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origami cranes
wishes folded into wings
golden thoughts take flight
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Joining in with Ronovan’s haiku challenge.
his prompt words this week are CRANE and GOLD.
serendipity as I discover that the crane is considered a sacred bird in Japan and wishes will be granted to those who fold one thousand origami cranes. I have taken a photo of an origami crane left at a shrine which I will add to this post on my return.
at the moment I can only post photos which I have taken on the iPad.
and it is my birthday today! What a happy day, off to see a Japanese garden and art museum here in Fukuoka before flying to Tokyo.
update: after posting the above, we visited a Japanese garden in Fukuoka and on entry we were given an origami crane for longevity! How magical is that! Can you see the crane in the picture?
Ravelry
Wild Daffodil 
A nice pulling together of the two. I like this.
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Thank you JazzyT, so great to get your comment. So glad you like it. 🙂
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Oooh! Pretty. I really like this. Also…
*iii* Happy Birthday *iii*
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Thank you Sarah! It gives me a great big smile on my face to know you like the Haiku. Arigatou!
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Hope you had a wonderful birthday Daffy, I love the coincidence with the origami crane, the prompt words wer perfect for you thi week, as your haiku was lovely! 🙂
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I do love happy coincidences! I did have the most amazing birthday. The group I was with made it very special. So glad you like the haiku, this one is very special to me. Although, strictly speaking, according to our Japanese guide it is only a Haiku if it includes reference to a season of the year. If it does not we ought to be adding two 7 syllable lines to form a Tanka. So it seems we non-Japanese are creating a new form of something, but not necessarily Haiku. Apparently there is a haiku ‘dictionary’ with all the words that can be used to represent the seasons. I’m going to look into that a bit more when I get home.
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Oh that is interesting Daffy, It will be one hell of a lot harder to write a true Haiku if that is the case!
Glad you are enjoying yorself xx
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I agree! So maybe we just ignore that and carry on as if in blissful ignorance. Ha! 😉
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Yes, I think that is what I might have to do, I am usually guilty of bending the rules a bit as it is! 🙂
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You rebel !
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Ha Ha! I like to think of myself as someone who differently interprets the rules!! 🙂
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👍😄👌
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I liked the haiku. Seems I should be wishing you a happy birthday too 🙂
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Thank you Jane. A memorable venue for my birthday this year. So glad you liked the haiku, I particularly enjoyed writing this one.
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Happy Birthday – was this planned as a birthday trip? Your haiku made me think of Qigong – there are several moves involving the crane
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Yes it was planned as a b’day trip. So thrilled the haiku reminds you of Qigong. I did a workshop once years ago and would love to do more. Thanks for the prompt, I wonder if there is any happening in West Dorset, will have to check that out when I get back. This holiday is wonderful, but the schedule relentless, very little time for quiet reflection, I’m sure a spot of Qigong would have helped immensely.
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Happy birthday, Sandra. Wonderful post. Just love the haiku.
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Thank you Olga, I am so enjoying writing the haiku, I’m glad you like this one.
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“Happy Birthday.” I like the idea of golden origami cranes. Not sure if the origami birds I used to make were cranes.
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Thank you Rainbow. I am going to look into Origami, it is one of the things I have not yet tried.
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You should! I am not very good as you have to be so accurate but it is amazing what you can make.
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I think it is the accuracy bit that has put me off before!
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY
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Thank you! It was a memorable one.
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Happy birthday, should have recognized a fellow Scorpion! Have a great day. Xx
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Ah ha! Another Scorpion, hurray! I did have a most marvellous day, with videos sent to me of grandchildren singing happy birthday, lovely!
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Happy birthday! Great haiku too x
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Thank you so much Al. So glad you like the haiku, it feels so good to be writing them whilst in their country of origin.
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Happy birthday! Enjoy your trip.
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Thank you Julie. This trip is fabulous and so is Japan. I’d love to come back some day.
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What a gorgeous haiku!
Have the most wonderful birthday. 🙂
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Thank you WendyAnne, I really did have a wonderful birthday. So glad you like the haiku.
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Happy birthday to you,
Happy birthday to you.
Happy birthday dear Sandra-
Happy birthday to you!
Enjoy every moment of it.
Melissa Xx
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Thank you Melissa! I had a wonderful birthday and videos of my grandchildren singing happy birthday to me too.
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