Sakura Hanami Photos - April & May 2020
Photos of cherry blossoms submitted by members. Enjoy!
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Sakura Hanami Haiku - April & May 2020
Haiku submitted by members, enjoy!
Peace of Spring
Silent spring, surreal times
Crescent moon, a bright night sky
Cherry blossoms. Hope
by Patricia Dehnel, April 2020
Silent spring, surreal times
Crescent moon, a bright night sky
Cherry blossoms. Hope
by Patricia Dehnel, April 2020
Oh! Oh! is all I can say
For the cherries that grow
On Mount Yoshino
by Yasuhara Teishitsu (1610-73, early Edo period), from John Armstrong
For the cherries that grow
On Mount Yoshino
by Yasuhara Teishitsu (1610-73, early Edo period), from John Armstrong
Bloom in market sky
Sakura flakes in Spring air
All in planning dream
Petals in Spring air
Bloom over Cottonwood Falls
We will plant more trees this Spring
Credit to Berdine Jonker, from Jim Sawada
Sakura flakes in Spring air
All in planning dream
Petals in Spring air
Bloom over Cottonwood Falls
We will plant more trees this Spring
Credit to Berdine Jonker, from Jim Sawada
散る桜 残る桜も 散る桜
(Chiru Sakura, Nokoru Sakura mo, Chiru Sakura)
Blossoms in bloom are also
Falling blossoms
This is the last haiku of Ryōkan, a zen monk from Niigata, Japan, who died in 1831. submitted by Yuri Ishikawa Kutschera
(Chiru Sakura, Nokoru Sakura mo, Chiru Sakura)
Blossoms in bloom are also
Falling blossoms
This is the last haiku of Ryōkan, a zen monk from Niigata, Japan, who died in 1831. submitted by Yuri Ishikawa Kutschera
raining down sadness
blossoms ache to become freed
late warmth, pink rises
by Curt Kutschera
blossoms ache to become freed
late warmth, pink rises
by Curt Kutschera
Warm spring sun glow
Cherry blossom petals fall
On our family
by Keiko Fitz-Earle
Cherry blossom petals fall
On our family
by Keiko Fitz-Earle
Secluded house
a hot bath
and a raven in the pines
by Maggie Tchir 2020, inspired by Issa
a hot bath
and a raven in the pines
by Maggie Tchir 2020, inspired by Issa
The old gate greets us
Beauty in time of crisis
Blossoms bloom again
Sakura blooming
Reach upward to the spring sky
Welcome warmer days
Bumble bees busy
Feeding on cherry blossoms
Fight me for the space
by Grace Devaux
Beauty in time of crisis
Blossoms bloom again
Sakura blooming
Reach upward to the spring sky
Welcome warmer days
Bumble bees busy
Feeding on cherry blossoms
Fight me for the space
by Grace Devaux
Blossoms reflected
Egret patiently perches
Swimmers secluded.
by Sandra England
Egret patiently perches
Swimmers secluded.
by Sandra England
In all the ditches
drifts of pale cherry petals
for just these few days.
As the air darkens
they become more bright - half moon
and cherry blossoms.
by Edith Shiffert, a Canadian woman who lived in Kyoto from 1963 until her death there in 2017 at the age of 101, submitted by Stuart Cook
drifts of pale cherry petals
for just these few days.
As the air darkens
they become more bright - half moon
and cherry blossoms.
by Edith Shiffert, a Canadian woman who lived in Kyoto from 1963 until her death there in 2017 at the age of 101, submitted by Stuart Cook
Trees and flowers bloom
Each brave one promises spring
Reminders of life
The trees welcome us
Pink blossoms dance in the breeze
Joy touches our hearts
by Margot Zimmer
Each brave one promises spring
Reminders of life
The trees welcome us
Pink blossoms dance in the breeze
Joy touches our hearts
by Margot Zimmer
Social distancing
When will I see you again?
Your voice pains my heart
Nature has no bounds
We hide away from others
Cherry blossoms bloom
by Grace Nakano
When will I see you again?
Your voice pains my heart
Nature has no bounds
We hide away from others
Cherry blossoms bloom
by Grace Nakano
This is beautiful
As beautiful as Cherry
Blooms in the Springtime
by Nicole Purvis,
As beautiful as Cherry
Blooms in the Springtime
by Nicole Purvis,
A cloud of cherry blossoms
The temple bell
Is it Ueno, is it Asakusa?
by Basho, around 1677, from Jim Sawada
The temple bell
Is it Ueno, is it Asakusa?
by Basho, around 1677, from Jim Sawada
Who is he,
A straw mat over him,
This flowery spring?
by Basho, from Diana Cole
A straw mat over him,
This flowery spring?
by Basho, from Diana Cole
Comments
Beautiful 🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸 -Mac McHenry
Happy Sakura Hanami to all -Margot Zimmer
Here are a few Sakura photographs I took in Kyoto last year. Many thanks -Elizabeth Cunningham
Thanks for all your work on this. Those pictures and haiku are great. Wonderful idea! -Yuri Ishikawa Kutschera
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Thanks for the inspiring and uplifting emails. -Mary Whitlock
Hello All from Scotland. - Robin and Geoff
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