HAIKU, POETRY, Skrivpuff

En Tanka

Skrivpuff: Förbereda. Min första Tanka: Att förbereda en tanka – japanskt versmått är utmanande. Man måste kunna räkna och få ihop slutet fint. Tanka 5+7+5+7+7.

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Haiku Poets Company

Carpe #617: delight in company. I love to ask you to look at this prompt as if it was an episode of our CD special feature, “Romancing the Haiku”, because I think this prompt is so right for romance. Dancing stars in sky embracing young mother Earth light open faces. Creativity Haiku Poets Company Bring words together.

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A bottle of champagne

Daily Prompt: Someone Else’s Island. We’ve all been asked what five objects we’d take with us to a desert island. Now it’s your best friend’s (or close relative’s) turn to be stranded: what five objects would you send him/her off with? I would not send an airoplane or a helicopter or a ship or a surfboard… Read More A bottle of champagne

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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.  

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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.

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You know

Daily Prompt: Never too late. Is there a person you should’ve thanked, but never had the chance? Is there someone who helped you along the way without even realizing it? Here’s your chance to express your belated gratitude. No I don’t think so. I was so tremendously thankful that I told them. Because I wanted them… Read More You know