Haiku about Winter (24)

羽後の国かまくらの灯の点りけり

Ugo no kuni kamakura no hi no tomori keri

Kamakura, snow hut

has candles lighted on ―

Akita ― the land of poetry

かまくらの星座の如き光かな

Kamakura no seiza no gotoki hikari kana

Kamakura, snow huts

shining ―

a constellation

Manisha Kundu-Nagata in Akita prefecture tells us about Kamakura snow festival in Yokote -city, Akita prefecture in her blog.

Please check it out.

http://lipikazuo.blogspot.com/2009/02/kamakura-snow-festival-in-yokote.html

―　Hidenori Hiruta

Haiku about Winter (23)

なまはげの初恋の地や男鹿半島

namahage no hatsukoi no chi ya ogahanto

Namahage ogre

falls in first love ―

the Oga Peninsula

なまはげの炎の如き思ひかな

namahage no honoo no gotoki omoi kana

Namahage ogre

falls in love ―

like a flame

Manisha Kundu-Nagata tells us about Namahage Festival in her blog.

Please check it out.

http://lipikazuo.blogspot.com/2009/04/namahage-museum.html

―　Hidneori Hiruta

Haiku about Winter (22)

結氷に鯉のまどろむ北の川
keppyou ni koi no madoromu kita no kawa

a sheet of ice

keeps carp in repose

northern rivers

深雪に野生静まる北の山

shinsetsu ni yasei shizumaru kita no yama

a blanket of snow

keeps wildlife still

northern mountains

―　Hidenori Hiruta