Tag: HAIKU

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The game of life

2015-01-11

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

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the arrow struck

2015-01-10

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

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First Prime M

2015-01-10

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).

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Snails

2015-01-09

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

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Blue moth

2015-01-09

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

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Juxtaposition

2015-01-06

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