weary traveler
lift eyes to refresh long view
walk the narrow way
Road to Santiago – image from CDHK
leave it all behind
15 Jan 2017 7 Comments
in haiku, tanka Tags: happy, home, life, pilgrim, way
hiking boots and stick
take bold step, do not look back
leave it all behind
* * *
all want happy life!
but not every road leads home
pilgrims will seek truth
consider Jesus, the Way
relation, not religion
January meme at Carpe Diem Haiku Kai is the “Road to Santiago”.
beginning shimmers
31 Dec 2016 1 Comment
in haiku Tags: hope, prosperity, soul, year
art by felix gonzales torres
step into unknown
with trusting hope for each day
as new year begins
Winter Breath – Adrian von Ziegler
28 Dec 2016 2 Comments
in haiku, music poem Tags: glass, icicles, water, winter
Carpe Diem Haiku Kai’s December theme, Let the Music Inspire You.
imprisoned in glass
water still trickles beneath
brittle icicles
The Great Wall – Einar Englund
15 Dec 2016 Leave a comment
in haiku, music poem, Uncategorized Tags: China, dragon, music, wall
Carpe Diem Haiku Kai’s December theme, Let the Music Inspire You.
invaders threaten
emperor orders wall be built
red dragon parade
Concertino – Germaine Tailleferre
15 Dec 2016 Leave a comment
in haiku, music poem Tags: flurries, music, piano, snowflakes
Carpe Diem Haiku Kai’s December theme, Let the Music Inspire You
december snowflakes
floating past, catch on warm tongue
flurries dissipate
cord of light
15 Dec 2016 Leave a comment
in haiku Tags: cord, moon, umbilical
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
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