Carpe Diem #770 Hikage (shade, shadow)

Dear Haijin, visitors and travelers,

I am a bit late so I will not create a very big post today. Today it's all about hikage which is the Japanese word for shade or shadow, and that's a classical kigo for summer.

For this episode I will only share a cascading haiku with the above theme for your inspiration:

in the backyard
overgrown by Ivy
my old bike

my old bike
leaning to the hot wall of my home
a hot summer day

a hot summer day
in the backyard of my home
sparrows bathing

sparrows bathing
in the fountain of the mansion
what refreshing

what refreshing
seeking shadow under the willow
in the backyard

© Chèvrefeuille

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