1/03/2007

Red White Lotus

  



紅白の 福をたべるや お正月









eating good luck
for the New Year -
red and white lotus








red and white, koohaku 紅白, are the auspicious colors for the New Year and other auspiciuos ceremonies !





Here you have a lotus root colored that way ... tastes great, believe me!


Lotus as a KIGO



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2 comments:

Unknown said...

This is great haiku.
I like it very much.

eating good luck
for the New Year -
red and white lotus

福食べる
紅白の蓮
お正月

I am sure you would get the first prize if you entry it to haiku contest.

sakuo.

Gabi Greve said...

wow

Beautiful read and white Engi food

Thank you very much gabi san

I ate Tai .. Medetai on the first eat

Happy Oshoogatsu ( New Years day)

Etsuko
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