Carpe Diem Haiku Kai’s December theme, Let the Music Inspire You
musical siblings
piano and cello play
duet…or duel?
Fanny was a sister to Felix and a wonderful composer in her own right!
animal dynamics in 6/8
09 Dec 2016 23 Comments
in list poem, music poem Tags: animals, dynamics, musical, treble clef
Linking to dVerse poetics where Victoria hosts a musical theme. Gotta love the sound of musical terms and be amused by antics of animals at their own unique tempo!
sheep doloroso bleats
chicken vivace peeps
horse grazioso clops
bullfrog legato hops
kittens vibrato mew
cattle adagio chew
deer acapella leap
ants presto creep
grizzly forte growls
wolf cadenza howls
puppy capriccio frisks
squirrels bourree whisk
can’t live without scars
07 Dec 2016 15 Comments
in quadrille Tags: blades, misadventures, scars, warts
Read more quadrilles (44 word poem) on “scars” at dVerse Poets pub.
scars are marks
of prized memories,
show ‘n tell skin events
have made us who we are;
our lifetime misadventures of
bicycle stunts, high climbing feats
fake sword fights, rake encounters of
the worst kind, dull slips of sharp blades,
removal of warts, crazy cow kicks, and birthing.
good news
07 Dec 2016 Leave a comment
in american sentence Tags: janitor, mess, Messiah
Janitorial job filled: Messiah comes to clean up our sins’ mess.
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
advent reading (2)
04 Dec 2016 Leave a comment
in free verse Tags: advent, love, sacrifice, shepherd
Light a candle on this 2nd Sunday of Advent
We watch with eyes wide open.
What does a shepherd know of Love?
Sacrifice offered
Blood poured out like water
All: Yes, Christ is our Advent of LOVE!
Serenade – Schubert
03 Dec 2016 3 Comments
in music poem Tags: river, Schubert, sunset
Carpe Diem Haiku Kai’s December theme, Let the Music Inspire You
river flows to sea
swift sunset follows sunrise
all our seasons fade
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
spread on the land
28 Nov 2016 Leave a comment
in tanka Tags: beef, land, manure, post, recycle
Linking to CDHK prompt on “decay”…opportunity to use unusual photo too
grain gleaning beef mooves
waste decays, compost feeds soil
manure on fence post
valuable commodity
recycling, naturally
photo by lynn
advent reading (1)
27 Nov 2016 3 Comments
Light a candle on this 1st Sunday of Advent
We watch with eyes wide open.
What does a shepherd know of Hope?
Sin brings down a curse
Death will threaten its worst
All: But Christ is our Advent of HOPE!
credit: worshiphousemedia
Basho’s crow knows
25 Nov 2016 3 Comments
A tan renga is a poem in tanka form written by two poets. Here is a classic haiku by Matsuo Basho (translated from Japanese) and my response. A group of crows is not a flock; it’s called a murder. Linking to Carpe Diem Haiku Kai prompt.
on a bare branch
a crow lands
autumn dusk
© Basho (Tr. Jane Reichhold)
murder happens upon tree
whose responsibility?
(lynn)
credit: free stock photos
a poem in my pocket 
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