Shun-hai Unauthorized Keika Awards (Haiku) Part 2: 10 Special Awards + 2 Parent-Child Keika Awards
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This is the second installment of the unauthorized Keika Awards.
The 10 special award-winning haiku that I couldn't fit into the Keika Grand Prize or Keika Awards are those that I felt had a real impact in their choice of words.
《10 Unauthorized Keika Special Awards》
🌼 Tsuda-san
【The stakes are all set, lively summer vegetables】
The phrase "lively stakes" alone brings to mind a scene of healthy summer vegetables growing!
It also conveyed how much love and care you put into growing your vegetables.
🌼 Kacchi-san
【The remaining night of Ramadan, the neighing of a chicken】
"Ramadan"—I used to be in charge of the Middle East when I worked at a company, so this felt nostalgic.
There is fasting (though not complete abstinence from food). Pork is forbidden for religious reasons, but I heard that people eat large amounts of food after Ramadan ends, so I wonder if chicken is eaten. By daring to use "chicken," I also felt a sense of sadness in the neighing of the bird.
🌼 Akira Yamane-san
【Walking on the scorching sand in a thong】
"Scorching sand"—that alone screams "The summer beach!"
It brought to mind "Monroe Walk," a song I heard many times at the beach in the summer.
🌼 Ohayou Yone-chan
【Summer festival, I love you, fireworks boom】
The "su" (small 'su' for 'love') is just so heart-fluttering.
A confession of love overlapping with the sound of fireworks.
It's like watching a trendy drama, and the way this haiku is constructed is so fresh that I couldn't help but think, "Brilliant!"
🌼 Noncha-san
【Summer colors of happiness divided in half】
Regarding "summer colors,"
I let my imagination run wild wondering what was divided in half. Maybe it was ice cream last year.
Perhaps it was the sky.
I thought "summer colors" was a wonderful choice of words. It is a color of happiness that everyone can imagine as their favorite color. As someone born in summer, I was particularly drawn to this phrase.
🌼 Hanakaze-san
【Late summer light remaining white on the armpit】
Regarding "late summer light,"
it is exactly this time of year, but according to the calendar, it is the end of summer. The way that slightly softened summer light connects to "remaining white on the armpit" was beyond my imagination and very impressive.
🌼 Hirou-san
【Summer night breeze falling into a hole of dreams while talking】
Regarding "falling into talking,"
I feel a world where I don't know if it's a dream or reality while being blown by the summer night breeze.
Perhaps I unconsciously said the truth and was sucked into a hole between dreams and reality.
I felt a little bit of fear, but it also seemed like a fantasy.
🌼 Sinha-san
【Finished decluttering, a crisp green apple】
Regarding "decluttering" and "green apple,"
the rhythm between 'danshari' and 'sharitto' (crisp) made me feel refreshed.
I can imagine that the green apple after feeling refreshed from decluttering must have been delicious.
Choosing a "green apple" instead of anything else really highlights the haiku.
🌼 Mero-san
【Rush grass is a reminder, the overflowing back of my uncle】
Regarding "reminder,"
seeing rush grass reminds you of your uncle who is a tatami craftsman. In "the overflowing back of my uncle," I feel your uncle's spirit, determination, and pride.
I can also see you, Mero-san, looking at him with pride.
🌼Keiko-san
[Leisurely, just leisurely, the peaks of clouds]
"Leisurely, just leisurely"—
I feel a sense of peace in this choice of words.
It is a simple thing, but not easily achieved.
And by landing on the "peaks of clouds" that billow up silently, I feel as though I can see hope for the future.
<<Unofficial Keika Parent-Child Award>>
🌼Koredemo-kaasan & Son
[Fireworks wrapping around my cheeks along with my tears]
I wonder what kind of sadness you experienced.
The fireworks launched into the summer night gently wrapped around you, didn't they?
Perhaps the fireworks took your sadness up into the night sky and helped you forget it.
[A little squabble over the air conditioner, a seasonal tradition]
A little squabble over the air conditioner temperature... that happens, doesn't it?
I feel the kindness of your family in the way you've captured that as an annual seasonal tradition.
Your perspective is wonderful.
🌼Sazanami-san & Sky (3 years old)
[Fingers tangled on the Beyer piano exercises, early summer heat]
I wonder if it is the mother practicing the Beyer exercises.
The seasonal word for early summer heat is effective, and I found the image of tangled fingers quite endearing.
[Make it ice cream every day for dinner]
That's right. It would be nice if it were ice cream every day. When I was a child, I also asked for pancakes every day.
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