Tuesday, March 26, 2013

Shunto (Spring Lanterns)


                                                                                     Attribution to Fa2f
Image: Decorative Multi-colored Lanterns
Source: Licensed through Wikimedia Commons (here)

Spring lantern flickers
Swaying  slightly in the breeze
On  a lovingly warm night

The owl stood its ground
Wisely with a commanding
view of life below

A Japanese fare
Innocence of evening
Sipping light sake

Written for Chev' haiku at CARPE DIEM #154 with prompt Spring Lantern and d'Verse OpenLinkNight week #89
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15 comments:

  1. Magical Mystical TeacherMarch 26, 2013 at 5:07 AM

    You could sip both light and sake!

    Tiny Lanterns

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  2. Brian MillerMarch 26, 2013 at 5:17 AM

    would not mind a night at that fare....you bring life to the simple imagery hank...like the owl as well...what amazing creatures...

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  3. Pat HattMarch 26, 2013 at 6:38 AM

    The owl giving a wise stare, the cat may give it a glare, nice how you brought it to life.

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  4. joanneMarch 26, 2013 at 7:07 AM

    delicious and lovely imagery ..... I felt that I was no just an observer, but a participant in this moment in life....

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  5. JazzbumpaMarch 26, 2013 at 7:55 AM

    on a quiet night
    i like to share my saki
    with wise old owl

    Cheers!
    JzB

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  6. brudbergMarch 26, 2013 at 1:57 PM

    Oh I want to be that owl

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  7. WabiSabiMarch 26, 2013 at 2:07 PM

    A flickering lantern, a wise owl and a sip of sake! What an evening that would be! Well done!

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  8. ayalaMarch 26, 2013 at 4:34 PM

    Love the colorful lanterns... Like the owl, lovely. :)

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  9. Maggie GraceMarch 26, 2013 at 5:25 PM

    Great photo! Love the first haiku best...the flickering swaying lantern.

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  10. Amrit SinhaMarch 27, 2013 at 12:42 AM

    Spring Lanterns are always a beauty !!!

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  11. AnonymousMarch 27, 2013 at 1:55 AM

    aloha Kaykuala - i particularly like the image in your first ku here of spring lanterns that flicker. cool. aloha.

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  12. Kathy ReedMarch 27, 2013 at 5:15 AM

    I can just see the owl looking down and around;)

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  13. AnonymousMarch 27, 2013 at 5:48 AM

    love the Spring lanterns in words and photo ~ well penned with sophistication ~ Enjoy ^_^

    Thanks for 'visiting' and commenting.

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  14. MaryMarch 27, 2013 at 6:46 AM

    What a lovely setting you have described, Hank.

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  15. Rosemary Nissen-WadeMarch 28, 2013 at 4:24 PM

    Lovely - a whole scene sketched so economically, yet becoming vivid. (Which is quite Japanese, isn't it, to suggest so much, so minimally?)

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