[Collaboration Haiku] #12 Damselfly x Fujifabric

Hello! I'm Reiko Ishida (Haiku pen name: Sakura Hana), a remote worker who loves haiku and the Sengoku period. Thank you for joining me again today.

The other day, while playing with my daughter at the park, I happened to look at the faucet of a water fountain and noticed it was upside down.

When a faucet that is usually on top is turned halfway around to face downward, it suddenly becomes difficult to use. It made me realize that when something we take for granted is no longer in its usual style, it ceases to be taken for granted.

The town I live in is an old housing complex, and the park was built when I was a child.
Now that I'm an adult, playing in that park with my daughter, I feel like my younger self and my daughter overlap or pass each other by.

That water fountain was there back then, too. It would be interesting if turning its faucet upside down could let me time travel.

The seasonal word I chose for the combination is "damselfly."
I thought it would be lovely if a small, slender, and delicate damselfly were perched on the tip of that old, upside-down water fountain faucet.
And I layered the fleeting memories of my own youth onto that delicacy.

And the song I've chosen to accompany this haiku is "Wakamono no Subete" (All About Young People) by Fujifabric. It's a summer song that sings of the fleeting nature of youth. It's one of my favorite songs.

I want to go see fireworks this year.

Well then, until next time.

📗Damselfly(Kigosai Saijiki)

🎵Wakamono no Subete(Amazon Music)