Here in Akita, there was a local fest event called 'Big Tug of War in Kariwano （刈和野大綱引き）'
held recently. It seems that the tug of war is played between winter and spring.
But it is really enjoyed between good harvest and health.
Tug of war
winter in triumph
snow fairies
綱引きや冬勝ち誇る雪女
Tsunahiki ya fuyu kachihokoru yuki onna
Tug of war
spring in triumph
cherry trouts
綱引きや春勝ち誇るサクラマス
Tsunahiki ya haru kachihokoru sakuramasu
― Hidenori Hiruta
Thank you for the invitation to view your post. Good harvest, good health and good haiku--one couldn't ask for more.
返信削除great idea Hidenori san
返信削除The winter battles mightily here, Hidenori. 15 inches of snow this week past, and maybe 20 below celsius some nights. Then, February's bright sun offers a glimpse of the spring to come.
返信削除One of the local family of crows was on his usual roost this morning, calling to his kin. I asked him what he saw from his vantage in the tree, but he only cocked his head to look at me as though I were some dolt who couldn't comprehend the seasonal signs.
Certainly, he must be much wiser than I in this knowledge.
__Good picture of the seasons' pull, this taughtness of time and the Earth's cant; time, and the tilt of the Earth overcome.
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