Around this time of year, both something exciting and something sad happen. It seems the number of the latter is increasing as I get older.
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Royal family in the playing cards/
Looks doleful/
O April Fools Day/
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この時期にはワクワクすることと悲しいことが起こります。歳を取るにつれて後者が多くなるように思えてなりません。
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Yesterday morning, trees and grasses in my gardens were budding all at once, as it was right after rain.
All at once/
All the plants begin budding/
Time begins rushing/
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雨上がりの昨日の朝は、庭の木や草が一斉に芽吹いていました。
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We don’t have many windy days where I live. However, I found this haiku, which says the wind blowing is bright, very intriguing.
When it blows/
It blows too bright/
O the spring gale/
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京都は風の吹くことの少ない土地柄だと思いますが、風が吹くほどに眩しいというこの俳句が面白いと思いました。
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I learned that in the haiku society, “the soil of spring” as a whole is a season word for the spring season. It must be warm, a little wet, and supposed to be capacious.
Winged being/
Walks on/
Spring soil/
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俳句の世界では、「春の土」全体が春の季語のようです。温かくて、ちょっと湿っていて、きっと包容力のある春の土。
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It was freezing cold yesterday morning, and when I got up, I saw a little snow. However, as people often think spring snow is transient, it has all disappeared after a few hours.
Reflecting the sunshine/
Flickers once/
Spring snow/
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昨日の朝は寒くて、起きたときにはうっすらと雪が積もっていました。けれども、儚いものの代表のような春の雪は、それから2時間ほどもしたら、消えてしまっていました。
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This is a solar term for around five days starting today, which means “Peach buds start to swell and open little by little”. “Flowers smile” means flowers bloom, and in the haiku society, “mountains smile” is one of the seasonal words for spring, which means trees and plants in the mountains start budding. I think both are colorific expressions.
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今日から5日間ほどの七十二候で、桃のつぼみがほころび、花が咲き始める頃との意味です。花が咲くことを「花が笑う」と表現し、春の季語の「山笑う」は芽吹き始めた山の形容を形容する言葉で、どちらも華やかな表現だと思います。
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The cute-looking flower “tulip” attracts people’s attention at the florists, especially in this season.
My calligraphy here has two parts: the pale ink in the background depicts “pink color” and “tulip” in Chinese; while I wrote a modern haiku on this kind of flower with dark ink.
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Tulips are dancing a waltz/
Going with the wind/
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この季節には、お花屋さんでもチューリップが可愛くて特別に目を惹く感じがします。
この私の字は、薄墨の背景は、「ピンク色」と「チューリップ」の中国語訳で、濃い墨の部分は、このお花を詠んだ現代俳句です。
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I bought a small Chinese-style steamer after seeing them introduced on TV. Then, I found out it was easy to use and it made ingredients tasty, so I use it quite often these days.
Steam occurring from the steaming basket/
Japanese plum blossoms are just beginning to open/
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TVで見て、欲しくなって、小型の蒸籠を買いました。美味しいし、楽なのでよく使っています。
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I enjoyed the bus tour with neighborhood friends yesterday, which was an event by the community association for seniors.
O spring season thunder/
Restaurant at lunchtime/
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昨日は地域の老人会の催しのバスツアーでした。
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It was terribly cold yesterday morning. I only wish it would be warmer soon.
Recurrence of cold/
The first sprinkle of pepper/
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昨日の朝はとても寒くて、まさに寒の戻りだと思いました。順調に暖かくなってほしいのに。
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