Ballot: SHH
Contest 2: March / April 2012: Vol. 7, No. 2: Issue 41
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No. 01: Neal Whitman, US
Source for all 5
haiku is the Yuki Teikei Haiku Society (San Jose) Kigo List with
San Francisco Bay Area Regional Kigo, Spring Season. This is a
printed, two-sided handout, distributed to members, and also
online:
www.youngleaves.org/season-word-list/
a balmy
breeze
we slowly walk slow
to Vespers
~ Neal Whitman, US
Spring Kigo: balmy breeze—Sky
and Elements: Yuki Teikei Haiku Society (San Jose) on-line:
http://youngleaves.org/season-word-list/
a thin mist
blankets the ocean
evening chill
~ Neal Whitman, US
Spring Kigo: thin mist—Sky
and Elements: Yuki Teikei Haiku Society (San Jose) on-line:
http://youngleaves.org/season-word-list/
dandelion
puffs
finding their ground
the mud season
~ Neal Whitman, US
Spring Kigo: muddy—Landscape:
Yuki Teikei Haiku Society (San Jose) on-line:
http://youngleaves.org/season-word-list /
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These 2 kigo are not in the on-line listing: "gray fox";
"rookery", but they do appear in a printed, two-sided
handout, distributed to members.
the wind
picks up
as a gray fox makes its rounds
damp earth smell
~ Neal Whitman, US
Spring Kigo: gray fox—Animals?:
Yuki Teikei Haiku Society (San Jose)—a printed, two-sided
handout, distributed to members, as well as the
San Francisco Bay Area
Nature Guide and Saijiki edited by
Anne M. Homan, Patrick Gallagher, Patricia J. Machmiller, San
Jose: Yuki Teikei Haiku Society, 2010.
the rookery
abandoned by the herons–
an omen?
~ Neal Whitman, US
Spring Kigo: rookery—Animals?:
Yuki Teikei Haiku Society (San Jose)—a printed, two-sided
handout, distributed to members, as well as the
San Francisco Bay Area
Nature Guide and Saijiki edited by
Anne M. Homan, Patrick Gallagher, Patricia J. Machmiller, San
Jose: Yuki Teikei Haiku Society, 2010.
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No. 02: Peggy Heinrich, US
spring mist
tales about her malaprops
bring mother back to me
~Peggy Heinrich, US
Spring Kigo: "Spring
Mist"—Astronomy:
The Haiku Handbook: How to Write, Share, and Teach Haiku. William J. Higginson
with Penny Harter. New York: Kodansha, p. 267.
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No. 04: Chitra Rajappa,
IN
spring
thunder:
a lily pad trembles
... amidst liquid clouds
~Chitra Rajappa, IN
Spring Kigo: "spring
thunder" (shunrai, all spring) —
The Heavens —
The Five Hundred Essential Japanese Season Words:
on-line:
http://www.2hweb.net/haikai/renku/500ESWd.html
a frog jumps:
startled koi
scurry in the shallows
~Chitra Rajappa, IN
Spring Kigo: "frog"
(kawazu, all spring) —
Animals —
The Five Hundred Essential Japanese Season Words:
on-line:
http://www.2hweb.net/haikai/renku/500ESWd.html
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No. 07: Michele L. Harvey, US
nap time
the lullaby
of spring peepers
~Michele L. Harvey, US
Spring kigo: North
America: Spring peeper: kigo for all spring. The World Kigo
Database.
http://worldkigo2005.blogspot.com/2005/06/frog-kawazu-kaeru.html
soap bubble
the moment before
she says yes
~Michele L. Harvey, US
Spring Kigo: soap
bubbles (shabondama, all spring). The Five Hundred
Essential Japanese Season Words on line:
http://www.2hweb.net/haikai/renku/500ESWd.html
spring
planting—
grandmother teaches me
her grandmother's song
~Michele L. Harvey, US
Spring Kigo: sowing,
planting seed (tanemaki, late spring).The Five Hundred
Essential Japanese Season Words on line:
http://www.2hweb.net/haikai/renku/500ESWd.html
soap
bubbles...
