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Wednesday, January 21, 2015

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image used for this haiga courtesy CARPE DIEM HAIKU KAI


Pheasant's Eye
greet me on a card someday -
welcome good fortune

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black eyed peas
speckle the rice, good fortune
taps the new year
© gillena cox 2015


In the Caribbean, we cook black eyed peas at New Years for good luck


Revisit
nengjayou
last minute shoppers
New Year foods



Inspired by the prompt at
Carpe Diem #652, Pheasant's Eye (Fukujusoo)



ôyuki o kabutte tatsu ya fukuju kusa
covered by the big snow
yet they stand...
New Year's grasses
© Issa


asahi sasu rooshi ga ie ya fukujusoo
morning sunshine
on the old Zen teacher's home -
Pheasant's eye in bloom
© Buson


jimen kara sora ga hajimaru fujukusoo
from the earth
the sky begins ...
Pheasant's eye
© Miyasaka Shizuo (1937 - )


hi no ataru mado no shooshi ya fukujusoo
the sun shines bright
on the window panes ...
Pheasant's eye
© Matsui Kafuu (1879 - 1959)


Pheasant's Eye reflects
looks at it's beauty in the mirror -
she arranges her corsage
© Chèvrefeuille

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11 comments:

  1. so very beautiful Gillena, and may all wonderful, beautiful happenings come to you, who make people happy!!!

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  2. I think I prefer the black eyed peas here..

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  3. __All, nice to review. _m

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  4. I see that like in Italy, it's a food that brings good luck ... with you black eyed peas with us lentils.
    Nicely written couple of haiku, I enjoyed them very much.

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  5. Thank you for your appreciation Georgia

    much love...

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  6. I'm afraid a card is about the only way I'll ever see a pheasant's eye too!

    Pheasant's-Eye Corsage

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  7. (◕‿◕。)

    Happy you dropped in Maggie

    much love...

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  8. Great way to start the year.

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  9. Happy you dropped by Margaret

    much love...

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  10. Both your takes give a lot of room for expectations of good fortune. Hope has a way of happening when one yearns for it! Wonderful write Gillena!

    Hank

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  11. Thanks for your appreciation Hank

    much love...

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