Haiku about Spring (26)

氷解く鯉の目覚めの動きかな

koori toku  koi no mezame no  ugoki kana

ice melted ―

carp awakened

to move

残雪や木々の伸びる日近くなり

zansetsu ya  kigi no nobiru hi  chikaku nari

the last snow ―

the day nears for trees

to stretch themselves

― Hidenori Hiruta　

Haiku about Spring (25)

先駆けて春を告げるや福寿草

sakigake te  haru o tsugeru ya  fukujuso

the herald of spring

appearing ―

Far East Amur adonis

別名は雪の花なり福寿草

betsumei wa  yuki no hana nari  fukujuso

another name

snow flower ―

Amur adonis

 

  According to the Korean Movie & Drama Database HANCINEMA,  Far East Amur adonis  is written as 福寿草 (fukujuso） in Chinese characters, which means the plant of luck and longevity.

Please check out the following blog, and you will know about this plant better.

http://www.hancinema.net/adonis-herald-of-spring-39328.html

―　Hidenori Hiruta

Haiku about Spring (24)

春の夢彼方の空に青い鳥

haru no yume kanata no sora ni aoi tori

the spring dream ―

a blue bird in

the yonder heavens

雪解けに北の公園目覚めけり

yukidoke ni kita no koen mezame keri

the thaw

awakens the ground ―

northern parks

―　Hidenori Hiruta

Haiku about Spring (23)

春の岸白鳥の群れ舞ひ降りる

haru no kishi hakucho no mure maioriru

a flight of swans

have a break there ―

the spring bank

白鳥の帰る日近し雄物川

hakucho no kaeru hi chikashi Omonogawa

the day nearing

for swans to leave ―

the Omono River

Manisha Kundu-Nagata in Akita prefecture tells us about Swans' Stay in Japan in her blog.

Please check it out, and you'll know about it better.

http://lipikazuo.blogspot.com/2010/12/swans-in-sakata.html

―　Hidenori Hiruta