Thursday, 4 April 2013

Carpe Diem: Blossom

I got a chance to read up on some Japanese culture and the symbolic meaning of the cherry blossom.  
Very cool. 

I am sharing what I found in Haiku. 
The cherry blossom
delicate fragility
a moment in time

A moment in time
life and death are in balance
like the falling snow

Like the falling snow 
the life of a samurai
the cherry blossom 





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11 comments:

  1. Unknown4 April 2013 at 22:10

    Wow love your haikus :)

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  2. Unknown4 April 2013 at 22:43

    Thanks :)

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  3. Jennifer Wagner4 April 2013 at 23:37

    Nicely done, with a poignant touch.

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    1. Unknown5 April 2013 at 00:09

      Thanks PL I actually messed up the prompt it was supposed to be another type of blossom - Wisteria Blossom - but I really like the way this turned out so oops :) I think that called a good miss.

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    1. Unknown6 April 2013 at 14:05

      Trusty you didn't have to take all your posts off you nut! :) now I miss you.

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  5. Chèvrefeuille5 April 2013 at 01:45

    The Samurai were tough guys, but all had a soft side, they had to honor nature. I like the way you were inspired by the picture I gave on Carpe Diem's Imagination. Thank you Sam for your daily effort to write and share your verses, your haiku with Carpe Diem. It's always a pleasure to visit your weblog.

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    1. Unknown5 April 2013 at 02:22

      Thanks Kris, I am very connected to this one as a lifetime student of karate I consider myself a cousin to the samurai and have great respect for them and their way of life The fallen cherry blossom, the snow and the samurai are all beautiful and fleeting. They are connected in japanese theology (for lack of a better word) The temporary ind intense nature of the beauty of the Cherry Blossom is the essence of the Samurai. I am soooooooo grateful I found this site Kris it fills avoid in me I didn't eve know I had.

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  7. Margaret9 April 2013 at 13:19

    short lived, but beautiful while it blooms. :)

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    1. Unknown9 April 2013 at 13:55

      When I read up on the Cherry Blossom in Japanese culture it's related to the falling snow and a fallen warrior it's really fascinating.

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