Tag Archives: troiku

“summertime”

Posted on June 20, 2021 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Carpe Diem Haiku Kai #1845 Troiku Challenge: Summertime “I have chosen the theme Summertime for this Troiku Challenge, because here in The Netherlands we have a very warm, say hot, time with temperatures rising above 30 degrees Celsius, … Continue reading →

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Posted on March 1, 2020 by purplepeninportland

Written for:  Carpe Diem Weekend Meditation #117 the cold night “This weekend I will give you a nice “fusion-ku” challenge, or “crossroads”. That nice special feature in which I ask you to create a “fusion-ku” from two given haiku. Your … Continue reading →

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a light troiku

Posted on February 3, 2020 by purplepeninportland

Written for:  Carpe Diem #1804 New Beginnings … candlelight “Today I love to challenge you two times. I love to challenge you to create a “fusion-ku” with two given haiku and to create a Troiku with your new “fusion-ku”. I … Continue reading →

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“lotus”

Posted on January 19, 2020 by purplepeninportland

Written for:  Carpe Diem Weekend Meditation #111 Troiku … New Beginnings … Lotus starts to bloom in deep prayer eyes closed in devotion– lotus starts to bloom Troiku: in deep prayer praying mantis on chair arm still as a twig … Continue reading →

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winter trees

Posted on December 6, 2019 by purplepeninportland

Written for:  Carpe Diem #1789 – The Winter Trees (Crossroads) The task is to create a “fusion-ku” from the two given haiku and create a Troiku with it, so this episode is a “Crossroads” episode. Here are the two haiku … Continue reading →

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gold-filled meadow

Posted on September 1, 2019 by purplepeninportland

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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flower names

Posted on August 16, 2019 by purplepeninportland

Written for:  Carpe Diem Weekend Meditation #97 – Depth of a Flower  (CD Crossroads) “This weekend I love to challenge you with a Crossroads episode. A Crossroads episode challenges you to create a “fusion”-haiku from two given haiku and create … Continue reading →

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“flowers”

Posted on July 31, 2019 by purplepeninportland

Written for:  Carpe Diem #1711 Flowers (modern kigo) “Today I have chosen a modern kigo from Jane Reichhold’s “A Dictionary of Haiku”, from the section Summer, subsection plants … today our theme is flowers. I have a nice haiku for … Continue reading →

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“shadow”

Posted on July 29, 2019 by purplepeninportland

Written for:  Carpe Diem #1709 – Shadow (Crossroads-Troiku).  Create a “fusion-haiku”, and a troiku from that. “Here are the two haiku to work with: blue autumn skies folded into mountains purple shadow © Jane Reichhold (1937-2016) such a hot day … Continue reading →

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enjoyment

Posted on July 24, 2019 by purplepeninportland

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 … Continue reading →

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