Spring Celestial Kigo

• Classical poetry by:
  
       Basho, Boncho, Buson, Issa, Kito, Mokudo, Onitsura, Otsuji, Ranko, Shiki, Shirao, and Shoha
  

• Modern poetry by:
  
                                           
  

All Spring

• cloudy spring, shunin



• east wind, kochi



• halo of the moon
  
  
  • haiku by Buson, translated by R. H. Blyth (Haiku, Volume 2: Spring)

    The halo of the moon,—
    Is it not the scent of plum-blossoms
    Rising up to heaven?

  
  
• haze, kasumi:  For spring mist use 'spring mist'.  'Mist' alone is autumn
  
  
  • haiku by Issa, translated by R. H. Blyth (Haiku, Volume 2: Spring)

    A day of haze;
    The great room
    Is deserted and still.

  
  
  • haiku by Shirao, translated by R. H. Blyth (Haiku, Volume 2: Spring)

    Forking
    Into the mist,
    The stream on the moor.

  
  
  • haiku by Shoha, translated by R. H. Blyth (Haiku, Volume 2: Spring)

    Small islands are seen,
    With the surf breaking round them,
    In the haze.

  
  
• hazy moon, oborozuki
  
  
  • haiku by Shiki, translated by R. H. Blyth (Haiku, Volume 2: Spring)

    The lowing of the cow
    In the cow-shed,
    Under the hazy moon.

  
  
• heat shimmer, shimmering heat, kageroo:  The shimmering air over a heated surface
  
  
  • haiku by Boncho, translated by R. H. Blyth (Haiku, Volume 2: Spring)

    The fox
    Lets her children play
    In the heat-waves.

  
  
  • haiku by Ranko, translated by R. H. Blyth (Haiku, Volume 2: Spring)

    Waves of heat;
    At each stroke of the hoe,—
    How the earth smells!

  
  
  • haiku by Shiki, translated by R. H. Blyth (Haiku, Volume 2: Spring)

    Heat-waves;
    Petals of the plum flutter down
    Onto the stones.

  
  
• light snow, awayuki



• shining wind, kaze hikaru
  
  
  • haiku by InKPapeR-AndSoul
    
    Nature's Busted ThermostatThe cold time gives way,
    To an early shining wind;
    …That's AZ for you.
  
  
  
• spring breeze
  
  
  • haiku by KatTheMongoose
    
    Fleeting ComfortWith beads of sweat, my
    roasted skin longs for
    the spring breeze to stay.
  
  
  
  • choka by Kha00s
    
    WindWind, you cold, crowned king
    You, who won't give in to spring
    Wind, you mighty rush
    You, who always cry for hush
    Wind, you aeons old
    You, who always tease the bold
    Wind, you dear to all
    You, who always heed to call
    Wind, you chilly tweet
    You, who scale the bright white sheet
    Yes, you always make spring sweet
  
  
  
  • haiku by Kito, translated by R. H. Blyth (Haiku, Volume 2: Spring)

    The paper-weights
    On the picture-books in the shop:
    The spring wind!

  
  
  • haiku by Mokudo, translated by R. H. Blyth (Haiku, Volume 2: Spring)

    The spring breeze;
    Through the barley,
    The sound of waters.

  
  
  • haiku by Shoha, translated by R. H. Blyth (Haiku, Volume 2: Spring)

    A spring breeze this morning:
    A shop that sells kites
    Has opened.

  
  
  • haiku by Kaedrys
    
    Dancing grassesWarm breeze,
    grasses dance;
    not a cloud in the sky!
  
  
  
• spring clouds, haru no kumo
  
  
  • haiku by OritPetra
    
    
  
  
  
  • sijo by SilverWynd
    
    Sorrorw of SpringYour smiling face appears like the sun breaking through storm gray clouds
    momentary bursts of warmth remind me of your caresses
    I collapse in a rain of tears where spring grass will grow over your grave.
  
