It has been almost two years since covid trouble started, we need to temporarily stop our monthly haiku meeting. This month, for the first time, in two years, there are no death stats for the whole of Okinawa island-chain. Locals are more confident in their daily goings.
Under this circumstance, it's high time to start our haiku meeting again with the "I've overcome" song running in my head. Yes, at last, we've conquered the hideous virus and wishfully, life will go on like before.
What better moment than to open a new entry on this blog with such conquest.
The kigo or season words for this opening session are mushroom and kannazuki. There is a traditional name for months for Japanese. For October or juu-gatsu十月, it is traditional called kannazuki神無月. People who are kanji literate can read the kanji as 'the month without god'. I did some readings about this month without god. How come only this month there is no god? It seems that for the month of October, all gods in Japan gather at a certain shrine (you can google it). That leaves all places without god. That defines the term the month without gods.
Anyway, some haiku mention the warring situation in Afghanistan by saying the god left that country and people there are left unprotected. Anyway, we can pick many season words, so for people who are questioning the existence of god, just don't break your brains over season words like this.
Overall, I am happy with my performance, after the long hiatus. Out of 5 haiku, 4 haiku received a commendable point. Not bad, eh?
Haiku
Sunny autumn day
dissecting haiku pieces
together again.
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