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December snow

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snow on my bamboo -
this year ends with
a white finale

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Tibetan Buddha

mild winter sun -
the Medicine Buddha
watches over me

when I caress you
I feel the hands of
your creator

We bought him more than 30 years ago in the Himalayas. He is rather roughly carved. He sits on our TV and takes care of the welfare of our home ! In his hands he holds the never-empty medicine bottle.

Read my Entry about the Tibetan Buddha of Healing

Read my Entry about Yakushi Nyorai, the Buddha of Healing 薬師如来

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suddenly
the silcence of a bird
hit by a stone

the neighbour's boy on the run ...

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While I was sitting on my terrace listening to the sudden silence, a few stories came to mind:

the old farmer, always complaining about his nagging wife. But when she was hospitalized a while ago, he suffered more from her absence than he ever really did by her presence

the young mother ... her baby would cry all night ... but when it was taken from her by an acute disease, even the nightlong cries turned into fond memories

the adolescent ... his father lectured him about the virtues of a MAN, until he took off and run away from home. But when the father dies by a sudden traffic accident, he could not stop crying ...

I am sure you can add your share of this kind of happenings ...

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Senryu, Zappai and Haiku

川柳、雑俳、俳句

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December forsythia

december sunshine -
an early forsythia
streches its head

Forsythia is a kigo for spring.

Here is a similar one
Wax Forsythia, roobai 蝋梅

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Dried to the bone

dried to the bone
your former beauty
still lingers

for my mother, who died much too young

Amida Buddha -
you smile at life
you smile at death

tulip petals
falling one by one -
a mother's death

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Camellia Shadows

わが庭の冬の日差しに椿あり

winter sunshine -
the manyfold shadows of
a small camellia

I even got a long-winged mosquito on the yellow asters.

Look at my colorful little friends from today
from HERE to the end !

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morning dew

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drenched
in morning dew
the flowers and I

Artwork by Dr. Angelee Deodhar, India, December 2006

。。。。。。。朝露を浴びて　濡れし　花と吾
asatsuyu o abite nureshi hana to ware

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Thank you, Angelee san, for this lovely present!

My Haiku quoted from Lishanu / an interlingual haikai journal
http://blog.360.yahoo.com/blog-BfzpZ0EmdLRDdKKhEty08iA-?cq=1&p=98

This haiku is a rather old one of mine.
..... More are HERE !

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Accept each moment

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the only way to live
is to accept each minute as
an unrepeatable miracle

Margaret Storm Jameson
http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/Wjameson.htm

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here and now -
accept each minute
accept each haiku

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Long-winged mosquito

　　

looking for food
in the winter sun -
a long-winged mosquito

looking for shelter
in the winter rain -
the homeless of the world

scrounging for scrap
in a pile of garbage
empty christmas

R.K.Singh, a friend from India

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Here is more about
the winter sunshine in my garden tody !

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Blind People Haiku

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Do blind people write haiku..?

This question strikes me as rather odd.
Almost like asking :

Can blind people feel happy ?

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summer sunshine -
a warm smile on the
blind man's face

autumn sunset -
the blind man reaches
for his dog

winter sun -
the tearful eyes of
a blind woman

spring sunshine -
cheerful laughter in
the blind kid's school

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Close youre eyes and spend one whole day like that!
Then you will know the answer, I hope.

WKD : World Handicap Day .. Black Day for the Blind

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Daily Walk

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my daily walk -
new patterns of frost
on mother earth

my daily walk -
new patterns of frost
at every step

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Last Samurai

　　

winter chill -
the last samurai
in hiding

Just saw the movie with our dear Watanabe san.
I found the landscape rather "American".

How about the above, from my neighbourhood, for a retreat?

These are not clouds.
They are trying to make smoke signals, I guess !

Much later, it dawned on me:
This was the result !

The Last Samurai, official HP

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Striped Clouds

　　

雲海や今日も吾がここに居る

sea of clouds -
I am right here right now
this morning

Look at my frosty dandelion
! HERE !

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Dandelion in Frost

　　

朝霜や

by the roadside -
a dandelion bows to
the frosted leaves

Look at the sea of clouds from this morning
! HERE !