  
  
• spring gust, haru hayate



• spring light, shunkoo



• spring mist
  
  
  • haiku by WetKakashi
    
    Rain Watching   Misty rain
    taps gently with sighs–
       contemplating
  
  
  
• spring moon
  
  
  • haiku by Issa, translated by R. H. Blyth (Haiku, Volume 2: Spring)

    In the shallow river,
    On hands washing the saucepans,
    The spring moon.

  
  
  • rensaku by Jade-Pandora
    
    moon-gazing rensaku
    so still am I
    regarding
    the first full moon
    of Spring, the deer
    venture out to watch
          ~o~
    moon gazing...
    already, the jacaranda
    sport their feathers,
    shading my eyes
    from its glare
          ~o~
    moonlit glimpse of
    a recluse monk-
    an owl makes his way
    to his hut in a tree...
    you don't fool me!
          ~o~
    families of bats
    forage
    by the radar blips of
    prey that kite
    and sing to the moon
          ~o~
    bathed
    in the milk of
    moon's reflection,
    my eyebrows
    anointed with diamonds
          ~o~
    solar wind and
    lunar tides
    shape-shifting me
    while one rises,
    the other sets
  
  
  
• spring rain, harusame
  
  
  • haiku by Basho, translated by R. H. Blyth (Haiku, Volume 2: Spring)

    Spring rain
    Conveyed under the trees
    In drops.

  
  
  • haiku by Buson, translated by R. H. Blyth (Haiku, Volume 2: Spring)

    In the spring rain,
    Miss Tsuna holding her sleeve
    Over the small lantern.

  
  
  • haiku by elliotbuttons
    
    Dark Side of SpringThe wind shakes the walls
    Beating out a howling cry -
    I dream of raindrops
  
  
  
  • haiku by Issa, translated by R. H. Blyth (Haiku, Volume 2: Spring)

    Spring rain:
    A letter thrown away,
    Blown along in the grove.

  
  
  • haiku by Issa, translated by R. H. Blyth (Haiku, Volume 2: Spring)

    The spring rain;
    A little girl teaches
    The cat to dance.

  
  
  • haiku by Issa, translated by R. H. Blyth (Haiku, Volume 2: Spring)

    The spring rain;
    A mouse is lapping
    The River Sumida.

  
  
  • haiku by Itti
    
    April showersdrop on my nose;
    three seconds later, the downpour.
  
  
  
  • haiku by Otsuji, translated by R. H. Blyth (Haiku, Volume 2: Spring)

    The spring rain:
    Between the trees is seen
    A path to the sea.

  
  
  • haiku by Shiki, translated by R. H. Blyth (Haiku, Volume 2: Spring)

    Spring rain;
    Holding up their umbrellas, and looking
    At the picture-books in the shop.

  
  
  • haiku by Shiki, translated by R. H. Blyth (Haiku, Volume 2: Spring)

    The spring rain;
    In the ferry-boat,
    Umbrellas high, umbrellas low.

  
  
  • haiku by Kaedrys
    
    sudden rainspring showers can't dampen the chime's spirits
  
  
  
• spring sky, haru no sora



• spring thunder, shunrai



• spring wind, haru kaze



• yellow dust, tsuchifuru:  Blown from China

Early Spring

• first spring gust, haru ichiban:  Literally "spring's first"



• frost
  
  
  • haiku by Onitsura, translated by R. H. Blyth (Haiku, Volume 2: Spring)

    The dawn of the day;
    On the tip of the barley leaf
    The frost of spring.

  
  
• spring snow



• wet snow, shissetsu
  
  
  • haiku by RedDragonfly
    
    March Kigo- snowblindone clump of snow
    my right eye blind
    full of ice water
  
  
  

Midspring

• end of snow, yuki no hate

Late Spring

• blossom haze, hanagumori



• last frost, wasurejimo



• tornadoes
  
  
  • tanka by Mahi-Fish
    
    Spring Snow - tankatornado sirens fade-
    rainfall drains into a creek
    as storms whisk away
    the late spring snow
    of cottonwood seeds
    TSF