[Lilac Cup] A little support and a little participation (^^)/

[I am rooting for you]

The Lilac Cup is really heating up, isn't it?
I haven't been able to create much lately, but before I participated myself, I felt that the people building this Lilac Cup were amazing, so I wanted to share that sentiment.

The stories, illustrations, videos, and more for the Lilac Cup—the works and creations of such talented people are wonderful.
It really comes across that everyone is 'having fun' while creating works that are almost professional-level, and I wanted to support you all.

🌸Host, Original Story: rira-san

🌸Illustration: Kuuya-san

🌸Video: PJ-san

🌸Music: Kuesu-san

🌸'Everyone's Haiku Tournament' Video & Lilac Express Video: Shirokumakirin-san

And to those who are doing the steady work of adding works to magazines, organizing, spreading the word, and promoting them,
I believe it is because of people like you that this project has become something so incredible.

I know from my own experience that while organizing a project can be very difficult, it also brings a lot of joy, so I am rooting for you all from the bottom of my heart.
Please take care of your health until the end, don't push yourselves too hard, and keep having fun while you do your best! 💛

[Participating with Tanka]

Now, not just to support, but this time
please let me participate with just three 'Tanka' poems that I recently submitted to Tsuru-sensei's project 💦

Since these were for another project, it is perfectly fine if they are excluded from the start (*^-^*)
Truly, there is meaning in participating, and I believe that participating is a form of support... (*^-^*)

The image for the first and second poems is...
I wrote them while watching the recent 'smiling mountains' (yama warau), covered in new buds and looking soft and fluffy during my morning walks with my younger brother every day.

＜First Poem＞
Spring mountains
Soft and fluffy
Gently
Embraced
Both you and I

＜Second Poem＞
Soft
New buds spreading
The mountain smiles
Wrapping around us
A gentle morning

The image for the third poem is...
I waited impatiently for the cherry blossoms to bloom, and even though I was captivated by their magnificent flowers, there is a sense of loneliness in how quickly they scatter. But when I suddenly look at the trees, the new buds are spreading vividly, and I am encouraged by their powerful life force. I wrote about that feeling.

＜Third Poem＞
Waited impatiently
Fleeting life
Even as they scatter
The fresh green buds
Are shining life

Regarding the three Tanka, I have written my thoughts in the comments of Tsuru-sensei's article and in my own article, so I would be happy if you could read those below as well 👇️

I have received the participation prize for the Lilac Cup <m(__)m>
Thank you very much 💕

The Lilac Cup is apparently until 8:00 PM on April 25th 💗
"Being myself, becoming who I am"
What a lovely phrase (*^-^*)

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