A REBLOG of a Post First Shared in 2019
An old post about the season, presents on New Year’s Eve, and Dedek Mraz. And a lovely poem. Please enjoy.
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January 6, 2025
Image by Ambroz from Pixabay
White-naped Crane and New Years Fern illustration. Digitally enhanced from our own original edition of Pictorial Monograph of Birds (1885) by Numata Kashu (1838-1901).
Pilgrims: Being Human on New Year’s Day
Happy New Year, everyone. Today's post, like recent events that have brought meback to my computer days before I'd intended to return, is written for Kim at dVerse.Thank you, Kim,…
January 2, 2024
Image by Gundula Vogel from Pixabay Retouched on Canva by Author
Wakamizu: First Water
Pouring a glass of water on New Year's Day reflects me a buoyant star, bouncing in the water in my glass, and I write a tanka poem.
January 5, 2023
Image by WikimediaImages from Pixabay / Words © 2022 selmamartin.com
2023 Is Like First Snow– A Haiga
We haven’t seen this one before— this new day, this new year. How lucky for us to be here to welcome yet another year. 2023! As we stand at the start line, forward-looking, I want to wish you a Spectacularly Happy New Year.
January 1, 2023
Feast Day of The Three Wise Men
Oh, goodie, we get to see the beginning of another new year. Happy end of the holiday ‘Season,’ a fantabulous New Year. May the New Year bring you closer to fulfilling the desires you hold dearest in your heart, and most of all, I Wish You Miracles.
January 6, 2022
Album, January 1st, 2022
You’ve Never Seen This One Before, Neither Have I
As we stand at the start line, I want to wish you a Spectacularly Happy New Year. And more miracles.
January 1, 2022