oh, van gogh!

Starry Night by Van Gogh

Starry Night by Vincent Van Gogh

lonely dutch artist

paints his view from asylum

seeking blue-hued peace

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thoughts like colors swirl

calm by beauty of bright moon

dark tree gives balance

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roiling emotions

mind’s sky illuminated

brush-stroked starry night


Missed linking to prompt on CDHK but inspired to write this set…my 300th post!

summer dreams

Tranquil Afternoon by Louis Oscar Griffith
Tranquil Afternoon by Louis Oscar Griffith

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sit in shade with me

people-watching in the park

tranquil afternoon

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Link to Carpe Diem Haiku Kai

elusive quarry

broad heft of wing span

silent predatory flight

shadow of the owl

photo of Great Gray Owl by Alan Belford, lake placed.com

photo of Great Gray Owl by Alan Belford, lakeplacid.com

o-zooni, oh mochi

husband boils water

japanese vegetable soup

toasted rice cake floats

secret recipe

kale, cabbage, chrysanthemum

mystery supper

what’s in your zooni ?

 

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Zooni is a traditional new year’s soup often served with mochi (rice cake).

Recipes vary by region (and taste).

Haiku linked to Carpe Diem…

vaporous thoughts

 

misty morning haze

more than weather is foggy

sleep deprivation

eye of the pheasant

This beautiful bloom is Pheasant’s eye, fukujusō, or New Year’s Day Plant. It grows in many mountainous areas of Japan. It begins to show new leaves in February or March and flowers with small bright yellow blossoms of 10 to 20 petals with a strong glow. Since the flowering time fell in the New Year season according to the lunar calendar, it was used as a decoration for the New Year, and so… some farmers grow it especially to flower for the First of January…The name actually means : Plant of good fortune and long life, “prosperity grass” or “longevity grass”. (information from CDHK, see link below)

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japanese new year

fukujusoo wishes you

good fortune, long life

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Linking to Carpe Diem Haiku Kai today…Happy New Year!

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