haikaiTALKS: a saturday gathering! 23rd August 2025

haikaiTALKS: Japanese aesthetics:  

Ka-chō-fū-getsu Part 3 – Winds|a saturday gathering under the banyan tree

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If anyone feels that it is similar to another haikai, they are encouraged to contact the relevant poet directly.

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Special Guest Poet: Keiko Izawa

host: Srinivasa Sambangi 23rd August 2025

haikaiTALKS: a saturday gathering under the banyan tree

Your Guest Poet for AUGUST for haikaiTALKS: Keiko Izawa

haikaiTALKS August 2025

Ka-chō-fū-getsu Part 3 – Winds

(花・鳥・風・月)

Ka (flower) - Chō (bird) - Fū (wind) - Getsu (moon) is a four-character idiom that encapsulates the beauty of nature and its cyclical patterns. Specifically, "flower" symbolizes the beauty of spring, "bird" represents the vitality of living creatures and the scenery of early summer, "wind" signifies the shifting of the seasons, and "moon" refers to the beauty of an autumn evening. This idea is often used to create art and poetry that reflects the beauty of nature throughout the four seasons. These natural elements frequently convey human emotions and feelings.

Winds are a kigo without visible images. In our saijiki, we have various kinds of wind kigos such as shining wind, green storm, evening calm, colorless wind, etc., which reflect our emotions in response to the seasonal change.

This week, you are requested to write up to two haiku on WINDS, inspired by the concept of kachōfūgetsu. Please include the aesthetic elements such as wabi, sabi, yūgen, mujō, miyabi, shibumi, karumi, etc. Try to use a wind kigo from the link below. Your local kigo is also welcome.

WKD (NEWSLETTER) ... World Kigo Database: Wind in various kigo (kaze)

海原や　夜に入りてから　風光る

unabara ya/ yo ni irite kara/ kaze hikaru

ocean wide –

after nightfall

the wind glimmers

~ Masaoka Shiki

南風や　子猿の赤い　ちゃんちゃんこ

nanpū ya/ kozaru no akai/ chanchanko

south wind –

a baby monkey

in the red chanchanko*

~ Kikuta Kazuo                   *padded sleeveless kimono jacket

物言えば　唇寒し　秋の風 

mono ieba/ kuchibiru samushi/ aki no kaze

words spoken ...

lips chilled

by autumn wind

~ Matsuo Basho

海に出て　木枯らし帰る　ところなし

umi ni dete/ kogarashi kaeru/ tokoro nashi

out in the sea

nowhere to return –

withering wind

~ Yamaguchi Seishi

“A Dictionary of Haiku Classified by Season Words with Traditional and Modern Methods,” by Jane Reichhold:

https://thehaikufoundation.org/omeka/files/original/7fb6654a1dfd1afef97369da920530f8.pdf

Indian subcontinent SAIJIKI:

https://www.trivenihaikai.in/indian-saijiki

The Five Hundred Essential Japanese Season Words:

http://www.2hweb.net/haikai/renku/500ESWd.html

The World Kigo Database:

https://wkdkigodatabase03.blogspot.com/

The Yuki Teikei Haiku Season Word List:

https://yths.org/season-word-list/

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Thanks, Keiko! Most beautiful.

I'm positive our poets will take up this challenge and create a haiku on these lines!

Greatly indebted to you.

Dear Members,

Please give your feedback on others' commentary and poems, too. _()_

We are continuing haikaiTALKS in a grand manner!

Keep writing and commenting! _kala