yabu- iri ya mamori- bukuro o wasure kusa
Apprentice’s holiday:
a good-luck amulet
forgotten in the grass
© Buson
waiting all year
dance to the memory
full moon in her eyes
This Carpe Diem Haiku Kai prompt is in celebration of a holiday that the servants were given: “Yabu-iri” literally “thicket-entering,” is an obscure season marker in haiku for spring (or late New Year). On about the sixteenth of the first month, servants and apprentices were allowed to go home for a short visit. This would have meant that the holiday started with the full moon.
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An interesting bit of history to go with this poem…thanks.
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sweet, romatic and a bit wistful
cheers
jzb
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even the old servant needs to be reminded…
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One word: beautiful!
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Gorgeous photo and lovely and creative haiku ~
Happy days for you,
artmusedog and carol
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Great pic Moonie! The servants have their day in the year, a deserving holiday!
Hank
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