first blossoms

Join Frank Tassone‘s haiku challenge…

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cherry trees will bud

float like soft pink petal clouds

hatsu hana spring

chillin’

Writing prompt at Ramblings of a Writer using words “arrived” & “breeze”.

 

wet flakes fall steady

spring arrived without a breeze

robin hops in snow

 

 

cold that purifies

 

bare tree silhouettes

world iced in dazzling white

winter’s elegance

 

“Elegance is the correct posture if the writing is to be perfect. It’s the same with life: when all superfluous things have been discarded, we discover simplicity and concentration. The simpler and more sober the posture, the more beautiful it will be, even though, at first, it may seem uncomfortable.”         – Paulo Coelho

Quote taken from Chevre’s prompt on Carpe Diem Haiku Kai

scared hare day

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photo by lynn

 

 

summer’s last litter

rabbit’s heart patters fast beat

sudden departure!

kawasemi (kingfisher)

“Kawasemi” is a traditional Japanese “kigo” (seasonal word) used in haiku.  Find more information on kingfishers at Carpe Diem Haiku Kai‘s prompt…


 

 

blue flash by river’s bend

Kingfisher 45 (Noel Marry)

image by Noel Marry

dagger pierces quicksilver

hunter’s stealthy eye

japanese spring (II)

Akebia Blossom

Akebia blooms – CDHK

akebia blooms

lavender shade’s wild desire

scent of chocolate

japanese spring (I)

Andromeda Flowers

Andromeda flower – CDHK

 

andromeda suite

flowers cascade, stars twinkle

galactic music

full circle haiku

 
last snow melt reveals

bright blue-eyes blossom in lawn

startling beauty

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dune sunflower blooms

beach birds will feast on dry seeds

taste of salty waves

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clouds sail azure sky

dappled appaloosa horse

grazes wild meadow

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row of poplar sways

warm sun coaxes leaves to bud

gentled by spring rain
 


Challenge at Carpe Diem Haiku Kai to write four haiku using word list in order.

seasons flow

 

warm weather thaw

spring is winter’s changeling child

ice water gurgling

 

Linking to Carpe Diem Haiku Kai‘s “yukidoke” (thaw) theme.

emergent green

 

spring’s first green mirage

tulip swords salute warm sun

birdsong resurgence

welcome showers

 

the sound of rain smiles

pattering steady on roof

sleep rolls us over

leafless not lifeless

CDHK prompt from Jane Reichhold’s “Dictionary of Haiku”:  leafless trees

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photo by lynn

 

 

ghostly silhouettes

naked exposure to wind

squirrels find hollow

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