first snowflakes
even now inviting
first snowdrops
this winter morning
as fog covers the valley
plum blossom dreams
winter stillness
walking along the river
imagining bees
© G.s.k. ‘16
Today we think ahead on Carpe Diem Haiku Kai … desiring spring. The here and now tells us that we have recently entered into winter, but our imagination can take us wherever we wish to go … so for today’s Morning Haiku and Wake I’ve chosen to use three spring kigo to project the longing for that season: snowdrops, plum blossoms and bees. Below are a few other haiku by Chèvrefeuille and Jane Reichhold showing us the way into spring desires:
eaves dripping
the candle flame
flickers
winter days
a heart runs without panting
to the beach
after the darkness
I am longing for the young leaves
and cherry blossoms
the blooming cherries
watching them in the moonlight
it’s magical
© Chèvrefeuille
And I’d like to close this with another snowdrop haiku, I think by Jane Reichhold:
as I see the first snowdrops my desire for spring becomes stronger
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