Friday, October 16, 2015

Tango-no-Sekku, the Boys' Festival

                                                                                           Attribution: coniferconifer
Image: Carp streamers or Koi-Nobori 
hung to catch the Wind (here)

Note: The carp has become a symbol of
the Boys' Festival. So full of energy and
power it stands for courage and manliness  -  Chev

Young boy shows promise
Great physique good character
Ideal samurai

Trailing in the winds
Carp of pride in all colors
Grandpa kept smiling
Family tradition maintained
Lineage of greatness intact

For Chev's CARPE DIEM, #839, the boy's festival
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6 comments:

  1. Pat HattOctober 17, 2015 at 4:45 AM

    Lineage is a huge part of family, not sure samurais are still needed though lol

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  2. nashvillecats2October 17, 2015 at 6:00 AM

    Great to read Hank, my late husband loved fish.
    Yvonne.

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  3. Bastet's Waka LibraryOctober 18, 2015 at 1:01 AM

    A great write Hank ... and you really caught the spirit of the prompt! Georgia.

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  4. lynn__October 18, 2015 at 3:17 AM

    I really like "young boy shows promise" and "carp of pride" - nice!

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  5. JaniceOctober 18, 2015 at 11:03 AM

    Very well written.

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  6. ChèvrefeuilleNovember 14, 2015 at 8:20 PM

    What an awesome tanka Hank.

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