I'm saying I'm happy because I felt happy

I participated in the Summer Everyone's Haiku Tournament.

I don't write haiku outside of this tournament, so my haiku never seem to evolve.

Therefore, I'm unable to write good haiku.

Well, it really just boils down to self-satisfaction.

I just string together phrases that pop into my head and unilaterally list what I want to say to participate in the project.

As usual, it's like 'a dead tree adds to the bustle of the mountain' (lol).

It's my specialty: 'using note freely'.

This time, I decided to write a haiku including the phrase 'ku mo raku mo' (both suffering and joy).

Here is that haiku.

Here is the article.

As written in the article, when I was suffering, I encountered the words of Jakucho Setouchi: 'Good things don't last forever, and neither do bad things.' Because of this, I've been able to endure, knowing that even when things are tough, they won't last forever.

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For this article, I received support and a recommendation from my daughter on note, Yuzu-chan♡ (I'll keep the message a secret🤭).

Thank you, Yuzu-chan😊

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I received the 'Kore wa Haha Kirari Award' from Mother for this♡

Thank you, Mother🐿️-san😊

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I also received the 'Unofficial aeu Award' from aeu-san♡

Every time I read the reviews I receive, I tear up.

aeu's review

"Tsuyu-gumori" (Rainy season cloudiness). It is a word that means the unpleasant, overcast weather during the rainy season, a gloomy sky covered with heavy clouds, and it clearly conveys the symbol of a gloomy, melancholy heart.

What I think is unique about this haiku is the middle and final phrases.
It is "usureru" (fades) rather than "hareru" (clears up). It is "kumo rakumo" (suffering and joy) rather than "raku mo ku mo" (joy and suffering). I feel that the word "hareru" would give the entire haiku a more hopeful impression. I feel that the word order of "raku mo ku mo" would give the impression of encouraging someone by saying, "It's okay because suffering doesn't last long."
But I think it's wonderful that you didn't do that; I felt the impression that you accepted the facts as they are and wrote them down in 17 syllables, rather than making it sound pretty. The words have a solid, grounded persuasiveness.
Without becoming strangely bright and positive or optimistic, you accept that clouds are clouds, and even if that is suffering, you accept what exists as what exists.

Also, "kumo rakumo" contains the word "kumo" (cloud) twice. The "Tsuyu-gumori" in the first phrase, the "usureru" (fades) in the middle phrase = the clouds are still there, and the "kumo rakumo" in the final phrase. It is amazing how you consistently depict the cloudiness of the heart.

It was a wonderful haiku that felt like it had the strength to know as a fact that a painful situation will not last forever, while not looking away from the current reality.

aeu-san, thank you so much for your wonderful review✨

I wasn't conscious of the word "kumo" (cloud) in "kumo rakumo," but your review made me happy, thinking that I had composed it well.

In this haiku, I wanted to convey that "suffering" does not last long, if anything.

In the article,
Even if the sky and my heart are cloudy now, they will surely clear up
Good things, but also bad things, will not last long
I wrote that.

As expected, I wrote "will clear up" at the end, but I know that a heart clouded by suffering does not clear up easily.

Even so, it does "fade."

It might be little by little, but

Someday it will "fade"

Thank you for the warm comments, support, awards, and reviews for this haiku✨

Honestly, I'm happy🌹

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The header is from Minna no Photo Gallery❤️
Thank you.

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Today's song is here

Sambomaster - Kagayakidashite Hashitteku (Start Shining and Run)

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It's still very hot in September, isn't it?☀️

Please take good care of yourself