Ritual of the Seasons
I.
fresh green
leaves lull trees
into spring
II.
lush trees
and wisteria
summer smiles
III.
chilled wind
paints the forest
autumn red
IV.
winter’s bite
paves the ground
in white
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Image #1: Hiroshige, Kiyomizu Hall and Shinobazu Pond at Ueno (from One Hundred Famous Views of Edo), Wikipedia Commons
Image #2: Hiroshige, Inside Kameido Tenjin Shrine (from One Hundred Famous Views of Edo), Wikipedia Commons
Image #3: Hiroshige, In the Akiba Shrine at Ukeji (from One Hundred Famous Views of Edo), Wikipedia Commons
Image #4: Hiroshige, Meguro Drum Bridge and Sunset Hill (from One Hundred Famous Views of Edo), Wikipedia Commons
Words: haiku, c.b.w. 2015
Part of the 2015 November Poem A Day Chapbook Challenge (Poetic Asides via Writer’s Digest) for the November 15 Prompt: ritual
C.B. Wentworth 
What a wonderful collection of words – fits these prints so well!
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Thank you, Hannah! I wrote these before finding these particular prints, but I’m sure I was inspired by the entire series as I was poking through it earlier in the challenge. 🙂
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I like these cards and I agree that the words go very well with them. Beautiful!
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These prints are from one of my favorite collections of Japanese woodblock prints – One Hundred Famous Views of Edo. I find endless inspiration from them! 🙂
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I have to say I prefer seasonal haiku where the season isn’t mentioned directly, but rather suggested by an image. Nevertheless these are spare and delicate, and that works.
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I typically don’t like to mention the season outright, either! But that’s how the cookie crumbled this time around! I’m hoping to revisit these during the rewrite phase to see if I can create more subtle imagery. 🙂
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Excellent – I love this brief walk through the seasons 🙂
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Thank you so much! 🙂
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What an amazing idea to use these images like that. Well done!
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Thank you, Rita. The entire series of prints is just incredible! It was hard to decide on just four!
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