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Notes for Winter Haiku 12-15-20

These are the notes for Winter Haiku 12-15-20.


Enjoy The Five Hundred Essential Japanese Season Words.

Winter -- The Season (14)
The Heavens (12)
The Earth (6)
Humanity (12)
Observances (3)
Animals (16)
Plants (24)

Total 87


Kireji or cutting words rarely have direct parallels in English.

Tatami are straw mats covering the floor in traditional Japanese buildings.

Dragon Pearl refers to tea, typically white or green, with leaves rolled into pea-size balls.

Mandarin ducks are related to American wood ducks, very colorful.

Grebes are aquatic diving birds.

Winter camellia appears in many guises.

Sazanka is a different species of camellia, an evergreen shrub.

Nandin berries protect against misfortune. This is the most salient member in a group of green plants with red berries in the winter.