Sasa Cup, Minchon Award Announcement!
I tried my hand at haiku for the first time on note.
The last time I wrote haiku was back in school, when it was
mandatory for everyone to submit one for an Oi Ocha event.
I thought, since I don't have much of a way with words...
but after submitting my own and seeing so many others' haiku,
I'm glad I participated.That's how I feel now.
I learned for the first time that 'kozo-kotoshi' is how you read 'last year and this year',
and that 'fuyu-sobi' is how you read 'winter rose'.
Kyonen-kotoshi? Fuyu-bara? I thought they were just too many or too few syllables.
This is a learning experience too, thank you.
Since it was said that private awards were okay,
I'm going to hold the Minchon Awards on my own!!
My selection criteria might be unique,
but please bear with me.
First up, theThanks for the Inspiration Award!
New adult, eyes glistening, in fine attire
Hina-hime, who always posts wonderful tweets.
She participated in the coming-of-age ceremony this year and submitted this haiku.
Does that mean there's a 10-year age gap between us?
I'm surprised by the fact that it's been 10 years since I became an adult (lol).
I didn't attend my own coming-of-age ceremony,but reading this haiku made me think
that maybe I should have gone.
I was moved by this honest haiku.
And she even invited me to join the Sasa Cup, which is why I ended up submitting one this time.
Thank you!
And congratulations!!
Yes, next up is theInstantly Heart-Fluttering Award!
A wish kept secret from you at the first shrine visit of the year
At the first shrine visit, when my boyfriend asked what I wished for,
I said, 'It's a secret~', but
I was actually wishing that I could stay with you forever.
Oh my! Isn't that heart-fluttering?
I'm not good at being affectionate, so the chances of it coming true are low, but it was just so heart-fluttering, fluttering, flutter-fluttering.
Congratulations!!
Moving right along!
The 'Resonated with Me, Even Though I'm Not Good with Words' Award!!
I'd like to introduce two people for this one!
Thin flakes of ice crystals dance and soar
I felt that the expression 'ice crystals' = 'diamond dust'
was beautiful.
I thought that being able to picture the scene even without that knowledge is what makes this haiku good.
New bride, held close, first Tsukuba visit
Under my wife's thumb, first Tsukuba visit
With my old wife, praying together, first Tsukuba visit
You can submit up to 3 haiku.
I think this is a trilogy that fully utilized those submission guidelines. I hadn't thought of that.
I felt that comparing Mount Tsukuba's male and female peaks to a married couple, while also expressing the stages of newlywed, middle-aged, and old age, makes it a work that resonates with every generation.
Both haiku are ones where the imagery pops into your head easily.
People thinking about trying haiku for the first time probably look at other people's haiku beforehand to see what kind of poems are out there.
At that time, realizing 'Oh, that's a lovely haiku,'
learning by reading the explanations,
and feeling that haiku without too many difficult words
make you feel like 'I want to try it too!'
Congratulations!!
The 'Made Me Laugh Out Loud' Award
Let me introduce this one too!
There are 3 people for this!
Eating Zoni soup while crossing over into the new year, drinking sake
Peeling a mandarin orange while arguing about where it's from
Mochi is a devil whispering, 'You won't get fat'
Saying Happy New Year and 'thanks for everything' then going back to sleep
Participating in Sasa-hai with 3 haiku, thank you
New Year's, my mochi-belly puffs up
It's okay for humans to hibernate too
Yes, no explanation needed!
I was looking at the haiku while eating in the back room, and I burst out laughing.
I'm sure no one heard me laughing.
It was a moment where I completely relaxed, thinking, 'Oh, haiku like this are okay too.'
Emojis are okay, 'Thank you' is okay, human hibernation is also okay!
To everyone who hesitated to participate this time,
let's participate casually next time!!
Congratulations!!
Finally, the
Your Passion for the Sasa Cup is Wonderful Award
!
Winter desolation, the field without bustle cries, a crow
Hoe strikes, the sound of earth echoes, a clear morning
Winter confinement, skipping work for telework
I want you to read the whole flow of this.
Buying books, thinking of a haiku pen name, coming up with combinations in Excel,
the haiku created that way.
Your approach to this is just wonderful!!
Since you also wrote down how you did it like this, I would like to use it as a reference next time as well.
Congratulations!!
If I hadn't been doing note, I wouldn't even have known this haiku competition existed!
Getting to see so many haiku,
and being able to interact with so many people is fun.
I will definitely participate again!
I hope it resonates with someone's heart!