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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| Credits: first cherry blossom |
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
