cherry blossoms

Carpe Diem Tokubetsudesu #79 Looking Back In Time ... "Sparkling Stars"

Sakura in Chèvrefeuille backyard
hana chirite shizuka ni narinu hito-gokoro
the blossoms have fallen:
our minds are now
tranquil
© Koyu-Ni (Tr. R.H. Blyth)

[...] Koyu-Ni died in 1782, her family name was Matsumato. She is one of the more prominent woman poets of the Edo period. She learned haiku from Songi the First. [...]
I (Tr. Chèvrefeuille) love to share a translation of my own for this haiku:
tranquility -
finally I have found peace,
blossoms have fallen
© Koyu-Ni (Tr. Chèvrefeuille)
fragile cherry blossoms
cover the backyard of the mansion
tears rolling down my cheeks

© Chèvrefeuille
Keukenhof, 3/26/2016

blossoms falter
anxious sails turn in the breeze
petals swept away

©  Janice 'petra domina' Adcock


Thanks to Chèvrefeuille for daily prompts on 

CARPE DIEM HAIKU KAI


Comments

  1. Forest BatherMay 10, 2016 at 9:57 PM

    A very nicely painted scene, with tension in it..the anxious sails add overtones and bring nature and civilisation together in ways that ripple your image. Well done.

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  2. Yamini MacLeanMay 11, 2016 at 5:23 AM

    Hari OM
    Flickering fearsomeness within! YAM xx

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    1. JaniceMay 11, 2016 at 12:10 PM

      Blessings, Yam. Thank you! Travel photos. janice xx

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  3. Carol CampbellMay 11, 2016 at 10:19 AM

    Very good! I enjoyed the contrasting effects!

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  4. Pat RMay 11, 2016 at 5:59 PM

    Beautifully done Janice.

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  5. Pat RMay 11, 2016 at 5:59 PM

    Beautifully done Janice.

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  6. ChèvrefeuilleMay 11, 2016 at 9:07 PM

    How was your visit to The Netherlands? What a wonderful haiku you share here with us ... I like that "gif" of the Keukenhof!

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    1. JaniceMay 12, 2016 at 11:57 AM

      We had a wonderful time in your beautiful homeland. So very interesting and fun!

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  7. purplepeninportland.comMay 14, 2016 at 2:49 PM

    Beautiful contrast here, Janice.

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