Today the Carpe Diem prompt is hinamatsura, or dolls festival. It is also called girls day and is celebrated by putting an exhibition of dolls as depicted in the woodblock print below by Toshikata Mizuno
protecting
shrine for all the girls
doll festival
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early spring
bringing out the dolls
for little girls
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March 2, 2013

You captured the essence perfectly !!!
I always learn from your posts. I like this.
Awesome … right in the heart … thank you.
reminds me of bringing out the clowns
Reminds me of bringing out Christmas decorations each season! Lovely, sweet haiku!
It brings forth the beauty of dolls to be revered. Nicely Bjorn!
Hank
very nice
Cheers!
JzB
I think you captured the essence of the festival perfectly.
Peace
Siggi
Very precise clarity…the shrine..yes….you caught that idea perfectly…really I like that…and the girls, dolls, Spring, yes.
Very well done Bjorn, just about sums it up in so few words 🙂
The rituals we humans engage in help to give meaning to an often meaningless world…
All Dolled Up
beautuful take of the prompt, beautiful poems!