4 Seasons – Haiku (Soil) – Jue 19, 2014

Posted on June 19, 2014 by Georgia

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Giuseppe Arcimboldo – Spring (1563)

freshly tilled soil
fertile, pungent and black
early promise

Giuseppe Arcimboldo – Summer (1563)

golden upright kings
sprouting from the loamy soil
vibrant life

Giuseppe Arcimbolco – Autumn (1573)

dead stalks strewn
upon the barren soggy soil
after the harvest

Giuseppe Arcimboldo – Winter (1563)

bare windswept fields
soil frozen under snow
silence

Written for Heeding Haiku with HA : The Soil

Art work found on Wikipedia

34 thoughts on “4 Seasons – Haiku (Soil) – Jue 19, 2014”

Tracesofthesoul on June 19, 2014 at 22:37 said:

Ah beautifully depicted the 4 seasons “d’une recolte”. You could add this into your children’s section too. When describing the season’s of man’s life to children when I ran groups for Chidren and Bereavement, the seasons made sense. Love the photos you included, ma chère…my first read on my android…had a lazy day home today.

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- Bastet on June 20, 2014 at 05:39 said:
  
  Glad to hear you had a lazy day … one needs them from time to time. Sounds like an interesting idea to creat a children’s section … I’d have to use original drawings though hmmmm. Thanks for the idea!
  
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  - Tracesofthesoul on June 20, 2014 at 06:00 said:
    
    Well, now is the time to start collecting photos AND asking your grandkids to sketch under certain titles…I was thinking of asking my daughter to do some sketches and asking a colleague to model for some photos.
    
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    - Bastet on June 20, 2014 at 06:08 said:
      
      Now that sound like an interesting idea!
      
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- Bastet on June 20, 2014 at 05:40 said:
  
  Darn … my reply just disappeared! Thanks for the idea … I’d have to creat 4 original 4 season drawings though …. glad you had a lazy day … just what we need from time to time.
  
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  - Tracesofthesoul on June 20, 2014 at 06:05 said:
    
    Or drawings…
    
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    - Bastet on June 20, 2014 at 06:49 said:
      
      I was thinking more on those lines … black and white etchings.
      
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      - Tracesofthesoul on June 20, 2014 at 08:40 said:
        
        Etchings seem quite fitting…it must not show UP the writing just add to it:)
        
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      - Bastet on June 20, 2014 at 08:55 said:
        
        Agreed … and easier to look at in an electronic book too.
        
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      - Tracesofthesoul on June 20, 2014 at 09:03 said:
        
        I just killed my Kobo ereader…rolling over it in bed…darn! I prefer it to a tablet as it is the older model where the battery lasts weeks…so great to take on trips.
        
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      - Bastet on June 20, 2014 at 09:06 said:
        
        Darn! .. did it crack? This is really a bad month for electronics!
        
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Blog It Or Lose It on June 20, 2014 at 05:54 said:

this is a great series — love that you’ve used this artist too — he’s fascinating. 🙂

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- Bastet on June 20, 2014 at 06:01 said:
  
  I’ve always enjoyed his strange approach to the four seasons. I probably should have used him for another poem and found something Japanese for this one, but well that’s just how it worked out!
  
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  - Blog It Or Lose It on June 20, 2014 at 06:03 said:
    
    It works very well – no worries!
    
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    - Bastet on June 20, 2014 at 06:08 said:
      
      Thanks Jen … I do of course!
      
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      - Blog It Or Lose It on June 20, 2014 at 06:10 said:
        
        I know. But in this case you shouldn’t. 😉
        
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      - Bastet on June 20, 2014 at 06:52 said:
        
        🙂 so I won’t!
        
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      - Blog It Or Lose It on June 20, 2014 at 07:34 said:
        
        good. 🙂
        
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anmol(alias HA) on June 20, 2014 at 15:27 said:

A wonderful set. To create a slide of images/attributes of soil during different seasons was a great idea.
Lovely! 🙂

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- Bastet on June 20, 2014 at 15:30 said:
  
  Thanks HA … it was a real pleasure to write on this subject!
  
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Brenda Davis Harsham on June 21, 2014 at 03:40 said:

Oh, I love that art and I love your haikus. I’m really enjoying catching up with you. Sorry to have been MIA from back pain. MRI is Wed and that should help me figure out what is going on. Hope you are well! Warmly, Brenda

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- Bastet on June 21, 2014 at 06:48 said:
  
  Thanks so much Brenda for all your likes, missed seeing you! I hope that now you are feeling better…pain such a problem when you have to sit hours at a keyboard! Glad you enjoyed the post!
  
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  - Brenda Davis Harsham on June 21, 2014 at 16:48 said:
    
    I am buying a new mattress today, and I hope it solves the problem. I just have trouble finding my joy and magic when my back hurts so much. I don’t want to eat, read, blog. Sigh. I have an MRI on Wednesday. I hope to get it sorted soon. I have so much I want to do!!
    
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    - Bastet on June 21, 2014 at 21:42 said:
      
      Hopefully the new mattress will do the trick, it really is terrible I know when back pain sets in. The MRI will probably be able to give some indications as to what’s causing the problem, you might what to look into chiropracters et al too. They often help as does a good shiatsu thereapist…the magic word though is good….
      
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      - Brenda Davis Harsham on June 21, 2014 at 23:40 said:
        
        Mattress coming tomorrow. Mission was a success!! Woo-hoo!!
        
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      - Bastet on June 22, 2014 at 06:10 said:
        
        Yeah! Glad to hear it!
        
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      - Brenda Davis Harsham on June 22, 2014 at 15:53 said:
        
        They are carrying it in now. YEAH!!
        
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      - Bastet on June 22, 2014 at 18:14 said:
        
        Hurrah!!I’m really happy for you! I’m sure it will help very mucn!! 🙂
        
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      - Brenda Davis Harsham on June 22, 2014 at 18:32 said:
        
        I think so too!! I am going to go have a nap. Fingers crossed!
        
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      - Bastet on June 23, 2014 at 05:33 said:
        
        Hope the nap went well!
        
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      - Brenda Davis Harsham on June 23, 2014 at 16:38 said:
        
        Bed hard as floor. Adjusting. Pain is a little less, though, blessedly. 🙂
        
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      - Bastet on June 23, 2014 at 17:07 said:
        
        It does need getting used to, but I’m glad you’ve already noticec results!
        
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Aquileana on June 21, 2014 at 06:17 said:

Wonderful set of haikus and how great that you added Arcimboldo’s paintings, Georgia…

Thanks for sharing your beautiful poetry, Aquileana 😛

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- Bastet on June 21, 2014 at 08:52 said:
  
  Thanks fory your compliments…Arcimboldo’s 4 seasons are so much fun that I couldn’t resist, though I did think about going back and looking for Japanese 4 season scenes. 🙂
  
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