Cherry Blossom Road
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Our neighbour has been planting apples, pears and plum trees for the fruit and many cherry blossom trees just to enjoy along the road!
I want to share some with you.
bedridden -
the old farmer counts
cherry petals
In early morning sun
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walking down the road
or walking up -
MANKAI !
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leading the way
to higher spheres -
mind follows eye
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the arched window
of the village church -
spring in the woods
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red and white -
symbols of good luck
on my way
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You can look at more photos of my cherry road starting from here
http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/gabigreve2000/detail?.dir=/83f5&.dnm=bfb9.jpg&.src=ph
Thank you, Hana-saka Jii-san, for your wonderful cherry blossom road!
Hana-saku Jii-san is the name of the grandfather who made withered trees bloom again in a Japanese fairy tale. See below.
© April 2005
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Hata san from Kurashiki send me this lovely photo
© Hata
http://www2u.biglobe.ne.jp/~denthata/
The Tale of Hanasaka Jiisan with illustrations and music is here
http://web-japan.org/kidsweb/folk/hanasaka/hanasaka.html
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posted by Gabi Greve @ 4/19/2005
24 Comments:
Hello,
... is this heaven, or is it ... Gokuraku-an ??? ;-)
cheers,
Oki mikito
すてきな写真ですね。
私、ガビさんの写真大好きです！！
みき
美しい．．．まさに極楽庵ですね
エム
Hello
Love the cherry blossoms out there!
Masato Taguchi
戦争にもかかわらず多くの大陸の花
Ive always heard of the cherry blossom time but never realy seen
them in profusion awesome do they have a fragrance too mingle your senses....aloha
shanna
Gabi, I want to say how much I enjoyed your cherry blossom tour.
S. from Washington
Gabi san
I particularly liked the image and haiku of ‘leading the way’.
G.F.
awesome yr cherry blossoms
we have a jacaranda road.......
s from Hawaii
These are beautiful.
I especially like the old man hiaku.
P.
From a Haiku Sensei:
とってもきれい！
ちなみに花咲かじいさん（hanasaka jiisan)はもともと室町時代に「花咲かせじいさん」だったらしいですよ。送り仮名の部分が抜け落ちて「花咲かじいさん」になってしまったとか。確かな資料は挙げられませんが、大学院で先生にそう聞きました。
watanabe junko
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Thank you so much, Junko San.
倉敷では桜が散ってしまいました。
極楽庵は見頃ですね。
S.
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ガビさんベルさん
懐かしい岡山の桜を有難うございました。ほんとうに 春爛漫の極楽庵でしたね。とても懐かしいです。
庭の花達も素敵に咲いて仏陀も喜んでいるみたいです。
K.
目の保養をしました。
有難うございます。
sakuo
i love your haiku, gabi-san. reminds me of Basho's style of haiku.
Powerful, evocative.
I bow to you,
robert wilson
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/cherrypoetryclub/message/27237
Thanks, Robert san, for your kind comment !
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very nice. thaNKS.
M.
Oh, this is lovely, Gabi!
And your photos are refreshing...
I'm also looking at last year's flower photos
because it's so drab right now.
L.
Nice one Gabi!
K.R.I.
Thank you for sharing this Gabi. Always a delight to read your work and follow the links.
D. from australia
Hi Gabi
Lovely photos and Haiku. thank you for sharing.
B.
Very beautiful photos, Gabi san, and a sad ku. Our cornels are in full bloom right now, they're the first to blossom, then come the almond trees.
M., Europa
Thank you, Gabi san.
Such beautiful photos -- a treat for the soul in all this winter bareness.
neko
Gabi -
When I read this, I was immediately struck by how "Shiki-like" it is.
VERY nice!
M.
Thanks for sharing Gabi Enjoyed your ku and the photos ..
M.
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