春分の墓前を飾る赤い花 28 Red flowers decorating the front of the equinox grave [Haiku, Senryu]
今日は春分の日。私にとっては、「これから春だ」と実感する日でもある。実際、横浜では桜の開花予想日も本日。一方で、彼岸の中日でもあるので、墓参りの時期でもある。そして、今日は2つの墓参りを行った。
いつもよりお参りに参加する家族の人数も多くなり、亡き父と義父は喜んでいるだろう。
因みに、墓前に備えた花はスプレーカーネーションだが、俳句ではカーネーションが初夏の季語になるらしく、季語が重なるので、赤い花と表現した。
もっと良い表現があるのだろうが、思いつかない。先祖にお願いするしかないか？
Today is Vernal Equinox Day. For me, it's also the day when I realize that it's spring. In fact, the expected flowering date for cherry blossoms is today in Yokohama.
On the other hand, since it is also the middle day of the equinoctial week, it is also the time to visit the grave. And today I visited two graves.
The number of families participating in the worship will be larger than usual, and the deceased father and father-in-law will be pleased.
By the way, the flower prepared in front of the grave is a spray carnation, but in haiku, carnation seems to be the season word for early summer, and the season words overlap, so I expressed it as a red flower.
There may be a better expression, but I can't think of it. Do I have to ask my ancestors?
