Moon viewing and Haiku reading
On September 16 2016 an enthusiastic group of Society members gathered at the foot of Hall Street in Nelson for Otsukimi- お月見 - Moon viewing on the occasion of the full moon. Initially there was a cloud bank that obscured the moon, but later the clouds thinned out and gave way to the spectacular harvest moon.
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Here is a selection of Haiku about the moon, that members read by moonlight:
Meigetsu ya Ah, the harvest moon
ikeo megurite beside a pond wandering Basho Matsuo 1686
yomo sugara all night long
Meigutsu ya The bright full moon
tatamino ueni on the tatami mats Takarai Kikaku 1692
matsuno kage shadow of pine tree
Meigetsu o "I want the harvest moon"
totte kurero to crying child begs Kobayashi Issa 1818
nakuko kana
Tsuki ichirin Around the lone moon
hoshimusu sora countless stars Masaoka Shiki 1902
midorinari the sky now green
Meigetsu ya Ah, the harvest moon
ikeo megurite beside a pond wandering Basho Matsuo 1686
yomo sugara all night long
Meigutsu ya The bright full moon
tatamino ueni on the tatami mats Takarai Kikaku 1692
matsuno kage shadow of pine tree
Meigetsu o "I want the harvest moon"
totte kurero to crying child begs Kobayashi Issa 1818
nakuko kana
Tsuki ichirin Around the lone moon
hoshimusu sora countless stars Masaoka Shiki 1902
midorinari the sky now green