HAIKU, POETRY

Chestnut and balloon

Haiku with Kigo. 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. Chestnut/autumn and Balloon/spring. Deep in the chestnuts wanting to escape sooner chasing the balloon.  

Carpe Diem, HAIKU, POETRY, senryu

Lost in Paradise

Carpe Diem #614: Paradise. This was 1982 … Arriving in night darkest ever but moonlight paradise my thought. Abu Dhabi sky everlasting sand dunes stars guiding camels. Exotic mid East spellbinding mesmerizing lost in paradise.