Stone Wall
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石垣に蜻蛉の蔭の踊りかな ishigaki ni tonbo no kage no odori kana  old stone wall - the dancing shadows of dragonflies  alte Steinmauer - die tanzenden Schatten der Libellen  |
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I could not catch the shadows, but I can show you our old stone wall.
Dragonfly (tombo, tonbo) Japan , Kigo in the Database
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STONE WALL, ishigaki 石垣
a TOPIC for HAIKU
Look at some of my photos!
old stonewalls
flanked by cherry blossoms -
the universe changes
Stone Castle Wall and Cherry BlossomsTsuyama Castle
Castle Wall of Fukuyama Castle
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A retaining stone foundation wall built without binding materials over an inclined earthen embankment. Originally intended to hold a castle embankment in place, the embankment and stone wall together were expected to provide a solid foundation for timber superstructures. When gates, towers and walls came to be built on the embankment, the ishigaki took on a multitude of functions, forming the base and sides of the gates and towers themselves, as well as the foundations for the donjon and moat.
The length of a stone is called ishi-no-hikae 石の控え, and the width of the rock face visible on the wall surface is called ishizura 石面 or tsura 面. A distinction is made between corner stones sumi-ishi 隅石 and those not at corners hira-ishi 平石 or tsuki-ishi 築石. The stones are often named according to their shapes or the way they have been cut.
Read more:
© JAANUS : ishigaki 石垣
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Yellow maple leaves
Crunching and browning on road
Stone wall gently curves
Look also at the photo here
©2007 barbara
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autumn afternoon
hole in the stone wall
a perfect frame
© Nathaniel B. Gach, 2000, USA
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springtime
a couple of chipmunks
in the stone wall
© Kirsty Karkow
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posted by Gabi Greve @ 10/11/2005
9 Comments:
Gabi, what beautiful photos...
I love the shapes, colors and textures of the stone wall.
Thank you for sharing.
mountain home . . .
a dragonfly darts along
the old stone wall
Carol Raisfeld
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Thank you Gabi san for the beautiful Haiku and photos.
sunlight sways
on the stone wall ~ an ant
colony reaches home
moss wall
dew-drop worlds sparkle
a temple bell ~
Narayanan Raghunathan
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Hi Gabi:
Lovely contrast of textures: stone, dragonfly, and the shadow where they meet.
Best,
B.
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影連れて
トンボ去りけり
石無言
with it's shadow
a dragonfly gone
the stone silent
sakuo.
stone path --
just ahead of my shadow the red dragonfly's
shadow puppets:
the dragonfly's wings disappear!
(I remember walking along this wall at Gokurakuan.)
The misty morning walks held for me a surreal enchantment. The
shrill of the cicadas seemed as a chant.
bow
Chibi
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/cherrypoetryclub/message/25227
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Thanks so much for your memories, Chibi san !
GABI
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How lovely! Beautiful rich colour, Gabi.
I really love old stones and rocks. These are so inviting.
K.
I like this very much, Gabi. I see sunlight, the wall holding the warmth and the dragonflies so shiny in the sunlight that it's easier to see their shadows dancing on the wall than the quick creatures themselves.
The play of the shadows on that wall is mesmerising. The receptive stillness of stone. Somehow this haiku gives me a relaxed feeling.
L.
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stone wall -
the spring wind fills
all the cracks
--Dana-Maria Onica
http://tinywords.com/haiku/2008/03/17
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