Our Contribution to Colleen’s Japanese Poetry Challenge: Wintering Insects Awake (March 5 – 19) Keichitsu 啓蟄 #Haiku #Poetry

This is the first week of the Japanese Season: Wintering Insects Awake (March 5 – 19) Keichitsu 啓蟄

Welcome to the 24 Seasons Syllabic Poetry challenge for #TankaTuesday!

Gentle spring rain dropped

the first butterfly of spring did

sit soft on my hand…

©AnitaDawes2024


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13 responses to “Our Contribution to Colleen’s Japanese Poetry Challenge: Wintering Insects Awake (March 5 – 19) Keichitsu 啓蟄 #Haiku #Poetry”

  1. Oh, how lovely, Anita!! I woke up this morning to an inch of snow! Now, the winds are howling! Happy new week, my friend. It’s so nice to see you writing poetry again. 💜

    1. Hopefully, I can encourage her to do it again, Colleen…

      1. I hope so. Writing poetry keeps us in the writing game. It’s a natural healer. ❤️

        1. So true…💖

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    How else but soft. Isn’t that beautiful?! The butterfly is tasting you with its soft legs. Lovely photo and words. Loveliness. Thank you.

    1. Oh goodness. It shows as anonymous. I dislike that. This is Selma Martin.

      1. Welcome, Selma! 💖

    2. You’re very welcome… 💖

  3. Just gorgeous, Anita. I love the wondrous and gentle interaction with the butterfly.

    1. We love butterflies, so had to take part in this one, Diana… 💖

  4. Precious… sweet

    1. complicated things these Japanese poetry forms, Annette…

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