Blazing summer with fire rain is knocking at
the door in our part of the world. Sweltering heat will sap our soul. How would
the words flow? Ah…we wait for you dearest Jasmine Nights…
Blooms of perfume made
Sing their song in fragrant words
Drooping souls listen
*Kikobun is a literary form similar in format to haibun
&
feeling alone
in the woods around Edo
just the autumn wind
(Yozakura)
The murmur of ginkgo trees*
My invigorating soul
(Sumana)
*The
ginkgo tree (Ginkgo
biloba) is considered a
living fossil. It has no known living relatives and has endured for millions of
years. The ginkgo is one of 170 hibaku trees that survived the atomic blast of Hiroshima that took place in August 1945. Despite suffering
extensive damage and predictions that nothing would grow for 75 years, the
trees fully recovered. For this reason, ginkgo is attributed with being a symbol of endurance and vitality.
Posted
for Carpe Diem Tan Renga Challenge # 81 Yozakura’s “feeling alone”
My soul awakens
To their mellifluous hue
Forget-me-not blooms
Forget-me-not blooms
In every cell of my blood
When I think of you
When I think of you
You whisper in petal voice
Forget-me-not Ma
