have quite a few kigo with water




and more about drinking water





The God of Water in Katsuyama



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Dancing Water ... SH


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