Written for The Haiku Challenge 2012 - Day 19 – February 19th – Theme: Seasons Type: Kigo
Well today's challenge is fun. Write a haiku about your favorite season and use the classical Japanese Kigo (or season words).
Also published for: Poets United The Poetry Pantry #88
I haven't a favorite season, but if I have to say a favorite season than it should be spring or autumn. Why? Spring because of the feeling to be reborn and Autumn because of the moon. The moon of autumn is, in my opinion, the most beautiful.
For today's challenge I will write haiku about every season (including the classical Japanese season New Year).
New Year:
New Year's eve
through the bare branches
the wind as always
Spring:
after the darkness
I am longing for the young leaves
and cherry blossoms
the blooming cherries
watching them in the moonlight
it's magical
under the cherry trees
a gathering of families
cherry petals fall
leaving the beach
sands on our backs and buttocks
at sunrise
the shortest night
a shallow depression
and used condoms
after the heat
cooling down in the rain
almost naked
the cool rain
washes away the moisture
of the hot night
Autumn:
crystal vase
all colors of the rainbow
chrysanthemums bloom
what a sad day
drizzling rain and dark clouds
colorful leaves
behind the clouds
hides the almost full moon
the scent of rain
cloudless sky
at midnight the blood moon (*)
breathtaking
(*) the full moon of October, also called Harvest Moon
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| Blood Moon |
in the autumn sunlight
a golden tree
Winter:
snow falls
on colored leaves
departing autumn
Buddha
covered with fresh snow
still smiles
deep frozen lake
the sound of scratching skates
children's laughter
snow melts
the crow moon (*) rises
at last spring
(*) the full moon of March is called Crow Moon or Lenten Moon
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| Crow Moon |
seasons come and go
the moon stays the same
Sorry ... as you can see I was inspired. Hope you enjoyed reading this series of haiku on seasons. :-)
See you tomorrow again ... be inspired and write your verses right from your heart.
I could see how inspired you were! These were fabulous! I couldn't even choose a favorite. I love all of the images. Cherry blossoms are a particular favorite spring flower for me as well.
ReplyDeleteMy goodness...what a feast of haiku of all the seasons. I love the cheery blossoms and oh , what a summer heat...~
ReplyDeleteVery well done ~
I loved Spring! :)
ReplyDeleteColourful, descriptive cameos of the seasons with a sense of intimate feeling!
ReplyDeleteLovely sets of Haiku!
ReplyDeleteNature is magical,is'y it?
All the seasons painted as haiku very beautifully...Loved them :)
ReplyDeleteSeasons ~ Avatars of mother nature
I am delighting in the image of Buddha covered with snow. I have enjoyed my tour of all the seasons with you. Thank you.
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Any chance that you can turn off word verification? It has become really annoying on Blogger. Thanks for thinking about it.
OMG -- you were on a roll :)
ReplyDeletemy favorite includes weeping willow ... and snow falls ...
thank you for the feast!
Day 19
This is my favorite:
ReplyDeleteunder the cherry trees
a gathering of families
cherry petals fall
You were rocking here!
These are very special. I loved them all.
ReplyDeletePhew, you really went to town on this one, love your bits about the moon. Your summer sounds fun too!
ReplyDeleteNicely done!
Oh my God! You were on a roll.. As a romantic writer I loved your Haiku set for Summer and Winter was awesome!
ReplyDeleteIt's refreshing to see someone actually write Haiku and not mislabel Senryu. Thank you. Now if everyone would follow your lead it would be wonderful.
ReplyDeleteI liked the 'spring' haiku the best. Very nice haiku, I enjoyed it.
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful walk through the seasons. Loved each one.
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