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. | Id | Haijin | Stanzas | Season | Kigo | Link | Theme 1:
V-A-C-A-T-E | Theme 1:
Homes | |
. | 1 | /vs | Prairie horizon —
ducks in a 'V' fly in
from the north. | Autumn | Ducks flying South | To 6: Leaving | V | Ducks changing "homes" | |
. | 2 | /vs | An A-frame roof raised -
the urban view expands. | No Season | n/a | To 1: Horizon / Landscape | A | Home being built | |
. | 3 | /vs | A horse shoe
over the fireplace mantle —
fading memories. | No Season | n/a | To 2: Expanding / Fading | C | Inside a home | |
. | 4 | /vs | Basement reno —
the wooden sawhorse, now
the kids' pony. | No Season | n/a | To 3: Horse | A | Basement renovation | |
. | 5 | /vs | Telephone pole nest —
an osprey lands with fish. | No Season | n/a | To 4: Wooden
(sawhorse / pole) | T | Nest | |
. | 6 | /vs | E-mail message:
"Our last kid moved out
just yesterday." | No Season | n/a | To 5: (Empty) nest | E | Kids moved out of the home | |
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. | Technical Notes: | | | | | | | | |
. | The first theme is the spelling of the word "VACATE". Each verse contributes a letter in sequence either by name as in verses 1, 2, and 6, or by shape as in verses 3, 4, and 5. The word VACATE, of course, is related to the ducks in the first verse that are vacating their Northern summer home as well as the kids moving out in the last verse. | | | | | | | | |
. | 3. When a horseshoe is hung sideways it looks like the letter "C". | | | | | | | | |
. | 4. When viewed from the side, a sawhorse looks like the letter "A". | | | | | | | | |
. | 5. Osprey's like to make nests on top of pole-like objects, typically near bodies of water where there can catch fish for their chicks. The letter "T" comes from the shape of the telephone pole. | | | | | | | | |
. | 6. The letter "E" is from the word "e-mail". | | | | | | | | |
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