Tag Archives: Haiku

weightless

Posted on December 11, 2018 by

Written for:  Carpe Diem #1559 Vancouver … renown for the Cherry Blossoms “Welcome at a new stage, a new episode, in our journey along the Pan American Highway straight through the Americas from north to south. Today I love to … Continue reading →

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Alberta

Posted on December 10, 2018 by

Written for:  Carpe Diem #1558 – Alberta (Canada) . . . imagination without limits clouds change moving along the bright sky I fell in love © Chèvrefeuille (our host) Here is my attempt: like ocean spume rising from crevice of … Continue reading →

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Lost Family

Posted on November 12, 2018 by

Written for:  Poetics Aside 2018 November PAD Chapbook Challenge – Day 12 “For today’s prompt, write a disaster poem. Disasters can be epic and involve earthquakes, fires, and violence. But disasters can also be epic and involve spilling red wine … Continue reading →

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decay

Posted on November 11, 2018 by

Written for:  Carpe Diem #1537 Decay Today I have chosen to challenge you with a modern kigo (seasonword) taken from Jane Reichhold’s “A Dictionary Of Haiku”. Autumn … my season, because I love autumn, but autumn is a season full … 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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quilt

Posted on November 8, 2018 by

Written for:  Carpe Diem #1536 Autumn … the season “This month, November 2018, all our prompts will have something to do with autumn and that means classical and non-classical kigo (seasonwords) and haiku, to inspire you, by the five greatest haiku … Continue reading →

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game

Posted on November 5, 2018 by

Written for:  Haiku Horizons – “game” in the game so many rules to follow about love https://haikuhorizons.wordpress.com/

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Ledge

Posted on November 5, 2018 by

Written for:  The Sunday Muse #28 standing on this ledge I see the world as it is trying to fit in http://thesundaymuse.blogspot.com/

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blending

Posted on October 29, 2018 by

Written for:  Carpe Diem #1528 – Shasei “The word “shasei” has not yet been invented at the time of Basho, but the idea was there according to what Basho tells his disciples:” […] Matsuo Basho advises his disciples: “Learn from the … Continue reading →

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Warmth

Posted on October 26, 2018 by

Written for:  Poetic Bloomings2 – Autumn PAD – Day 13 – CANDLE “It is said, “It is better to light one candle than to curse the darkness.” And that one candle can light the world, just as a poem about … Continue reading →

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