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. | Id | Haijin | Stanzas | Season | Kigo | Link | Theme:
Intermittency | Theme:
Sounds | |
. | 1 | /vs | Frigid gusts —
the wind-chimes sound,
then not... | Winter | Frigid gusts | To 6: Wind / Speed | Wind-chimes | Chiming | |
. | 2 | /vs | Silence late at night —
the old furnace kicks in. | Winter | The furnace kicks in | To 1: Cold / Hot | Furnace | Furnace running | |
. | 3 | /vs | A favorite soap —
at crucial scenes, no sound
with pixellating. | No Season | n/a | To 2: Home appliance / equipment | TV transmission | TV audio | |
. | 4 | /vs | Car trouble...
"Please repeat, my cell
keeps cutting out." | No Season | n/a | To 3: Air-wave communication | Cell-phone reception | Phone call | |
. | 5 | /vs | The baby whimpers again —
its mother comes running. | No Season | n/a | To 4: Human voice | Baby crying | Baby crying | |
. | 6 | /vs | Red light —
a speeding new car
slides through. | Winter | Icy road | To 5: Newly born / New car | Traffic light | Car engine | |
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. | 3. "Soap" as in daytime serial dramas (i.e. 'soap opera'). | | | | | | | | |
. | 4. Although car trouble can occur in any season, it seems that it occurs more frequently in the winter months when the temperature drops, things get stiff, and batteries struggle to produce enough power to start the engine. | | | | | | | | |
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