Haiku by Hidenori Hiruta in Japan

Now in Japan we are in a cheerful mood, sharing the beauties and wonders of spring with each other. With the coming of spring, Amur adonis appeared in the fields and camellias opened their flowers, from white to pink and red ones. Plum and cherry blossoms are in full bloom here and there in Tokyo … Continue reading Haiku by Hidenori Hiruta in Japan →

Basho’s lotus flowers

Here is a picture of a lotus flower bud. In 2003 I got a haiku book written by Sylvia Forges-Ryan and Edward Ryan. Its title is “Take a Deep Breath’” ‘The Haiku Way to Inner Peace’. Its jacket photo by Jana Leon has a flower of white and red or scarlet. Even … Continue reading Basho’s lotus flowers →

Basho’s hydrangea

紫陽花 (ajisai), hydrangea, is the deciduous shrub up to five feet high with ball-shaped clusters of bluish flowers in June and July. It has become a common ornamental throughout the world. In Japan both 額紫陽花(gaku ajisai), H. macrophylla and 沢紫陽花(sawa ajisai), H. serrata in particular have been cultivated for so many centuries that they … Continue reading Basho’s hydrangea →