“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
image by Noel Marry
dagger pierces quicksilver
hunter’s stealthy eye
japanese spring (II)
24 Apr 2017 Leave a comment
in classical haiku Tags: Akebia, blooms, chocolate, Japanese, lavender
japanese spring (I)
24 Apr 2017 2 Comments
in classical haiku Tags: Andromeda, flowers, Japanese, spring
full circle haiku
17 Apr 2017 7 Comments
in classical haiku Tags: blossom, meadow, poplar, sunflower
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
12 Apr 2017 1 Comment
in classical haiku Tags: ice, spring, thaw, water
warm weather thaw
spring is winter’s changeling child
ice water gurgling
Linking to Carpe Diem Haiku Kai‘s “yukidoke” (thaw) theme.
emergent green
09 Apr 2017 7 Comments
in classical haiku Tags: green, mirage, spring, tulips
spring’s first green mirage
tulip swords salute warm sun
birdsong resurgence
welcome showers
15 Feb 2017 Leave a comment
in classical haiku Tags: rain, roof, showers, sleep
the sound of rain smiles
pattering steady on roof
sleep rolls us over
leafless not lifeless
29 Sep 2016 5 Comments
in classical haiku Tags: hollow, squirrels, trees, wind
CDHK prompt from Jane Reichhold’s “Dictionary of Haiku”: leafless trees
photo by lynn
ghostly silhouettes
naked exposure to wind
squirrels find hollow
pond(ering) pageantry
21 Jul 2016 Leave a comment
in classical haiku Tags: duck, mandarin, pond, rain, watercolor
Painters and poets learn by “copying” (imitating style of) the masters!
mandarin duck –
rain falls silently
from an oak
© Yosa Buson (1716-1783)
mandarin ducks glide
silent in feathered beauty
watercolor rain
c) lynn__
Photo / inspiration from Carpe Diem Haiku Kai
European tour: Finland
15 Jun 2016 4 Comments
in classical haiku Tags: clarity, clouds, lake, north, trees
Chèvrefeuille at Carpe Diem Haiku Kai hosts virtual tour of Europe this month.
north’s pristine water
clarity of thousandth lake
trees dive where clouds swim
(photo credit: CDHK)
European tour: Denmark
13 Jun 2016 1 Comment
in classical haiku Tags: autumn, dreams, fjord, golden
Chèvrefeuille at Carpe Diem Haiku Kai hosts virtual tour of Europe this month.
deep tidal currents
glean golden light of autumn
fjord of our dreams
(photo credit: CDHK)
make hay, as they say
20 May 2016 5 Comments
in classical haiku Tags: baling, cows, farmer, hay, summer
Today, Boncho’s haiku (below) inspired mine. The smell of cut alfalfa is a wonderful aroma! Another season of haying will soon begin with our first cutting here in Iowa. It’s pleasant to drive tractor for baling hay, if not too windy and dusty.
farmer works up sweat
bales hay on summer evening
to feed hungry cows
-lynn
how cool cut hay smells
when carried through the farm gate
as the sun comes up!
-Boncho
photo by lynn
Nozawa Boncho was a Japanese poet born c.1640. He spent most of his life working as a doctor in Kyoto. Boncho was one of Matsuo Bashō’s followers and wrote many famous haiku in his day. This is my response to Carpe Diem Haiku Kai: Utabukuro.
a poem in my pocket 
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