the baby's da-da
before ma-ma
~Michele L. Harvey, US
Spring Kigo: soap
bubbles (shabondama, all spring). The Five Hundred
Essential Japanese Season Words on line:
http://www.2hweb.net/haikai/renku/500ESWd.html
kite-flying
day
pieces of sky
snagged on the hills
~Michele L. Harvey, US
Spring Kigo: kite (tako,
all spring). The toy. The Five Hundred Essential Japanese
Season Words on line:
http://www.2hweb.net/haikai/renku/500ESWd.html
city sidewalk
a violet unfurls
to the morning rush
~Michele L. Harvey, US
Spring Kigo: violet
(sumire, all spring). The Five Hundred
Essential Japanese Season Words on line:
http://www.2hweb.net/haikai/renku/500ESWd.html#SPRING
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No. 08: Barbara A
Taylor, AU
specks of
gold flow
with the river …
spring dust
~Barbara A
Taylor, AU
Spring Kigo:
harubokori, spring dust: University of Virginia
Library: Japanese Haiku: A Topical Dictionary on-line:
http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/japanese/haiku/saijiki/1sp.html
evening mist
the piper’s song fades
from the valley
~Barbara A
Taylor, AU
Spring Kigo: gasumi,
evening mist: University of Virginia Library: Japanese
Haiku: A Topical Dictionary on-line:
http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/japanese/haiku/saijiki/1sp.html
Popeye
delights
the spinach leaves multiply
over night
~Barbara A
Taylor, AU
Spring Kigo: ens
spinach [its growing leaves] (early spring): University of
Virginia Library: Japanese Haiku: A Topical Dictionary
on-line:
http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/japanese/haiku/saijiki/1sp.html
which recipe
next?
she stoops between furrows
to scatter fresh seeds
~Barbara A
Taylor, AU
Spring Kigo: anemaki,
seed-planting (late spring): University of Virginia
Library: Japanese Haiku: A Topical Dictionary on-line:
http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/japanese/haiku/saijiki/1sp.html
rich red soil
camellia petals fall
on a loyal friend
~Barbara A
Taylor, AU
Spring Kigo:
ochi-tsubaki, falling camellias: University of Virginia
Library: Japanese Haiku: A Topical Dictionary on-line:
http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/japanese/haiku/saijiki/1sp.html
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No. 09: Robyn Black
vernal
equinox
the banter of birds
over their shadows
~Robyn Black
Spring Kigo: (chunichi)
"equinox"—spring observances: The Haiku Handbook.
William J. Higginson, p. 268.
false spring
a vee of geese
pursued by clouds
~Robyn Black
Spring Kigo: (kigan)
"(departing) geese"—spring animals: Haiku World.
William J. Higginson, p. 73.
dandelions
being careful
what I wish for
~Robyn Black
Spring Kigo: (tanpopo)
"dandelions"—spring plants: The Haiku Handbook.
William J. Higginson, p. 271. Ibid., Haiku World,
p. 99.
spring storm
cherry blossoms fall
with hail stones
~Robyn Black
Spring Kigo: (hana
chiru) "[cherry] blossoms fall"—spring plants: The Haiku
Handbook. William J. Higginson, p. 270. Ibid.,
Haiku World, p. 87.
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No. 10: Maria Tirenescu, Romania
early
morning—
a blackbird leaves
the branch in bud
~Maria Tirenescu, Romania
Spring Kigo: Spring
Animals: blackbird: A Dictionary of Haiku by Jane
Reichold on-line:
http://www.ahapoetry.com/aadoh/sprani.htm
at dawn—
the child listens to
a newborn lamb’s cry
~Maria Tirenescu, Romania
Spring Kigo: Spring
Animals: lamb: A Dictionary of Haiku by Jane
Reichold on-line:
http://www.ahapoetry.com/aadoh/sprani.htm
sunrise—
on the robin’s breast
a light patch
~Maria Tirenescu, Romania
Spring Kigo: Spring
Animals: robin: A Dictionary of Haiku by Jane
Reichold on-line:
http://www.ahapoetry.com/aadoh/sprani.htm
rainy day—
the slug eating
a leaf of salad
~Maria Tirenescu, Romania
Spring Kigo: Spring
Animals: slug: A Dictionary of Haiku by Jane
Reichold on-line:
http://www.ahapoetry.com/aadoh/sprani.htm
April
morning—
the song of chaffinch
in an old apple
~Maria Tirenescu, Romania
No saijiki cited:
I see daily this.
