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gold-filled meadow

Posted on September 1, 2019 by

Written for:  Carpe Diem Weekend Meditation #99 – Crossroads of Summer Welcome at a new episode of our weekend meditation feature. This weekend I love to challnege you to create a Troiku with a haiku distilled from two given haiku … Continue reading →

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“the road vanished”

Posted on February 20, 2019 by

Written for:  The Twiglets #114 – “the road vanished” Mr. Andrews drove on a road quite familiar to him. On this night, he was filled with fright. The last part of the road had vanished from sight. He was alone. Intense darkness … Continue reading →

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pinch of fog

Posted on February 13, 2019 by

Written for:  The Twiglets #113 – “a pinch of fog” Add a pinch of fog to his medicine; he will never notice what he is taking. In times of wishing to be alone, in a pinch, fog will occlude you. … 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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“leafless tree”

Posted on November 11, 2018 by

Written for:  Carpe Diem’s Leafless Tree #3 Morikawa Kyoroku, one of Basho’s disciples This time I have chosen for one of Basho’s ten most important disciples, Morikawa Kyoroku (1656-1715). Here are a few haiku written by Kyoroku: ah! morning glories … Continue reading →

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Disappearance of Dawn

Posted on September 4, 2018 by

Written for:  dVerse, Haibun Monday – “Morning”  (posted by Mish) Aww yes, the theme I have chosen for this week’s Haibun prompt is “morning”. Isn’t every morning a miracle? Do you embrace it or resist it? Walk us through one … Continue reading →

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wrapped

Posted on April 5, 2018 by

Written for:  Carpe Diem #1400 The Awakening, a love poem by Rumi The Awakening: In the early dawn of happiness you gave me three kisses so that I would wake up to this moment of love I tried to remember in … Continue reading →

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Lost

Posted on March 16, 2018 by

Written for:  dVerse Poets Pub – Meeting The Bar:  Phantom Form – Shadorma (posted by Gospel) “Let us dVerse poets be allured! Shadorma is a syllabic poem consisting of six-line stanzas. The pattern is 3-5-3-3-7-5, and you may write one … Continue reading →

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In Fog

Posted on October 30, 2017 by

Written for:  Carpe Diem #1288 – Abalone Shells – Universal Jane “What a joy to create a new episode for our festive anniversary. Last year (2016) we lost one of the most famous and renown modern haiku poets. Jane Reichhold died … Continue reading →

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Drear Here

Posted on April 11, 2017 by

Written for:  dVerse Poets:  Quadrille #30  (posted by Mish) Drizzle – Use it as a noun, verb or be creative and get drizzly. Dabble in words about the weather, share a drizzle of your emotions or give us your best recipe … Continue reading →

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