Dear Haijin, visitors and travelers,
Today we share haiku on Hatsu hana (first cherry blossom), it's my favorite prompt of this month, because I am always glad and happy as I see that the first cherry blossom blooms in my cherry tree in the backyard. It's really a joy to see that first fragile start of Spring. To me Spring starts when the cherry trees start to bloom ... it's really a joy to have this wonderful Spring starter as a prompt in this wonderful month of Carpe Diem in which we share haiku on classical Japanese kigo (seasonwords).
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Those little fragile first cherry blossom ... every Spring again it's a joy to see that those bare branches of the Cherry Tree are becoming a sea of flowers. It's really a feast.
bare Cherry branches
covered with powder snow -
the first blossom
the first blossom
worthy to have a party
blooming cherry tree
blooming cherry tree
finally King Winter departs
longing for Summer
I am looking forward to your haiku inspired on our prompt for today. This prompt will stay on 'til March 18th 11.59 AM (CET) and I will post our new Carpe Diem Special, a haiku by Onitsura, our haiku master for this month, later on today around 10.00 PM (CET). Hereafter I will give already the haiku by Onitsura.
tani-mizu ya ishi mo utayomu yama-zakura
the wild cherry:
stones also are singing their songs
in the valley stream
oh the cherry blooms still a month away...
ReplyDeleteBeautyfull haiku Kristjaan
No cherry trees here but we look forward to the blooming of lilac trees.
ReplyDeleteThank you for the prompt! In Scandinavia cherry blossoms are not what initiates the spring. The coltsfoot is. It pops up even if there are some spots of snow left and makes us put on lighter shoes and put our scarves away. The view of the coltsfoot is most welcome. And in fact coltsfoot is called "horsehoof" in Norwegian. It is almost the same!
ReplyDeleteCOLTSFOOT
opening the march
towards the fall the coltsfoot
resolutely is
a great trio.. really enjoyed reading them.. i also noticed how lovely the fellow carpe diem writers' haiku are! this prompt is absolutely inspiring
ReplyDeleteI love cherry blossoms and such beautiful haiku examples. Maybe next month we will have blooms. Definitely in Washington DC. We are close enough to drive down when they have Cherry Blossom Festival.
ReplyDeleteSo lovely to be able to enjoy your haiku Kristjaan. Thank you for the inspiration :)
ReplyDeleteI am leaving on Monday to on a trip to see the cherry blossoms. It will be my first time to see them in person in bloom. I am looking forward to it.
ReplyDeleteLovely haiku Kris!
ReplyDeletefresh and fragrant / just waiting their arrival
ReplyDeletealoha Kristjaan - yeah, for me too, cherry blossoms are always a treat to discover. fun on these spring prompts too. aloha.
ReplyDeleteThere is a beautiful cherry that is beginning to blossom outside the window of the student intern room at my acupuncture school; it brings me great joy in between patients and inspires me when thinking about difficult cases.
ReplyDeleteLiekd this prompt very much. Lots of nice entries by the other haijin.
ReplyDeleteHey..my comment ran away! WordPress and Google....I said I know cherry blossoms are a favourite theme of yours and haiku, and it shows so nicely!
ReplyDeleteFinding the words to express the memory of the tree in my landlords rock garden was the most difficult.
ReplyDeleteThe memory is so real as if I am still there forty seven years later. Thank you, again, for the traditional prompts. Tho this was my "easy" one, all are a challenge in one way or another.
Peace