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. | Id | Haijin | Stanzas | Season | Kigo | Link | Theme: Attractions | |
. | 1 | /vs | Chilly day — pigeons huddle around a chimney top. | Winter | Chilly day | To 6: Gathered / Huddled | Warm air | |
. | 2 | /vs | A warm, queen-size bed — so easy to hit the snooze. | Winter | Warm bed | To 1: Chilly / Warm | Warm bed | |
. | 3 | /vs | Russian circus — the lion-tamer almost loses his head. | No Season | n/a | To 2: Royalty | Circus | |
. | 4 | /vs | I open a can of soup for supper — the cat comes running. | No Season | n/a | To 3: Lion / Cat | Food | |
. | 5 | /vs | A candle-light dinner — "we're meant for each other." | No Season | n/a | To 4: Supper / Dinner | Romance | |
. | 6 | /vs | We gather around to look through the telescope — lunar eclipse. | No Season | n/a | To 5: Candle light / Moon light | Astronomical event; Gravity | |
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. | 3. Lions are kings of the jungle. | | | | | | | |
. | 4. Our cat was so attuned to the can-opener that the sound of it running got her coming whether or not it was something being opened for her. | | | | | | | |
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