paper-folding hands
caress of nimble fingers
butterfly romance
© Kim M. Russell, 2016
My response to Carpe Diem #1079 folding paper
Chèvrefeuille started this episode with a haiku of his own to introduce another tool for art and creativity, folding paper or origami, and then gave us a beautiful example by Hitoshi:
a paper boat
on drift in a puddle
strands on a pebble
© Chèvrefeuille
origami ni yama to tani ari tsuru kaeru
in folding paper
there are mountains and valleys . . .
cranes flying home
© Kawaguchi Hitoshi
He also gave us some background on the oldest unequivocal document of origami: a short poem composed by Ihara Saikaku in 1680 that reads: Rosei-ga yume-no cho-wa orisue (The butterflies in Rosei’s dream would be origami), which refers to an origami model called Ocho Mecho (Male and Female Butterflies) and which the Japanese use to wrap sake bottles mainly at a wedding ceremony.
writing in north norfolk 
yes we must love, whatever art we choose to practice, enjoyed this haiku
much love…
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Thank you, Gillena, with love 💞
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Such marvelous creations and impressive poetry. 🌹
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Thank you kindly!
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A very sensitive haiku !
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Thank you, Virginia!
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Lovely image.
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🙂
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beautifully sensual!
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Origami is another wonderful skill – I used to have a book when I was a child and really enjoyed it!
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I used up all my fine motor skills doing my regular job! Now just some sewing of simple projects and mending is all I attempt to do.
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