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The Lady Slipper, a flower i find very interesting. (image from Wikipedia)

Legend Of The Lady Slipper Flower

...Oblivious to the cold, almost indifferent to the snow crusts, and anxious only to get medicines for her husband and the people of her village Koo-Koo-Lee's wife ran swiftly over the drifts...
read the complete legend here


Featuring today three female haiku poets of Japan

Just for today
using men
for rice-planting
--Chiyo-ni (1701-1775)

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yume no ato oute hare nari sawayaka ni

chasing remnants
of a dream--the sky clears
and becomes crisp
--Abe Midorijo (1886-1980)

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chapped hands
and no rice — I weep
with a monkey's face
--Ishibashi Hideno (1909-1947)


International Women's Day 2014; this year's theme: INSPIRING CHANGE; wishing an exceptionally lovely day to all women visitors to Lunch Break


Sending Greetings This International Women's Day

I am blog hopping today at