Spring Rain at Matsushima

spring rain is falling
islands drenched in rose and pine
Matsushima tides

Kim M. Russell, 15^th October 2018

My response to Carpe Diem #1522 Matsushima … an amazing sight (CD Imagination)

Today our challenge is to create haiku or tanka inspired by an image of Matsushima, a city on the northeast coast of Japan’s Honshu Island that is known for the hundreds of forested islands that dot Matsushima Bay and for its temples: the grand Zuiganji Temple was built in 1609 and  Entsūin Temple is noted for its moss, rock and rose gardens, and for its colourful autumn foliage; from the port, there is a curved red bridge that leads to the wooden Godaidō Temple.