playing his violin
all night in the garden
little man of black
Category: Carpe Diem Festival
Hiroshima Lantern Festival
Carpe Diem #844 Hiroshima Lantern festival
ten thousand lanterns
bump along the dark river
forming raise of hope
Goin Matsuri
This festival reminded me of the origin;s of Halloween.
all hallows eve
food left on doorstep
to appease spirits
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gaiety and treats
costumes and tricks
it’s Halloween
County Fair
Carpe Diem #840 Hokkaido Shrine Festival
The dry dusty scent of the midway clings to every thing in the late afternoon heat. Beauty pageants with their talent displays compete against the rumble of the monster trucks and the call of the carnival hawkers. Occasional bands play against the roar of the tractor pull and the music of the rides. The midway is crowded with people in an explosion of poor clothing choices, jostling their way to the next ride. Their children laughing and some crying from all the over stimulation of excitement, noise and flashing lights. As the day closes the rides get brighter and the sound of teenagers becomes louder. One afternoon at the county fair has made me feel old.
at the county fair
carnival lights flash, music blares,
singers croon
Inuyama Festival
Carpe Diem #838 Inuyama Festival
homecoming floats roll
amid the cheering crowd
autumn leaves blowing
Lantern Festival
Carpe Diem #834 Setsubun Mantoro (Lantern Festival)
during the ice storm
the lantern shadows contort
conjuring demons
Ada's Poetry Alcove (2) 