Tag Archives: Spring

dawn breeze

Posted on March 19, 2018 by

Written for:  Carpe Diem #1387 – The Breeze At Dawn  (inspired by Rumi’s poem) “Today I have chosen another beauty of Rumi. This one I have given the title “the breeze at dawn”. This title is taken from the first line … Continue reading →

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Brooklyn Botanic Gardens

Posted on March 18, 2018 by

Written for:  Carpe Diem Weekend Meditation #23 Kamishibai, the art of story telling This weekend I love to challenge you to create a haibun, be the storyteller like Basho, Of course this is a challenge so there are a few … Continue reading →

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Spring In The Wings

Posted on February 7, 2018 by

Written for:  Imaginary Gardens With Real Toads-The Tuesday Platform  (posted by Magaly) – Share some of the poetry that reminds our spirits we are alive. “If the sight of the blue skies fills you with joy, if a blade of … Continue reading →

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bulbs

Posted on December 28, 2017 by

Written for:  Carpe Diem #1332 – No Time To Waste (quote from Coehlo’s “Manuscript Found In Accra”) […] “Someone asked him that why are some luckier than the others. One of the extraordinary excerpts on this subject where he calls success as … Continue reading →

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Celebration

Posted on October 6, 2017 by

Written for:  Carpe Diem Weekend Meditation #4 – Soliloquy no renga (solo renga):  Celebration “A “soliloquy no renga” counts a minimum of 6 stanza and a maximum of 12 stanza. This renga form is the same like a normal renga, so you … Continue reading →

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Spring Songs

Posted on May 24, 2017 by

Written for:  Carpe Diem Tan Renga Challenge Month 2017 #14 Springtime (Kikaku) Here is our new “hokku” to work with and create a Tan Renga. This “hokku” is by one of Basho’s students, Kikaku. Springtime in Edo, Not a day … Continue reading →

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“dandelion, dandelion”

Posted on May 20, 2017 by

Written for:  Carpe Diem Tan Renga Challenge Month 2017 #12 dandelion, dandelion (Ogiwara Seisensui) dandelion dandelion on the sandy beach spring opens its eyes                         © Ogiwara Seisensui youngsters … Continue reading →

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Meadow Moments

Posted on April 6, 2017 by

Written for:  Poetics United Midweek Motif~April Write a poem capturing the details of an outdoor scene or day in April. Miniature daisies dot the meadow. Shushing of a stream. Lovers locked in dreams under umbrellaed limbs of a maple tree. … Continue reading →

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Posted on April 3, 2017 by

Written for:  Carpe Diem #1183 first day of spring (haruno saisho no hi) Write about spring in a classical haiku. on the scales Kyoto and Edo balanced in this spring of a thousand years a spring night: and with the … Continue reading →

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Toys of Metal

Posted on March 14, 2017 by

Written for:  dVerse Poets – Quadrille #28, spring    (posted by Kim) Spring can be a verb, meaning to leap, shoot up (or forth), come into being, appear, or grow. It can be a noun: water coming up out of … Continue reading →

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