Carpe Diem Special #122, Richard Wright’s 3rd haiku. I give permission For this slow spring rain to soak The violet beds. © Richard Wright children’s laughter playing in the fresh puddles trampling the clouds © Chèvrefeuille (our host) My TROIKU: I give permission for any child to enter life school of today For this slow… Read More A bench is empty
Carpe Diem Time Glass #14, Winter Wonderland. This week I love to challenge you all a bit more to write a short chained poem -Renga – with a maximum of eight stanza following the classical rules (5-7-5; 7-7; 5-7-5; 7-7; 5-7-5; 7-7; 5-7-5; 7-7) and your last stanza (classically called “ageku”) has to close the… Read More #renga The coated street
Carpe Diem #627, Fog/Ripe. if taken into my hand melting in the heat of tears autumn frost © Matsuo Basho (1644-1694) frost on the branches melts in the early sunlight life passes © Chèvrefeuille (our host) lace edges the fallen leaf white with frost © Jane Reichhold frozen tears hang on burdens of nature’s feelings a child is missing
Carpe Diem #626, Mountain Cabin. mountain cabin a wedge of winter sunlight pushes in the doorway © Jane Reichhold thin mountain air surrounds this old mountain cabin – I hear the stream © Chèvrefeuille Top cabin of earth view is mighty breathtaking winds making sole ice
Carpe Diem #625, Glacier. a journey ends where the glacier melted a field of stones © Jane Reichhold as far as I can see blueish, greyish and whiteish snow first glacier contact © Chèvrefeuille creeping and crawling the glacier floats forward sight melting out of time
Carpe Diem “Little Creatures” #14, Basho’s “spring rain“. Spring rain Symphony Rocks to Peace and Compassion Buzzing Bees’ Silence
Carpe Diem #623, Northern Lights (Aurora Borealis). Aurora veils dancing in electric (or magnetic) green magical sky drums
Carpe Diem Ghost Writer #37, Georgia on Frost Dust of Snow Robert Frost, 1874 – 1963 The way a crow Shook down on me The dust of snow From a hemlock tree Has given my heart A change of mood And saved some part Of a day I had rued. sudden gust of wind snow swirls down on… Read More Shell frost
Carpe Diem Special #37, the second haiku by Richard Wright “in the falling snow”. In the falling snow A laughing boy holds out his palms Until they are white. © Richard Wright Train forcing the snow passengers longing for home the bus took over
Carpe Diem Time Glass #13, “first snow”. A sheer arrival white dancing competition shoveled together
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