Since Okinawa is on the southernmost tip of Japan, the passage through the islands is the gate where the warm air of spring passes by. Spring reached Okinawa first before continuing its way to the main island of Japan. Today is 17 January 2017. It's a nice date 17.1.17 and the buds of sakura tree on my front porch are starting to bust its covering.
The image is known as Japan's Sakura Belt that begins in Okinawa and ends up in the north islands of Hokkaido after 26 April 2017. This means spring do not come to Japan all at one time. The stages starting from mid-January (in Okinawa) to end of April (in Hokkaido) to a stretch of 3 and half months.
I wrote a haiku about this sakura belt in Percikan Pelangi, haiku # 43, page 15.
I wrote a haiku about this sakura belt in Percikan Pelangi, haiku # 43, page 15.
Jalur sakura
menyambung tali kasih
antara musim.
Translation @ Leyla Shuri (me)
Belt of sakura
connecting the string of love
in between season.
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Dah lama saya bericita-cita nk tengok sakura.Tapi, belum ada rezeki lagi nak ke sana. Mesti best kan?
ReplyDeleteMacam kita yang sudah biasa dengan bunga sakura, ia adalah penanda pusingan musim. Ia mengingatkan kita peredaran waktu yg tidak berhenti (dihentikan jika Ya Rabbi ingin hentikan), ia juga satu nikmat mata dan hati (rasa aman dan damai) untuk manusia yang celik dalam keindahan dan ciptaan Ya Rabb. Terima kasih sudi datang membaca.
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