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No. 11: Dan Iulian,
Romania
Afterlife—
the embryo moves
in seed.
~Dan Iulian,
Romania
The last
furrow—
at the feet of the old man
the heaven.
~Dan Iulian,
Romania
Ecosystem—
a cuckoo rests
on the clock tower.
~Dan Iulian,
Romania
Time for
plowing—
in the old plough blade
the moon shines.
~Dan Iulian,
Romania
Postcard from
home—
I hear the poppies rustling
in the red field.
~Dan Iulian,
Romania
Dan Iulian RO
included no specific kigo references; instead, he provided the
following descriptions:
Kigo Explanations
Seed is a word associated with a
spring season, because the most commonly used seeds are planted
in this season.
Furrow, plowing are the spring kigo because they are associated
with spring farm works.
Cuckoo -“...The cuckoos are generally medium sized slender
birds. The majority are arboreal, with a sizeable minority that
are terrestrial. The family has a cosmopolitan distribution,
with the majority of species being tropical. The temperate
species are migratory. The cuckoos feed on insects, insect
larvae and a variety of other animals, as well as fruit. Many
species are brood parasites, laying their eggs in the nests of
other species, but the majority of species raise their own
young. Most species of cuckoo are sedentary, and some species of
cuckoo undertake regular seasonal migrations, and several more
undertake partial migrations over part of their range....”
(Wikipedia). For EUROPE( ROMANIA) cuckoo migrates in autumnand
spring back, when when he finds a favorable habitat.
Poppies- “...a poppy is one of a group of a flowering plants in
the poppy family, many of which are grown in gardens for their
colorful flowers. Poppies are sometimes used for symbolic
reasons, such as in remembrance of soldiers who have died during
wartime. Most species of poppies are attractive and are
cultivated as ornamental plants. A few species have other uses,
principally as sources of drugs and foods. The opium poppy (Papaver
somniferum) is so widely used, for both drugs and food, that its
worldwide production is monitored by international agencies. It
yields opium and opiates, poppy seeds for use in cooking and
baking, and poppyseed oil for culinary and other uses, and is
also cultivated as an ornamental plant. Poppies have long been
used as a symbol of sleep, peace, and death: sleep because of
the opium extracted from them, and death because of the common
blood-red color of the red poppy in particular....” In
ROMANIA,the local species of poppy the fields and crops of
spring color and they no industrial use. There is an ornamental
species for landscaped gardens.
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No. 12: Cezar F. Ciobīcă, RO
vespers
bells—
plum petals gather on
the rusty plow
~Cezar F. Ciobīcă, RO
Spring Kigo:
Plants: plum (blossoms*) (ume,
early spring). The
Five Hundred Essential Japanese Season Words on-line:
http://www.2hweb.net/haikai/renku/500ESWd.html
near the
pond—
willow fluff caressing
the harvest moon
Cezar F. Ciobīcă, RO
Spring kigo: Plants:
willow fluff (ryuujo, mid spring).
The Five Hundred Essential Japanese Season Words
on-line:
http://www.2hweb.net/haikai/renku/500ESWd.html
cats in love—
the widow reads once again
his first letter
Cezar F. Ciobīcă, RO
Spring kigo:
Animals: cats in love (neko no koi,
early spring). The Five Hundred Essential
Japanese Season Words on-line:
http://www.2hweb.net/haikai/renku/500ESWd.html
melting snow—
our heart still beating
in the concrete
Cezar F. Ciobīcă, RO
Spring kigo: The
Earth: melting snow (yukidoke, mid
spring). The Five Hundred Essential Japanese
Season Words on-line:
http://www.2hweb.net/haikai/renku/500ESWd.html
zen garden—
skylark's song between
the raked furrows
Cezar F. Ciobīcă, RO
Spring kigo:
Animals: skylark (hibari, all spring).
