Continuing series for retreat at Carpe Diem Haiku Kai….
XVIII.
lit aquarium
tropical lemon discus
color of sunshine
photo by lynn
joy of light series
11 Apr 2019 2 Comments
in haiku, haiku series, Uncategorized Tags: aquarium, discus, fish, lemon, sunshine, tropical
joy of light series
08 Apr 2019 3 Comments
in haiku, haiku series Tags: days, joy, lent, light, minutes, spring
A fresh installment for Carpe Diem’s retreat: joy of light
XVI.
lenten days lengthen
light increases by minutes
joy of spring coming
open tightly closed windows
inviting fresh clean breeze in!
pexel image
joy of light series
18 Mar 2019 2 Comments
in haiku Tags: earth, light, night, sunset
Linking to Carpe Diem Haiku Kai…
II.
light gives life to earth
sunrise will follow sunset
as day follows night
photo by lynn
cool palette interrupted
12 Mar 2019 3 Comments
in haiku Tags: birdhouse, garden, icicles, spruce, winter
winter’s white garden
icicles cling to blue spruce
empty red birdhouse
yes, deer
11 Mar 2019 4 Comments
in haiku Tags: deer, doe, grace, musical scale, white tail
Chevré at Carpe Diem invites us to dig into archives. Haiku submitted to Lyrical Iowa a couple years ago; not published so posting now, along with photo taken last Sept. in Colorado Springs (added 2 lines to make it a tanka).
liquid eyes, white tail
grace notes on musical scale
doe does as does do
fans fawning at her beauty
evidence the buck stopped here
photo by lynn
kaeribana kigo
29 Jan 2019 2 Comments
“Kaeribana” is Japanese kigo for “returning flowers”…from Carpe Diem Haiku Kai
red amaryllis
09 Jan 2019 2 Comments
in haiku Tags: amaryllis, birthday, celebrate, grace, winter
Joining Kristjaan’s prompt at Carpe Diem with winter “kigo”, amaryllis.
celebrating sixth
winter of granddaughter’s birth
given grace to bloom
farmers’ complaint
14 Nov 2018 3 Comments
in haiku Tags: autumn, cattle, creek, deluge, mud
CDHK challenge to write haiku about rainstorm without using the word…
full creeks run swiftly
cattle huddle in wet mud
autumn’s cold deluge
final call
11 Nov 2018 Leave a comment
in haiku Tags: basement, cricket, leaves
“Cricket” is a classical “kigo” (season word) used in haiku…link to CDHK
leaves crunch underfoot
last cricket chirps in basement
where is he hiding?
image – pixabay
remembrances
15 Oct 2018 1 Comment
in haiku, haiku series, troiku Tags: brook, jasmine, love, memories, trout, vines
Challenge at CDHK to create an original “fusion” haiku from two classics and then use each line to write a “troiku” series of three more haiku. Here’s my attempt…
crystal brook
reflects the willow trees
birds sing their song
sweet perfume
memories of a loved one
Jasmine blossom
© Yozakura
brook’s crystal waters
reflect sweet jasmine blossoms
scented memories
© lynn
brook’s crystal waters
brace trout swimming upstream
bait hook with fly lure
sweet jasmine blossoms
speak white-petaled wisdom’s way
nurture tender vines
scented memories
of father and mother’s love
listen to bird song
hope grows green
10 Oct 2018 11 Comments
in haiga, haiku Tags: darkness, green, hope, leafy, life, light
Basho revisited
01 Oct 2018 5 Comments
in haiku, senryu Tags: cherry blossoms, friend, memories, moon
First haiku by Basho, second a revision by me…linked to Carpe Diem Haiku Kai
samazama no koto omoidasu sakura kana
how many, many things
they call to mind
these cherry-blossoms!
recall, my friend, those
cherry blossom memories!
…many moons ago
Photo by Joel Neff on Unsplash
a poem in my pocket 
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