American folk music featured at Carpe Diem Haiku Kai…
american west
where buffalo roamed prairies
settlers wrote ballads
grand land larger than legend
tamed by train, barbed wire, and plow
oh give me a home
24 Aug 2018 Leave a comment
in music poem, tanka Tags: america, buffalo, cowboy, legend, plow, prairie, settlers
voice of northern lights
23 Aug 2018 2 Comments
in haiku, music poem, Uncategorized Tags: fire, glacial, ice, stone, tundra, waves
Folk music of Iceland featured at Carpe Diem Haiku Kai…
undulating waves
over tundra, glacial stone
land of fire and ice
celtic music
21 Aug 2018 Leave a comment
in music poem, senryu Tags: Celtic, Ireland, music, pocket, sea, stone
Irish folk music featured at Carpe Diem Haiku Kai. This song was produced a few years ago by a Celtic band, Eden’s Bridge, and sung by Sarah Lacey.
seek a shiny stone
gaze down, collect in pocket
miss glory of the sea
phodrang marpo trinkhor
15 Aug 2018 1 Comment
in music poem, senryu Tags: flags, freedom, himalayan, prayer, song, Tibet
Like sound of title? Folk music from Tibet!
himalayan sound
prayer flags tune mellow song
longing for freedom
joik music
07 Aug 2018 Leave a comment
in music poem, senryu Tags: arctic, chant, herdsmen, northern lights, reindeer
Folk music of Sami people featured at Carpe Diem Haiku Kai .
arctic circle folk
chant joik under northern lights
herdsmen of reindeer
zeybek dance
05 Aug 2018 Leave a comment
in music poem, tanka Tags: dancers, drum, eagles, music, tassled
Folk music from Anatolia, Turkey, featured on Carpe Diem Haiku Kai.
masculine eagles
follow baglama, drum, reed,
— dissonant music —
colorful, tassled dancers
proudly prance tradition’s steps
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
Promise – Thomas Bergersen
27 Dec 2016 2 Comments
in music poem, tanka Tags: beauty, flower, music, promise, virgin
Carpe Diem Haiku Kai’s December theme, Let the Music Inspire You.
raven flower blooms
beauty attracts flutter-byes
celebrate sweet youth
pledge virginity to one
who will promise a lifetime
Winter Symphony – Joachim Raff
26 Dec 2016 2 Comments
in music poem, tanka Tags: bells, horse, pink, sleigh, snow
Carpe Diem Haiku Kai’s December theme, Let the Music Inspire You
coverlet of snow
cottontail hides under hedge
sunset paints sky pink
bells jingle on horse harness
as white flurries chase sleigh home
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
Harpsichord Concerto – Pinottini
10 Dec 2016 2 Comments
in music poem Tags: chambermaid, dog, music
Carpe Diem Haiku Kai’s December theme, Let the Music Inspire You
chambermaid listens
dog lies at musicians’ feet
brocade, quill, and lace