The Five Hundred Essential Japanese Season Words
on-line:
http://www.2hweb.net/haikai/renku/500ESWd.html
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No. 13:
Cristian Mocvanu, RO
feeble
sunshine
the young mother greets
her “old woman’s day”
~Cristian Mocvanu, RO
Spring Kigo: “old
women’s day”: (Early Spring):Traditions and Observances
(Romania) From the Romanian Saijiki in the World Kigo
Database. Online at
http://worldkigo2005.blogspot.com/2006/06/romanian-kiyose-05.html
"Zilele babelor” / “Old-women-days”(March 1st to 8th): Based on
an old legend, one is supposed to pick one of these days with
inconsistent weather; if it snows on that particular day, it’s a
bad omen, if it’s sunny, it’s a good omen for the rest of the
year
hospital
courtyard
two convalescents knocking
eggs with the chaplain
~Cristian Mocvanu, RO
Spring Kigo:
Knocking eggs for Easter (Mid-spring): Traditions and
Observances (Romania) From the Romanian Saijiki in the
World Kigo Database. Online at
http://worldkigo2005.blogspot.com/2006/06/romanian-kiyose-05.html
No chocolate eggs for Easter! For the Romanians it’s real eggs,
hard-boiled, painted (usually in red), or turned into
breathtaking artifacts by complicated drawings. One knocks them
open by saying “Christ is risen / Indeed he is risen” at each
Easter meal (not the ones with drawings!)
redness in
the cheeks
of the skinny teenager—
his love was “watered”
~Cristian Mocvanu, RO
Spring Kigo:
“Watering of the girls”: (Mid-spring): Traditions and
Observances (Romania[Transylvania]) From the Romanian Saijiki in
the World Kigo Database. Online at
http://worldkigo2005.blogspot.com/2006/06/romanian-kiyose-05.html
Originally a Hungarian tradition it entails men (especially
single) sprinkling women (especially single) with perfume.
Customary in Transylvania now, regardless of ethnic group or
denomination; unknown elsewhere.
a titmouse
chirping—
the farmer’s wife stops, listens
and then smiles brightly
~Cristian Mocvanu, RO
Spring Kigo:
Titmouse: (All spring): Animals. From the Romanian Saijiki in
the World Kigo Database. Online at
http://worldkigo2005.blogspot.com/2006/06/romanian-kiyose-05.html:
This bird should be a spring kigo. It is commonly believed to
have two kinds of songs in spring, one heralding a wet summer,
the other a dry one. No one cares which “aria” it sings in the
rest of the year!
behind the
teacher
the classroom is still filled by
the smell of lilacs
~Cristian Mocvanu, RO
Spring Kigo: Lilacs:
(Late Spring): Plants. From the Romanian Saijiki in the
World Kigo Database. Online at
http://worldkigo2005.blogspot.com/2006/06/romanian-kiyose-05.html
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Kigo Resources used in SHH 2 Kukai
~ spring kigo
Spring kigo from:
Dictionary of Haiku, A
by
Jane Reichold on-line:
http://www.ahapoetry.com/aadoh/sprani.htm
Five Hundred Essential Japanese
Season Words, The on line:
http://www.2hweb.net/haikai/renku/500ESWd.html#SPRING
Haiku Handbook: How to
Write, Share, and Teach Haiku, The. William J.
Higginson with
Penny Harter. New York: Kodansha, p. 267.
Japanese Haiku: a topical dictionary. University of
Virginia Library on-line:
http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/japanese/haiku/saijiki/
Full entries:
http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/japanese/haiku/saijiki/full.html;
http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/japanese/haiku/saijiki/1sp.html
Romanian Saijiki, in the World Kigo Database.
Online at
http://worldkigo2005.blogspot.com/2006/06/romanian-kiyose-05.html
Yuki Teikei Haiku Society (San Jose)—a printed, two-sided
handout, distributed to
members, as well as the
San Francisco Bay Area
Nature Guide and Saijiki edited by
Anne M.
Homan, Patrick Gallagher, Patricia J. Machmiller, San
Jose: Yuki Teikei Haiku Society, 2010.
Yuki Teikei Haiku Society
(San Jose)
on-line:
http://youngleaves.org/season-word-list/
World Kigo
Database, The by Dr. Gabi Greve on-line:
http://wkdkigodatabase03.blogspot.com/2010_03_01_archive.html
An additonal on line saiji reference
borrowed from The SHIKI IE Haiku Salon (from Japan) quoted in the
now defunt gocities list:
http://www.geocities.com/meister_z/HAIKSZNS.htm can be located
at this world kigo database resource:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/worldkigoparkinglot/message/528
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