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. | Id | Haijin | Stanzas | Season | Kigo | Link | Theme:
Botanical Beauty Contrasted | |
. | 1 | /vs | City park —
azalea petals among
cigarette butts. | Summer | Azalia petals | To 6: Blossoms on the ground | Petals: Butts | |
. | 2 | /vs | Charred forest remains —
pink fireweed blossoms. | Summer | Fireweed | To 1: Burned | Charred remains: Fireweed | |
. | 3 | /vs | The front lawn,
long and going to seed —
beds of gout weed. | Summer | Goutweed | To 2: Weeds | Cultured: Wild | |
. | 4 | /vs | Weathered stump —
a green sprig emerges
from the moss. | Summer | Sprig / Moss | To 3: Going to seed /
Seeding | Stump: Sprig | |
. | 5 | /vs | A rusted bottle cap —
clumps of brown lichen. | No Season | n/a | To 4: Moss / Lichen | Lichen: Bottle cap | |
. | 6 | /vs | Coloured chalk
blossoms — a flower bouquet
on the pavement. | Summer | Chalk on pavement | To 5: Clumps / Bouquet | Real blossoms: Image of blossoms | |
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. | Technical Notes: | | | | | | | |
. | Verse 6 was inspired by a dream around the time that the 4th verse had just been written. The verse from the dream fit so well as the last verse in terms of theme and linking to the first verse that I decided to use it and to write verse 5 to fit. | | | | | | | |
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