The seasonal phrase around this time is this, “It is frostless season, so rice seedlings grow”. I remember seeing rice seedlings in father’s natal home. I found them neat and beautiful, for they were almost precisely the same length.
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この時期の七十二候の名称です。もう霜が降りることもなく、稲の苗が成長する、という意味だそうです。稲の苗は父の実家で見たことがあります。しっかりと長さが揃って成長していて、綺麗なものだと思いました。
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When I was a college student, I took courses in modern American literature, where I read many novels and stories and saw “dogwood trees” so often. In those days, this kind of trees were quite rare, however, they are now found almost everywhere.
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学生の頃、現代アメリカ文学の講座で、小説も短編小説もたくさん読んで『dogwood trees』を頻繁に見ました。当時はこの木は滅多に見かけませんでしたが、今では至る所にあります。
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O dogwood trees/
I see you turned completely into/
Japanese trees/
Calligraphy and translation by Chio
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The seasonal phrase for this time of the year is this, “Reeds start budding”. I wonder if people living in a watery environment know as much about this phenomenon in nature.
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『葭始生』この時期の七十二候の名称で、葦が芽吹き出すという意味だそうです。水辺に住んでいる人なら実感があるのでしょうか。
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〜Copying practice 3 第3弾〜
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The photo shows my third practice of the book of models my teacher gave me decades ago. I am afraid the vertical lines don’t extend sufficiently. That is because I can’t be bold enough. Next time, I think I will focus on this.
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昔いただいた折り手本の復習の3回目です。縦線の下への伸び具合が十分ではありません。思い切れないのです。次回はここを重点的に頑張ります。
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It invokes a bright, spring day. I think it is a joyful haiku. The “Hometown” here, however, may change its image, that is, whether “something joyful“ or “something sad” depending on each person.
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春の明るい日を思い浮かべます。楽しい俳句だと思います。ここにある『故郷』は、楽しいか悲しいか、人によって捉え方が変わるでしょうけれど。
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Breaking down laughing/
Spring breeze comes/
To my hometown/
Calligraphy and translation by Chio
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It is a passage from a poem titled “Spring Wind” by Bai Juyi. You find “plum (ume)”, “cherry”, “apricot”, “peach” and “pear” in it. I chose this passage because it hints both beauty and good taste.
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白居易の「春風」という詩の一節です。梅に桜に杏に桃に梨が出てきます。綺麗で美味しそうなのでこれを選びました。
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It rained really heavily and steadily all day yesterday. And so, what you see here is a symbol of water, “rain” and “water”, quite a simple idea, though.
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昨日は一日中しっかりと降りました。そこで、水の象徴と、「雨」と「水」です。単純ですが。
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This is a simple and convenient way of displaying a small work of calligraphy, such as form of postcards. I was very happy to find this frame. The character is “to think” or “thoughts”.
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ハガキ作品のような小さな書作品を飾る手軽な額です。これを見つけたときは、とても嬉しく思いました。
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“Light, splendor, radiance”. It is warm and bright today and there is so much light around.
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『光輝燦然』今日は暖かくて、明るい光をいっぱい感じられます。
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