The winter sun
breaks ―
Mt. Taihei

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The rice fields
hibernate ―
snow cover

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Swan grooming
by the reed bank ―
on the way

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Migratory swans
stay anywhere free
expecting guests

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In the snow
too cold for the lute
into silence

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The old bear
dreams of eternity
a bamboo grove

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The old pond
reflects winter sky
carp unmoving

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Garden viewing
snow sits on the bench
evergreens

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A cup of tea
keeps us cozy ―
snowy garden

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From Heaven's hand
do snowflakes spill
falling stars

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From Hindu skies
does the wild goose carry
Bonten

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The first Bonden
rushing into the shrine
Coming-of-age Feast

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Sending out steam
dedicating Bonden
New Year's Festival

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A lost man
in such a blizzard
snow fairy

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Candles lit
where does she blow to
snow fairy

According to Edo Period(1603-1867) folk legend, the yuki onna(snow woman) is the apparition of a beautiful, but terrifyingly seductive lady who mysteriously appeares only when it snows.

After the storm passes, her victims are often found dead. She is thought to be a form of deity of the New Year who visits people at the end of the year.

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The winter tide
flowing near in front ―
this river

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The spring tide
flowing far behind ―
that river

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The bronze man
in yearning ―
spring skies

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The snowman
in rejoicing ―
winter skies