-Raiu-

once again the the Haiku Club is holding their amazing Renga Tree collaboration which i am so fond of...this is in response tosaiun's haiku -the wind remembers found here:  

Renga Tree - The Wind Remembers   holding my son
beneath a willow tree —
   how the branches dance

the name -Raiu- translates as -thunderstorm- according to the information found on this site: 

www.thejapanguy.com/25-japanese-weather-words-terms/

feel free to reply and post your own haiku to this or any of the other haiku you find at this years Renga Tree and start your own branch of creative posts