Written for: Carpe Diem #1705 enjoyment . . . a modern summer kigo
“Today I have a nice challenge for you. I will give you two haiku themed “enjoyment”. You have to use the both haiku to create a new “fusion” haiku. With that new haiku you have to ceate a Troiku, that nice creative poetry form (more about Troiku above in the menu). So today’s challenge is a “Crossroads” feature.”
Here are the two haiku (both by Jane Reichhold) to work with:
outdoor shower
bathed in sun colors
of hot water
slipping into the pool
naked divides the night
sun-warmed waters
© Jane Reichhold (Extracted from her modern saijiki “a dictionary of haiku”)
Fusion Haiku:
sun-warmed waters
blue indigo ripples
as I slip into pool
Troiku:
sun-warmed waters
bathe my skin like bath water
lukewarm yet cooling
blue indigo ripples
across my body like lights
I am a blue mermaid
as I slip into pool
cringe at water temperature
after a sunbath
http://chevrefeuillescarpediem.blogspot.com/2019/07/carpe-diem-1703-skinny-dipping-in.html