Today the kigo in Carpe Diem is early plum blossoms (sobai). There are wonderful woodblock prints to illustrate, and I took this little one by Yashima Gakutei.
under crescent moon
night’s salubrious perfume
early plum blossoms
~~
shining white
early plum blossoms
like winter’s snow
~~
shy plum blossom
beauty on the bare branch
smiling at me
—
December 20, 2012
Björn Rudbergs writings 
What can I say … these haiku are all wonderful. The woodblock is beautiful. Thank you for sharing.
Love the image of the shy blossom smiling ! Beautifully done.
These are really beautiful.
Cheers!
JzB
This is a wonderful set, most of all I love the 3rd ‘shy plum blossom’. Thank you 🙂
A perfect combination of image and words.
I love those shy plum blossoms smiling at you.
🙂
beautiful
Love the last one ‘smiling at me’ ~ delightful!
(A Creative Harbor ~ aka ~ ArtMuseDog and Carol ^_^)
I love the first one! All very lovely^^
Lovely trio — the last is my favorite.
Plum Blossoms