pink streams briefly
wind from cherry tree to cherry tree
through Honshu
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This poem was written in response to Carpe Diem Special #152, Rallentanda’s fourth “friday flowers”, another great prompt hosted by Chèvrefeuille at Carpe Diem Haiku Kai. All of the poems in the link-up can be read here.
This haiku was written after watching an episode of a BBC TV series called ‘Japan: Earth’s Enchanted Islands’, which is highly recommended for all haijin and which you may (or may not) be able to watch here.
And, to finish, here’s Bruce Springsteen –
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This is gorgeous, Blake –!!!
(And the upbeat music was needed desperately tonight — a great post.)
Just quickly – hopefully, you can see the shy and retiring deer here…
Wow — that is incredible!!!! They’re quite assertive aren’t they! those Nara biscuits must be awfully good.
Thanks Blake! 🙂
Ah they’re scoundrels! I love the nonchalant strolling along the street – “I’m just popping into town, love, do you want anything?” In the next life I’m coming back as a sacred deer, I’ve decided 🙂
LOL!!!
Yes — it looks like the best of both worlds, doesn’t it? (If there is a next-life registration process let me know, please!) 😀
It’s called karma, Jen. Don’t worry, you’ll be fine 😉
Oh good –! Because I’m terrible with paperwork 😉
Honestly, there were so many great scenes in that BBC programme, I was “there must be a haiku in there somewhere” – press pause – make note on phone – press play. This was an aerial shot of the cherry blossoms, looking like a winding stream 🙂
Glad the music hit the right note, too, and hopefully today is a bitbmore upbeat.
Thanks Blake – I hope so.
Your watch-pause-note-play process — made me smile too!!! (So good to know others are out there – sounded so familiar! ) 😀
I don’t normally do that, I must say – but this was a sensory overload! Tonight I watched episode 2 – one highlight being what I can only describe as a superhero sea slug, flying through the ocean, wearing a bright pink cape 😀
Whoa …. trippy, man … trippy!!! 😀
(REALLY hoping BBC America shares this sometime!!!)
From the credits, it seems to be a US co-production, so I’m sure it will appear somewhere Peeay-side 😉
Hooray!!! 😀
Quirky…love it !
Nicely done!!!!
I liked the way you introduced the image of the cherry tree… Nice one, dear Sue. All my best wishes, Aquileana 😀
Thanks, Aquileana. I was trying to capture how the image looked in real life, so I’m glad you think it worked well. Have a lovely weekend! 🙂