Today the prompt on Carpe Diem is this haiku by Buson
fruitless blossoms
are beaten by the rain
in the melon fields
That’s a tough one. I see here a disaster coming for a poor farmer. If the melons bloom are destroyed by rain, harvest will not come. A picture for this could be Spring Rain at by Hoeido Tokaido. That would be the right season for melon bloom, if the heavy spring rain comes at the wrong time it will kill the blossoms.
melon blossoms
beaten by spring rain
farmer cries
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farmer cries
fruitless melon field
starvation
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starvation
abundance of rain
as bad as drought
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December 11, 2012
Björn Rudbergs writings 
Wow! A wonderful series on life of a peasant inspired by Buson. Thanks Bjorn for your participation.
Thank you. It is such a wonderful inspiration.
like the line beaten by spring rain
Thank you 🙂
Wonderful slice of life haiku…thank you for sharing
Thankl you for reading
A lovely set for a sad story. Thank you 🙂
Thank you for reading
wonderful haiku, true, abundance is as bad as drought.
It is scary how the timing of rain can have such disastreous effects.
A beautifully presented set -and analysis of the Buson haiku. Each one you wrote is special, but the line “abundance of rain” is really special.
Thank you. 🙂
I quoted you, by the way, on my post, as what you said about Fruitless blossoms was perfect!
I would not make in the life of a farmer — rarely is the weather perfect … often, too little or too much!! Nicely done!
Fruitless Blossoms
In Swedish we have a word for the perfect midpoint. It’s called lagom…
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One the one hand, abundance; on the other, famine. Always too much or too little…
Beaten by the Rain
It’s a hard way to find the right balance.
In India, farmers are absolutely dependent on rain and you have showcased their pain…
Indeed Tarun, I think the balance between to much and too little is the farmer’s nightmare.