While I was gone on my pilgrimage, I still wrote my daily haiku. So, here is the last two-ish weeks!
Major Season: Spring
Macro-season: Grain Rain
Micro-season: The Frost Stops the Rice Grows
April 26
bamboo autumn
I listen
for the sparrow
April 27
harvesting Tara-no-me
my lover
grazes my back
April 28
yari-ika
she gets
to the point
April 29
spring fishing
my son catches
a sandeel
Major Season: Spring
Macro-season: Grain Rain
Micro-season: The Tree Peony Flowers
April 30
long sun
I put up
my feet
May 1
delicious tea
her sun dress
a little short
May 2
watercress flowers
I wonder how
much spice she likes
May 3
eating aniame
the anime
turns on
May 4
giant butternut
on the table—
gentle rain
Major Season: Summer
Macro-season: First Summer
Micro-season: The First Frog Calls
May 5
Iris Day
my nephew’s
first baptism
May 6
planting morning glories
the angelus bells
ring
May 7
giving my date
a carnation—
prom night
May 8
my nephew giggling garden peas
May 9
ishimochi swimming
a stone skips
across the pond
Major Season: Summer
Macro-season: First Summer
Micro-season: The Earth Worm Rises
May 10
wardrobe transition
the May flowers
bloom
May 11
seeing the rice paddies
clear skies
over the terraces
May 12
fish market
the Silver Stripe Round Herring
looks at me
May 13
cooking asparagus
the train comes
to early
May 14
earth worm rise
my niece
screeches
Major Season: Summer
Macro-season: First Summer
Micro-season: Bamboo Shoots Appear
May 15
sweat peas
this time
my niece giggles
May 16
digging up
bamboo shoots
my name in the distance
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