Tag Archives: evening

At The Station

Posted on December 17, 2018 by

Written for:  The Sunday Whirl, Wordle #382 Words:  wind, neck, spin, howl, hundred, play, touch, shop, drop, lucky, train, plan Hear howl of wind spin, touch my neck like a play of icy affection. A hundred plans dropped from my … Continue reading →

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Life On The Porch

Posted on December 13, 2018 by

Written for:  Poetic Asides #462 – “For today’s prompt, write a set poem. Collectors often try to complete the set, though some break up the set. Some people set the record straight. Some things need to set (like glue or … Continue reading →

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autumn evening

Posted on November 15, 2018 by

Written for:  Carpe Diem #1541 – Evening (modern kigo) Back to our Autumn month “the leaves are falling” … Today I have chosen two nice haiku by Jane Reichhold taken from her “A Dictionary of Haiku” section Autumn, subsection Celestial. … Continue reading →

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coolness

Posted on June 18, 2018 by

Written for:  Carpe Diem #1452 cool (suzushi) “Today I have taken a kigo from the sub-division of summer, the season. Our classical kigo for today is cool (suzushi) and it is normally used as a kigo for the summer evening in … Continue reading →

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mountain(s)

Posted on May 27, 2018 by

Written For:  Carpe Diem #1439 – Mountain(s) The goal is to create haiku, tanka or another form of Japanese poetry inspired on this kigo. Create your poem by using the prompt. That doesn’t mean you have to use the word, but … Continue reading →

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evening

Posted on May 20, 2018 by

Written for:  Carpe Diem Crossroads #9 – Ozaki Hosai’s “on the field” “Ozaki Hosai has written nice haiku in my opinion, but I think you, my dear haijin, visitors and travelers, can create a wonderful “fusion” haiku with the following haiku … Continue reading →

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winter/summer

Posted on March 2, 2018 by

Written for:  Carpe Diem Weekend-Meditation #21 Out Of The Box #3 Chōka and Sedōka (Winter / Summer) The task is to create a Winter poem and a Summer poem, but you have to use the Chōka or the Sedōka form. The … Continue reading →

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At The Neighborhood Bar

Posted on December 11, 2017 by

Written for:  The Sunday Whirl, Wordle #329 Words:  last, run, bar, fall, sail, case, afford, deep, nudge, puppet, assault, seat Seated at scratched and scarred wooden bar in Larry’s Lounge, two old friends. One, gray-headed wearing a faded blue ball cap, … Continue reading →

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I Would Like to Recruit A Whippoorwill

Posted on October 26, 2017 by

Written for:  Poetic Asides  #416  – Use at least three of the six words: sidereal recruit magnetic compact whippoorwill carbon A compact bird, the Whippoorwill, on summer evenings, he trills an endless song, magnetic to the ears, camouflaged if someone’s … Continue reading →

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Gold Eyes

Posted on October 20, 2017 by

Written for:  Carpe Diem #1278 – Enigma (music by Karunesh) (Being inspired by music) dawn dewdrops shimmer the fench glistens © Chèvrefeuille (experimental tanka) Here is my attempt: sundial moves to sunset reflected in animal eyes of gold http://chevrefeuillescarpediem.blogspot.nl/

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