halo around moon
belly button of the sky
umbilical cut
photo by lynn
Flowers’ Waltz – Tchaikovsky
05 Dec 2016 7 Comments
in haiku Tags: bluebonnets, music, Tchaikovsky
Carpe Diem Haiku Kai’s December theme, Let the Music Inspire You
texan bluebonnets
wave swells across pasture
breeze stirring wild joy
Air – J.S. Bach
02 Dec 2016 3 Comments
in haiku, music poem Tags: Bach, clouds, music, sunrise
Carpe Diem Haiku Kai’s December theme: Let the Music Inspire You
first gleam of daylight
glory crescendoes in clouds
sun slowly rises
Raindrop prelude – Chopin
02 Dec 2016 1 Comment
in haiku Tags: Chopin, music, raindrops
Carpe Diem Haiku Kai’s December theme: Let the Music Inspire You
raindrops fall gently
converge in heavy downpour
storm cleanses landscape
cottontail tale
11 Nov 2016 3 Comments
in haiku Tags: cottontail, fairy, moonlight, rabbit
Link to Carpe Diem‘s “completing the haiku” just for fun…build on 2nd line given.
velveteen rabbit
dancing in magic moonlight
plush toy becomes real
photo credit: Women Writers’ Project
ideas in ink
28 Oct 2016 6 Comments
in haiku, Uncategorized Tags: calligraphy, fountain, ink, parchment, pen
Linking to CDHK prompt: fountain pen
calligraphy pen
stroke wet nub across parchment
fountain overflows
photo credit: Carpe Diem
antiqued dreams
27 Oct 2016 4 Comments
in haiku Tags: butterflies, dreams, embroidery, honeysuckle
embroidery thread
honeysuckled butterflies
grandma’s pillowcase
Inspired by Carpe Diem Haiku Kai prompt: embroidery thread
japanese painting
06 Oct 2016 7 Comments
in haiku Tags: brush strokes, koi, paint, watercolor
Kristjaan’s prompt at Carpe Diem Haiku Kai is “paint”
delicate brushstrokes
translucent koi swim in sync
watercolor wash
sanctuary stones
02 Oct 2016 2 Comments
in haiku Tags: benediction, dove, peace, sanctuary, wall
cleft in ancient wall
rock dove coos benediction
peace rest upon us
Byzantine ruins at Avdat – photo by lynn
Carpe Diem celebrates 4th anniversary this month.
once upon a beach
29 Sep 2016 2 Comments
in haiku Tags: beach, froth, stones, waves
Carpe Diem’s prompt from Jane Reichhold’s “Dictionary of Haiku”: beach
mesmerizing swell
turquoise waves break in white froth
caressing smooth stones
photo by lynn
fall flutters by
26 Sep 2016 2 Comments
in haiku Tags: fall, leaves, monarch, wings
CDHK’s prompt from Jane Reichhold’s “Dictionary of Haiku”: butterfly
flicker of orange
falling leaves with patterned wings
monarch migration
photo by lynn
a poem in my pocket 
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