Carpe Diem Haiku – early bloom

Carpe Diem prompt today is early bloom. Right here in Sweden the only bloom would be ice flowers. But why not bring up the plum flower we had as kigo in December. I found this wonderful woodblock print by Utagawa Hiroshige of the Plum orchard at Kamata.

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plum tree barren branch
laden with its early bloom
geisha opens coat
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winter day of warmth
orchard dressed in pale blossom
like yesterday’s snow
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underneath the bloom
kissing couple meet in love
urge of youth and spring

January, 2013

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