Sunday, March 24, 2013

Carpe Diem #153, Haru ta (Spring paddy fields)



Dear Haijin, visitors and travelers,

Another nice day in haiku paradise Carpe Diem. Today we share haiku on Haru ta (Spring paddy fields), let us look somewhat closer to this kigo for late-spring.
Haru  ta rice paddies in spring.
This refers to rice paddies in the spring, before the seedlings have been planted. Over the surface of some paddies, "vetch" will be blooming, and others will be roughly plowed. Later, as paddies are prepared for plowing, the ridges repaired between them, the paddies raked, and so on, the paddies become busy with farm workers. As wet paddies, they will shine brilliantly. But when one speaks of "spring paddies" there are hardly any people out there; everywhere feelings of loneliness and silence remain. 



Credits: Spring paddy fields

Look at those greenish paddy fields. So nice and quiet. It must be a joy to walk through these Spring Paddy Fields and feeling the loneliness and silence ... a Zen Buddhistic experience I think.


remaining silent
in awe walking through the paddy -
feeling lost and alone

feeling lost and alone
overwhelming experience -
Spring paddy fields

Spring paddy fields
everywhere you look a green sea -
remaining silent


I am afraid that this cascade isn't really a good one, but the feeling in it is so strong and makes me silent and humble in awe of the beauty of Mother Nature.

I hope you enjoyed the read and I hope that it will help you to write your own haiku on Haru ta (Spring paddy fields). Have fun, feel free and share your haiku with us.

This prompt will stay on 'till March 26th 11.59 AM (CET) and I will post our new episode of Carpe Diem, Shuntoo (Spring lantern), later on today around 10.00 PM (CET).





7 comments:

  1. Another lovely cascading haiku that emanates strong emotional feelings ~ universal feelings ~ Enjoy ^_^

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  2. Your sequence today was really nice--very well done.

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  3. Oh, should really wait, your information on the kigo is so needed. :-) but it's a beautiful set of haiku from you

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  4. Your first reminds me of walking through the paddy fields in northern Thailand on a trek through the Golden Triangle. Our first trip outside of Europe, awe inspiring indeed.
    Thank you Kristjaan.

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  5. The image is so beautiful. Have never seen paddy field so lush and green. Love the concept of the cascade...how it flows. Lost and lone...does sound like very Buddhist experience.

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  6. Thanks for letting me relax in the spring paddy fields. The days before festivities are always filled with work.

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  7. That was fun... a fun memory of almost driving into a paddy field !
    Peace
    Siggi

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