December 17th -- December 21st - 72 Seasons

Major Season: Winter

Macro-season: Major Snow

Micro-season: The Salmon Gather to Spawn

Haiku:

December 17

my lover

buys a diary—

snowflakes in her hair

December 18

Hagoita Ichi

the president

in all his glory

December 19

olive flounder

simmering—

my grandpa pats my shoulder

December 20

the fragrance

of Japanese Parsley

grandmother kisses my cheek

December 21

cutting off the legs

of red king crab

I turn on the hotpot