The word 時雨 means light showers in late autumn or early winter. However, I recently learned another similar word, 春時雨, or light showers in spring, which can cause a really delicate sensation, I thought.
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時雨というのは晩秋から冬の初めにかけての通り雨のことだそうですが、似た語に春時雨があるそうです。とても繊細な言葉だと思いました。
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I found a bonsai of white ume tree on the premises of a temple near my house that is dedicated to Sarasvati.
Barely noticeable as white ume blossoms/
And the evening sunlight/
That is growing colorful/
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家の近くの弁財天が祀られているお寺にお詣りしたら、白梅の盆栽がありました。
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Out of the three “Light flows”, I posted the other day this one was chosen for reasons of good layout and vivid image of flowing light.
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以前投稿した3種類の「光流れて」の中からこれが選ばれました。理由は、散らしが気にいって、本当に光が流れていく感じがしたとのこと。
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I heard that early this morning, there was a lunar occultation of the Antares; in other words, a phenomenon that the moon hides the first-magnitude star of the Scorpions, also known as “the heart of the Scorpion”. Then, I wrote “The Antares” in Chinese because I had a groovy image of the phenomenon. A specific image didn’t come to my mind, though. They say the same phenomenon will happen in June this year.
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今日早朝アンタレス食、つまり月が蠍座の1等星アンタレス、別名「蠍座の心臓」を隠す恒星食が起こる日だと聞き、具体的なイメージは湧きませんが、何かしら素敵だと思い、アンタレスの中国語表記を書きました。今年は同じ現象が6月にも起こるそうです。
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Today marks the first day of spring. With a somewhat happy feeling, I searched the net and found this modern haiku of the spring season about water harps. A Suikinkutsu or a water harp placed under the earth that creates clear sounds for good is fantastic.
It is the beginning of the spring season/
Even the sound of Suikinkutsu/
Became colorific/
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立春です。何かしら嬉しい気分でネットを見ていたら、水琴窟の現代俳句を見つけました。水琴窟というのは魅力的なものだなと思います。
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As today marks the close of winter, the tradition on this day of scattering beans to drive evil spirits away comes to my mind. Just like this modern haiku, my father survived his father.
Survived my father/
I scatter the roasted soybeans/
To drive demons away/
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今日は節分で、古くからの習慣の豆撒きを思い出します。この俳句と同様に、父は祖父より長生きしました。
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I had a strange but attractive dream where beautiful, clear sounds were heard at regular intervals. I only thought they were sounds made by suikinkutsu or a buried earthen jar that makes a sound when water drips into it. For, other settings of the dream are unknown.
O suikinkutsu/
I hear the secret sound of winter/
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夢の中で、定期的に鳴る綺麗な澄んだ音が聞こえましたが、水琴窟の音みたいと思うだけで、何の音か分かりません。夢の他の状況が分かりませんので。
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As today is the first day of February, I searched and wrote a contemporary haiku about this month. It is still icy, but I realize the day is slowly getting longer.
O, the month of February/
Bottled honey/
Went stagnate to whitish/
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今日から2月ということで、2月の現代俳句を書きました。まだまだ寒いですが、日の入りの時間はゆっくりでも遅くなっている実感があります。
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