(Summer)
Summer rain;
A cool mist rises
From the waterfall.
This summer hokku verse was composed by Sabishī.
The photo is of the waterfall at Shanty Hollow Lake, after a few days of rain, near Bowling Green, Kentucky, USA.
According to ancient tradition, today, May 1st, is the first day of summer! (About six weeks after today will be the summer solstice, or Midsummer). Many cultures (in the northern hemisphere) celebrate this day, May 1st or May Day, with many activities, showing their appreciation of the warm days of summer! Happy May Day!!
Taka Shimono 
Happy May Day!! I think it’s sad that people don’t celebrate the return of the seasons, anymore. Our appreciation of natural events has diminished with the increase in technology. I wish there were a vaccine for NDD, nature deficit disorder! ha It’s a pandemic that must be cured with ecological education…and more hokku!
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Happy May Day!
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Thanks, Ash-tree! Hope you all are able to get out and celebrate this first day of Summer!
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I’d like to say that I’d been to the beach or been walking in the hills but no such luck! It’s the same for everyone though. Stay safe.
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