“Hens lay their first eggs”. This is the seasonal wording of this time of year.
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In response to my request for a favorite character or word, a friend of mine made a firm statement, “Nothing is better than having a fun time!”. I thought it wouldn’t be very amusing simply to write the character 楽 or fun in a modern form so I employed parts from an old form of the letter.
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This phrase means “a bud that grows when spring comes after wintering”. The little buds on the Japanese enkianthus tree in my garden are now turning reddish.
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Although my memory ability has now declined immensely, I used to have a marvelous faculty of memory when young, which made some people really hate me. Moreover, because of that GOOD memory, I myself had to continue to hate someone for a long spell. However, I have always treasured my memory faculty and memories themselves all my life. Memories do not need spaces and they do not have shapes and weight, either. I believe they are as precious as jewels that keep on shining in my heart.
Although it is a haiku about the New Year, I wrote it because it happened to hold my attention.
Memories do not occupy/
Space/
Last year and this year/
Calligraphy and translation by Chio
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I got completely tired of this cold weather and saying “It is cold today” or something like that to someone. So, three types of “waiting for springtime.
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This is the phrase of this time of year meaning “even the water of mountain streams ice up firmly”. On TV weather forecasters often say this is definitely the coldest season.
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The month of February is just around the corner. As my mother passed away in February, I can’t help but look at it that way.
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Mother passed away/
Plum blossoms/
To the end of a branch/
Calligraphy and translation by Chio
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This is the phrase that expresses this time of year meaning “Butterbur sprouts start growing”. It is especially tasty, I think, when deep fried and is often considered to be a typical taste of spring season. However, I learned it is seldom eaten outside Japan. I wrote its flower languages, “anticipation, expectation” and “mate, friend, associate”, as well. I used willow branches, also a symbol of spring as a decoration in the picture.
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In response to my request for a favorite character or word, a friend of mine suggested 櫂 or “oar”. She likes this character so much, she employed it for the name of her first grandchild. Honestly at first, I didn’t know why a part of a boat is so important. After thinking about it for a while, I realized it is “oar” that indicates the rower’s mind. Which direction to go. How fast it should be moving. All of these are determined by the movement of the “oar”.
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