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First Snow

　　

初雪や

first snow -
all the weeds
with a white hat

sunshine
spreads its light -
the bare branches sparkle

ooo ooo ooo ooo ooo ooo ooo ooo ooo ooo ooo ooo

blue sky -
shades of white
and snow

My Winter Photo Album
Start from here to Nr. 13 !

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Dew on last rose

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winter morning -
a few dewdrops on
my last rose

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the next morning :

first snow -
my last rose now
covered in white

This is the Camellia in snow !

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More on the discussion of this haiku is here
MU and Haiku

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Camellia and Samurai

　　

... 武士の夢の後 ...

camellia blooming
in an old garden -
samurai's dreams

entertaining guests
in the sitting room -
camellia tree

I found this tree in Katsuyama.

The Samurai Residence in Katsuyama
勝山の武家屋敷

Camellia, Tsubaki, a KIGO

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Red Raindrops

　　

雨　の　雫

raindrops
in the autumn sun -
a samurai's garden

The Samurai Residence in Katsuyama
勝山の武家屋敷

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Polished Floor Boards

a winter's tale -
the polished floor of
a samurai home

ooo ooo ooo ooo ooo ooo ooo ooo ooo

Can you guess what part of the furniture this is?
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Wedding Anniversary

wedding anniversary -
does he still love me
like the red winter berries ?

We got married on the twelfth month,
the twelfth day, at 12:12 o'clock
at the Embassy in Tokyo,
may years ago !

Join me on a walk trough
KATSUYAMA town !

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Love in Stone

winter drizzle -
the fate of a love
painted in stone

Winterregen -
das Schicksal einer Liebe
in Stein gehauen

Katsuyama, a postal town along the Road to Izumo
Gabi Greve, December 2006 　

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Kannon and Winter Sun

Kannon Bosatsu -
the winter sun
behind your head

Read my story about Temple Buppoo-Ji in Mimasaka
美作市の仏法寺

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Dry Flowers

　　

dry flowers -
her wrinkled hands
at the spinning wheel

More is here:
The Old Road of Izumo 出雲街道

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Moss Tree Life

　　

winter forest -
new lifes sprouts
from the old

Winterwald -
neues Leben spriesst
aus altem

Patterns in a Town

　　

Patterns of the Postal Station of Doi, Mimasaka
Mimasaka, Doi Juku 美作市土居宿

decorative woodwork of old

ooo ooo ooo ooo ooo ooo ooo ooo ooo ooo ooo ooo

woven woodwork -
the hands of an old craftsman
speak to me now

　　

patterns -
looking down to the ground
to find a treasure

My Haiku Trip to Izumo Kaido, Doi Town, December 2006
Mimasaka, Doi Juku 美作市土居宿

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Dragon Clouds

　　

Trees of the Postal Station of Doi, Mimasaka
Mimasaka, Doi Juku 美作市土居宿

winter sun -
a dragon reaches
for the clouds

　　

winter sun -
a thousand fingers
reaching the sky

ooo ooo ooo ooo ooo ooo ooo ooo ooo ooo ooo ooo

old trees
by the river
a winter's tale

My Haiku Trip to Izumo Kaido, Doi Town, December 2006
Mimasaka, Doi Juku 美作市土居宿

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Warm Candle Light

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cold winter night <>
the welcome warmth of
a small candle

kalte Winternacht <>
die willkommene Waerme
einer kleinen Kerze

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More than 30 years ago, spending a winter in the High Himalayas, that was the only source of warmth in the home ...
And the many oil lamps in the Tibetan Lama Temples made me aware of the double meaning of these light offerings ...

Anyway,
cold mornings got me thinking about stuff to keep us warm as KIGO.
Haiku is not only about pure nature, as some may think, but also about the human condition within the four seasons.

So here is a growing list of kigo, inspired by one of my Japanese haiku lessons, that will hopefully keep you warm

http://worldkigo2005.blogspot.com/2006/11/warm-things-fuyumono.html

Feel free to add your warm things to the BLOG as a comment !

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Simply beautiful GABI!
Also your write up regarding the oil lamps.
Thank God for these small mercies.

- kala

ooo ooo ooo ooo ooo ooo ooo ooo ooo ooo ooo ooo

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