“To a Skylark” by William Wordsworth
heavenly skylark
inspires song of Wordsworth poem
melody of praise
Skylark (Alauda Arvensis) Royalty Free Stock Images
klompen prints in snow
12 Feb 2015 8 Comments
in haiku Tags: festival, ice, snow, tulip, windmill
tulip festival
snowfall surprises tourists
may not so merry
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may not so merry
frosted flowers weeping ice
parade is cancelled
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parade is cancelled
bakery sells hot koffie
windmill park empty
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windmill park empty
nature’s moods are capricious
tulip festival
Linking this cascading haiku with Carpe Diem Haiku Kai today…
oh, van gogh!
10 Feb 2015 6 Comments
in haiku Tags: artist, asylum, moon, starry night, van gogh
Starry Night by Vincent Van Gogh
lonely dutch artist
paints his view from asylum
seeking blue-hued peace
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thoughts like colors swirl
calm by beauty of bright moon
dark tree gives balance
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roiling emotions
mind’s sky illuminated
brush-stroked starry night
Missed linking to prompt on CDHK but inspired to write this set…my 300th post!
summer dreams
09 Feb 2015 Leave a comment
in haiku Tags: afternoon, park, shade, summer
- Tranquil Afternoon by Louis Oscar Griffith
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sit in shade with me
people-watching in the park
tranquil afternoon
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Link to Carpe Diem Haiku Kai
elusive quarry
04 Feb 2015 2 Comments
in haiku Tags: flight, owl, shadow, silent, wing
broad heft of wing span
silent predatory flight
shadow of the owl
photo of Great Gray Owl by Alan Belford, lakeplacid.com
o-zooni, oh mochi
28 Jan 2015 6 Comments
in haiku Tags: Japanese, soup, vegetable, zooni
husband boils water
japanese vegetable soup
toasted rice cake floats
secret recipe
kale, cabbage, chrysanthemum
mystery supper
what’s in your zooni ?
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Zooni is a traditional new year’s soup often served with mochi (rice cake).
Recipes vary by region (and taste).
Haiku linked to Carpe Diem…
vaporous thoughts
27 Jan 2015 2 Comments
in haiku Tags: fog, haze, sleep, thoughts
misty morning haze
more than weather is foggy
sleep deprivation
eye of the pheasant
21 Jan 2015 6 Comments
in haiku Tags: Japanese, long life, New Year, pheasant's eye
This beautiful bloom is Pheasant’s eye, fukujusō, or New Year’s Day Plant. It grows in many mountainous areas of Japan. It begins to show new leaves in February or March and flowers with small bright yellow blossoms of 10 to 20 petals with a strong glow. Since the flowering time fell in the New Year season according to the lunar calendar, it was used as a decoration for the New Year, and so… some farmers grow it especially to flower for the First of January…The name actually means : Plant of good fortune and long life, “prosperity grass” or “longevity grass”. (information from CDHK, see link below)
japanese new year
fukujusoo wishes you
good fortune, long life
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Linking to Carpe Diem Haiku Kai today…Happy New Year!
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