Pure Haiku - Three Trees

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 I am honored to have one of my haiku accepted for publication on Pure Haiku.  The theme was this image prompt.  The link to Pure Haiku became live today, and the haiku is below.

https://purehaiku.wordpress.com/2024/02/09/2-9/

credit: Elisa Ang

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the gods are absent
freezing snow falls with no check
the shrines all empty

© Lisa Smith Nelson 2024

The gods being absent, and the shrines empty, refer to the Japanese season of early winter (in November), and the kigo phrase "the gods are absent."  This is the season after the harvest when the Japanese gods have finished their duties and have left the shrines for a well deserved rest.  They gather to celebrate at the Grand Shrine of Izumo, one of the most important and ancient of the Japanese shrines, leaving all the others empty. 



Comments

  1. Carol @Comfort Spring StationFebruary 11, 2024 at 6:24 PM

    I like the image and haiku

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    1. LisaFebruary 11, 2024 at 8:16 PM

      Thank you. Pure Haiku provides interesting prompts to inspire our haiku! Other themes have been, that I've done, Orchids and Ghostlight (which was a image of fractals). Thank you for stopping by here!

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  2. AnonymousFebruary 12, 2024 at 7:26 PM

    Nice! Writing Haiku is so enjoyable, even if my humble attempts are lame. Heh... Be well!

    - Darla Sands

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