December 27th -- December 31st - 72 Seasons

Major Season: Winter

Macro-season: Winter Solstice

Micro-season: The Elk Sheds its Horn

Haiku:

December 27

New Year’s preparations

I clean

the bells

December 28

Ebi-imo taro root

I can already

taste the sea

December 29

my son

bobbing his head

the black soybeans cool

December 30

a hook in

the goose fish’s mouth

my lover licks her lips

December 31

last night of the year

I light

the incense sticks