Kō候
Japan's 72 micro-seasons
Spring · Now: micro-season 21 of 72 · Apr 15
First rainbows appear
Niji hajimete arawaru · 虹始見
The rain stops mid-afternoon, and suddenly there it is — a faint arc of color suspended between two hills, so delicate it seems painted on mist. The air carries that particular sweetness of wet earth and fresh leaves, while droplets still cling to every surface, each one holding its own small spectrum. This is the season when sky and water conspire to remind us that light itself can be broken open.
雨上がり虹の根元に牛の声
ameagari niji no nemoto ni ushi no koe
After the rain — at the rainbow's foot, a cow's low call
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