Carpe Diem #648, Little New Year (Koshogatsu). Hokkeji ni mamori inu kau koshoogatsu at temple Hokke-Ji I buy a dog talisman – little New Year © Kawai Kayoko no more good wishes after little new year life goes on – echo of fire-works … Read More Little new year
Carpe Diem Special #127, Sogi’s third “dewy evening“. Both grasses and trees waiting for the moon dewy evening © Iio Sogi (1424-1502) HAIKU dew glisten meadow swaying in a last dance the moon is humble TROIKU dew glisten meadow grass and flowers sing refrain end verse is waiting swaying in a last dance softly kissing… Read More The moon is humble
Carpe Diem #646, Card Games (Karuta). Uta Garuta contest tears are falling continuously she has blacked out © Chèvrefeuille the game of life creates winners and losers children like ice cream
Carpe Diem #645, Sacred Arrow (Hamayumi or Hama Yumi). a little verse brought together a family of love – Carpe Diem Haiku Kai © Chèvrefeuille the arrow struck deep wounded heart in deep sorrow sacred dawn opens
Carpe Diem’s “Ask Jane …” #7, Tanka, the grandmother of Haiku. I wanted to vote for our new leadership she is a leader history count sexteenth head Swedens first female Prime M Ps. Today the Moderat party in Sweden changed leader. Now Anna Kinberg Batra is the leader (before was Fredrik Reinfeldt former Prime Minister).
Carpe Diem “Little Creatures” #15, Buson’s “Mud-Snails. mud-snails: a few remain uncaught under the evening moon © Yosa Buson slowly, but slowly the mud-snail finds its way after the heavy rains © Chèvrefeuille a meandering snail examines the garden plot the moon is hiding… Read More Snails
Carpe Diem Special #126, Sogi’s “Butterfly home“. abandoned house the garden taken over – butterfly home © Iio Sogi (Tr. Chèvrefeuille) broken windows after the bombing – spiders spinning their cobwebs © Chèvrefeuille blue moth dance salsa lilac swaying… Read More Blue moth
Carpe Diem #643, Mirror Rice Cakes (Kagamimochi). suns of rice cakes open for a good mornings a must to eat two you have to choose among all kinds of rice cakes expensive cheese crossroads coming up traffic is dense and smelly a bunch of rice cakes witty family jokes about knobby rice cakes the dog… Read More Rice Cakes
Carpe Diem Haiku Writing Techniques #1, Juxtaposition. I often hear that juxtaposition is a key to successful haiku. The contrast of two images in haiku is most often instrumental in creating resonance. © Chèvrefeuille Robert Spiess, editor of ‘Modern Haiku’, has said the following about juxtaposition in haiku: […] “Juxtaposition of entities in haiku cannot be… Read More Juxtaposition
Carpe Diem #642, Sacred Rope (Shimekazari). Kigo is that little Japanese word used by haijin (haiku poets) to fix or identify a season in their poem. There are more than 500 seasonal words that can be used. remove strangle rule the rope for freedom heart is sacred sacred rope like upside down horse shoe rest confidently
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