4/10/2012

spring melancholy

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only my cats
to keep me company -
spring melancholy









shunshuu 春愁 (しゅんしゅう ) spring melancholy
haru urei 春愁(はるうれい)
haru ureu 春愁う(はるうれう)I feel melancholic in spring


and more
. kigo expressing emotions .



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a little later




the last raincloud
rolls out of the valley -
peaceful spring





The Japanese word NODOKA 長閑 and its derivates come in many translations.
It denotes a calm, mild, tranquil, serene, peaceful day of spring.

.Spring peace, mild spring weather (nodoka) .



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1 comment:

Gabi Greve - Darumapedia said...

春愁や遠きいくさの埴輪武士
shunshuu ya tooki ikusa no haniwa bushi

spring melancholy -
this Haniwa soldier
of long times past

高知城 seen at the castle in Kochi

河野南畦 Kano Nankei (1913 - 1995)

and haniwa
http://heianperiodjapan.blogspot.jp/2016/02/haniwa-figures.html
.