haikaiTALKS: a saturday gathering! 9th August 2025

haikaiTALKS: Japanese aesthetics: Ka-chō-fū-getsu: Part 1 – flowers/blossoms|a saturday gathering under the banyan tree

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Special Guest Poet: Keiko Izawa

host: Srinivasa Sambangi 9th 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 1 – Flowers/ blossoms

(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.

This week, you are requested to write up to two haiku with the theme of  FLOWER/ BLOSSOM, inspired by the concept of kachōfūgetsu. Please try to incorporate aesthetic elements such as wabi, sabi, yūgen, mujō, miyabi, shibumi, karumi, etc. in the ma. Select a flower kigo from the link below.  Your local flower kigo is also welcome.

https://worldkigodatabase.blogspot.com/2005/06/flower-and-hana.html

Samples:

菜の花や　月は東に　日は西に

nanohana ya / tsuki wa higashi ni / hi wa nishi ni

canola flowers –

the moon in the east

the sun in the west

            ~ Buson

野に出れば　人みなやさし　桃の花 

no ni dere ba / hito mina yasashi / momo no hana

out in the field

everyone kind …

peach blossoms

~ Takano Sojū

紫陽花や　昨日の誠　今日の噓 

ajisai ya / kinō no makoto / kyō no uso

hydrangeas –

yesterday’s faith

today’s lie

              ~ Shiki

向日葵や　もののあはれを　寄せつけず 

himawari ya / mono no aware o / yose tsukezu

sunflowers –

mono no aware

kept at bay

              ~ Suzuki Masojo

“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! Another beautiful post. Thanks a lot.

I hope our poets take the challenge and create a haiku on these lines! Keenly looking ahead to this month.

Greatly indebted to you.

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Keep writing and commenting! _kala