5/31/2005

Simple Daily Happiness

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small things to be greatful for every day


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summer lunch -
the first bite of
freshly baked bread

> Aaaa, this time you better feel the smell too.
> And thanks go to Bernd, the breadmaker !



.......................... summer evening -
.......................... opening a bottle
.......................... of my favorite

June 2005

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a glass of champagne
and your sparkling eyes -
hot summer night

..

ein Glas Champagner
und dein glitzernder Blick -
Sommernacht



July 2005

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this grasshopper <>
aiming straight while I
tal .. . mpfff ... whakkk


Last night after closing the shutters I was bending down to cuddle Haiku kun and talk to him, when this grasshopper really took a good hit!
And it was not even roasted, as they are sometimes eaten here in Japan as a special delicacy!

batta, grasshopper/locust [large grasshoppers, often with a more brown than green appearance, family Acrididae (short-horned)] is a kigo for all autumn.

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> > a straight hit
> > on a bald head <>
> > swallow in passing
> > .
> > ein Volltreffer
> > auf die Glatze <>
> > Schwalbe im Durchflug



Haiga by Sakuo Nakamura
http://blog.livedoor.jp/sakuo3903/

A friend from Hawaii remarked it was a good thing cows do not fly!

flying cows
in the evening sky -
he must be drunk !

July 2005


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mata hitotsu
kabe ni ana ari
ten takashi

another crack
in the old farmhouse wall <>
bright autumn sky


Earthquake in Northern Japan, August 16, 2005

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> ... lunchtime -
> ... a dead cicada
> ... surrounded by ants


she was lying there on her wings, legs in the air, and a thousand little ants were crawling around and atop of her...

August 22, 2005

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alone -
my shadow dances
over the stones

September 17, 2005

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9 comments:

Anonymous said...

yum...can smell that yeasty fresh baked smell gabi.
It's been awhile since I made bread. but I love the crust best! Hats off to your breadmaker!
Wish I had one. *g*
C.

Anonymous said...

Gabi,
Put simply, nothing like it!

Y.

Anonymous said...

Wonderful, Gabi...
I can smell and taste...
lots of things, sun, bread, the open air....

D.

Anonymous said...

Yes Gabi san,
Thank you for invoking the smell and taste of fresh bread together. There are a very few Haiku that invoke the taste sense if I am right.

N.

Anonymous said...

Grashopper

Gabi, this is so funny!
But I would not want to experience it!
:~)

Anonymous said...

Swallow ...

Oh Gabi,
that's a hoot!
Wonderful work, Sakuo --
this is a classic!
:~)

Anonymous said...

Lunchtime :
Poignant haiku, Gabi.
It is Buson-esque in its simplicity and descriptiveness, yet says much more.

R.W.

Anonymous said...

alone <>
my shadow dances
over the stones

Gabi

my shadow dissolves
in the shade

chibi

Anonymous said...

Beautiful blog!
Marian