Dear haijin,

Yes, I know, this is not the time of year to be writing about the
scorching sun! In fact, we are at the very opposite end of the year at
present, in the cold dry season -- the scorching sun on the other hand
is for the hot dry season, December to March of each year.

But Gabi sensei has just asked another group whether they had ever
written haiku about the scorching sun, and so, I did a little search
among the haiku of Kenya Saijiki and was amazed at how many I found!
Have a look at them. Some are already a couple of years old -- and we
have so many even though we never made a particular effort to collect
haiku under this kigo.

Well done, all of you! We have a great collection to present to Gabi,
and in the next few days, I shall write up the kigo page for the
internet -- we have sufficient haiku to make this a proper Kenya kigo
for the hot dry season.

Thanks to you all!

Isabelle.

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scorching sun --
a black hen drinks water
from a muddy puddle

Mutindwa market --
scorching sun hits the
hawker's face

scorching sun --
my dripping shirt dries
down the road

~ Asava Kevin

scorching sun --
the dust blinds me
on the road

~ Beryl Ellecy

scorching sun --
a police patrol car parked
under a tree

~ Caleb Mutua

scorching sun --
students crowd in a
supermarket

~ Noah Elijah

scorching sun--
a reflection of sun rays
on the wall

~ Stephen Macharia

scorching sun --
a goat quenches its thirst
in the sewer

~ Beryl Achieng

scorching sun --
the little pond dries up
day by day

~ Hussein Haji

scorching sun --
an old man wearing
dusty sandals

~ Bonface Kariuki

a piglet sheltering
under an old hand cart-
scorching sun

sweat dropping
on my black shoe --
scorching sun

~ Andrew Otinga

IDP tents dotting
the Rift Valley without crops --
scorching sun

~ Patrick Wafula

scorching sun --
nimbus clouds scattered
high in the sky

~ Nzioka

desperate tadpoles
in the scorching sun --
dwindling puddle

~ Harrison Wambua