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still life spice

27 Oct 2019 4 Comments

by lynn__ in classical haiku Tags: apple, cinnamon, leaves, rain, spice

fall smell of wet leaves

~ cinnamon apple slices ~

refreshed after rain

still+life

Link to Carpe Diem‘s weekend challenge to write to still life image above.

seasonal palette

22 Sep 2019 5 Comments

by lynn__ in classical haiku Tags: artist, autumn, leaves, scarlet, sumac

Carpe Diem is on a quest for a masterpiece haiku at the start of autumn…

master Artist paints
tips of sumac scarlet red;
hints of autumn change

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prairie calls my name

10 Aug 2019 2 Comments

by lynn__ in classical haiku, fusion haiku, troiku Tags: bees, flowers, hum, mystery, prairie, summer, wind

windy weather
calling the flowers by name
each nods

depth of a flower
flying away with the bee
some mystery

© Jane Reichhold

My “fusion” haiku/ troiku:

wildflowers nod heads
while bees hum mystery song
prairie breeze summer

wildflowers nod heads
as gentle wind nudges clouds
sleepy afternoon

bees hum mystery
in honeyed depth of pistil
sweet nectar distills

prairie breeze summer
delivers pollen and seeds
native plants flourish

photos by lynn

crow on branch

23 Jul 2019 Leave a comment

by lynn__ in classical haiku Tags: autumn, branch, crow, flies

Chevrefeuille at Carpe Diem Haiku Kai offers us a beautiful haiku by renowned Japanese poet Matsuo Basho to “photoshop” (tweak) a little. Here’s my attempt:

kare eda ni karasu no tomarikeri aki no kure

on a bare branch
a crow has stopped
autumn dusk

bare tree branch sways with

dark crow’s weighty silhouette

autumn flies away

Crow

hashi-i

22 Jul 2019 2 Comments

by lynn__ in classical haiku, haiku Tags: book, cooling off, iced-tea, porch, sumac, summer

Linking to Carpe Diem Haiku Kai with this tanka…

sip book and iced tea

late summer sumac turns red

cooling off…on porch

sinking into old stuffed couch

before school begins again

undou (movement)

12 May 2019 6 Comments

by lynn__ in classical haiku Tags: breeze, fern, green, leaf, peace, water

breeze rustles fern leaf

humbly bows low to water

green ripples of peace

image & form: CDHK

photo-shopping haiku

29 Apr 2019 2 Comments

by lynn__ in classical haiku, haiku Tags: autumn, ears, leafy, pillow, whispering, wind

Link to Carpe Diem Haiku Kai where host, Chevrefeuille, invites us to “improve” on a classic haiku; re-write and make it look better (like a photo-shopped image).

autumn has come
visiting my ear on
a pillow of wind

autumn rustles in
whispering wind tickles ears
fluffs leafy pillow

© lynn__