photo by lynn
lotus opens wide
in ageless petaled beauty
God’s world inspires he(art)
purple passion awakens
adorned with peacock feathers
Joining CDHK and Kala Ramesh for “lotus viewing”
now i lay me down
07 Oct 2016 4 Comments
in tanka Tags: blooms, dreams, lavender, prayers, purple
A “gentle scent of lavender” at Carpe Diem Haiku Kai today…
pillowed prayers’ peace
gentle scent of lavender
perfumes silent dreams
purple fields in evening praise
raise reverent cloistered blooms
art-ful acrobat
04 Oct 2016 25 Comments
in tanka Tags: acrobat, balance, iridescence, nectar, sunbird
It’s Carpe Diem‘s 4th anniversary month with special guest, Kala Ramesh. Also sharing with dVerse Poetics (see Lillian’s prompt) because this sunbird “razzle dazzles” me!
feathered malachite
iridescence shimmers in
delicate balance
sunbird stretches to blossom
sip of nectar’s sweet reward
driftwood shadows
26 Sep 2016 6 Comments
in tanka Tags: beach, bones, driftwood, shadows, sunset
time drifts out with tide
gnarled remnant of bare tree
left on sunset beach
stories etched in dry bones’ grain
memories imprint wet sand
photo credit: Carpe Diem Haiku Kai
taste of riviera
15 Sep 2016 4 Comments
in tanka Tags: clementines, darlings, orbs, spain, sunshine
O my sweet darlings
peel orbs to release sunshine
clementines from spain
miniature crate imports
children play with empty box
Link to Carpe Diem Haiku Kai‘s prompt “summer solstice”
transients
06 Sep 2016 Leave a comment
in tanka Tags: columbine, life, mountain, paintbrush
Inspired by Delores’ paintbrush flowers featured at: Carpe Diem Haiku Kai
mountain meadow bursts
rose paintbrush, blue columbines,
field mouse-ear chickweed
inhale life’s beauty today
fast fades each season’s flowers
photos by A. Schonlau
National Parks Service
looking for eden
29 Aug 2016 1 Comment
in tanka Tags: caretakers, earth, garden, green, soil
caretakers of earth
placed in garden for purpose
listen to the soil
all creatures on green planet
need resources to sustain
photo by lynn
fill up love tank(a)
24 Aug 2016 7 Comments
in tanka Tags: bees, flowers, garden, love
This Saturday will be our 33rd wedding anniversary…
photo by lynn
forget-me-not blooms
honeyed pollen on bees knees
tulips press rose hips
lover like flower garden
in all its morning glory!
spiritual fine tuning
01 Aug 2016 5 Comments
in quote, tanka Tags: Christ, harmony, joy, revival, unity
“Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony.”
(Mahatma Ghandi)
let us love, brothers
find our unity with joy
harmony in Christ
repent, believe, become real
let soul revival begin…
Connecting with Carpe Diem Haiku Kai’s prompt today…many directions you could go with the theme of happiness!
pre~dawn music
25 Apr 2016 Leave a comment
in tanka Tags: birdsong, Creator, joy, sun, symphony
birdsong symphony
set treetops a~twittering
praise their Creator
a~waken, you sleepyheads
greet with joy a~rising sun!
memories multiply
21 Apr 2016 1 Comment
in tanka Tags: dog, friend, Lily, memories, rabbits
Lily
miss my furry friend;
so many peaceful rabbits
…reminders of her
we watch them nibble clover
growing fat, no need to run
a poem in my pocket 
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