Carpe Diem Haiku Kai prompt to write of classic kigo, “ran” (orchid).
symmetry blossoms
in small post office lobby
— tropical orchid —
tender, delicate, and brave
sending messages of love
photo by lynn
exotic postmark
20 Nov 2018 3 Comments
in tanka Tags: blossoms, brave, love, orchid, post office
spoiler alert
19 Nov 2018 19 Comments
in quadrille, Uncategorized Tags: brother, car, driver, races, spoiler
A quadrille of 44 words for dVerse poetics…
Dad took us to stock car races,
figure 8’s, Indy racetrack tour:
our family waiting at famous light
tower for bus driver to announce,
“Gentlemen, start your engines!”
Mom was relieved my brother
didn’t put spoiler on first car or
choose Nascar driving career.
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nocturnal meditation
16 Nov 2018 5 Comments
in fusion haiku, haiku series Tags: boat, egret, fish, moon, pine tree, waves
Challenge at Carpe Diem Haiku Kai to create a“fusion” haiku from the given classic haiku and then create a Troiku series of three with using lines of”fusion” haiku:
the water-fowl
pecks and shivers
the moon on the waves
© Zuiryu
scooping up the moon
in the wash bassin,
and spilling it
© Ryuho
I kept hanging the moon
on the pine tree, and taking it off,
gazing at it the while
© Hokushi
i gaze at full moon
spilling on ripples of waves,
white egret shimmers
© lynn__
i gaze at full moon
rising thru pine tree’s needles,
caught in silhouette
on ripples of waves,
docked boat gently rocking as
moonlight washes shore
white egret shimmers
while pecking in moon water,
scoops up silver fish
© lynn__
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
love’s thorns
09 Nov 2018 2 Comments
in american sentence Tags: die, Jesus, love, rose, thorns
Rose of Sharon
wore crown of thorns
as he stretched out arms to die
…for me
A Rose Amongst the Thorns by Reaper xxiv
unboxing day
08 Nov 2018 31 Comments
in free verse, question poem Tags: boxes, cats, holiday, humans, labels, stuffed
why shove live people into boxes?
for ease of handling:
tape flaps shut
apply (libel) labels
stack, shelve, and ship
boxes help us to:
stratify society
control communication
justify judgementalism
but humans are fluid (57-60% water)
leaking out of boxes, eluding labels with:
nuances of personality
unique life history
flow of opinions and
distilled philosophy
(even cats, who adore boxes, should not be forced inside
but rather choose which box to curl up in and when to exit)
considering final insult we sustain as body is finally laid in a box,
let us celebrate un-boxing holiday
let people out of cramped boxes
we’ve assembled and stuffed them in
in fact, let’s get rid of the boxes altogether!
Linking to dVerse metaphor/figure of speech prompt.
late bloomers
07 Nov 2018 3 Comments
in tanka Tags: chrysanthemums, cornstalks, granddaughters, leaves, mums
Join in Carpe Diem Haiku Kai’s chrysanthemum prompt.
dead leaves fall from trees
cornstalks decay in field as
chrysanthemums bloom!
granddaughters delight in mums
colorful caterpillar 🙂
photo by lynn
aki no koe
06 Nov 2018 7 Comments
in haiga Tags: autumn, corn leaves, decaying, stalks, wind
Linking to Carpe Diem Haiku Kai… “aki no koe” is a Japanese kigo, seasonal word, that refers to autumn’s voice, the sound of wind through decaying leaves.
wary of winks
05 Nov 2018 19 Comments
in quadrille Tags: blink, drink, fink, stink, wink
was that an itch
or political twitch?
it was deliberate wink, i think
first, they get our vote; then play turn coat
offer girl drugged drinks, prey with flirty hi-jinks
mark cards to win, gamble with sin
sly one-eyed blink… all cheaters stink!
Linking to dVerse with 44-word “wink” quadrille…
river of sustenance
03 Nov 2018 2 Comments
in renga Tags: cicada, heron, house, lonely, moon, river, water
at the gate of a deserted house,
a cicada is crying in the rays
of the evening sun © Shiki
neighbors left hot summer house
allow insects to move in
pressing sushi;
after a while,
a feeling of loneliness © Buson
parents and children are gone
eating alone so quiet
the coolness
of the sound of water at night,
falling back into the well © Issa
overfilling my bucket
splashing on path back to hut
autumn’s bright moon,
however far I walked, still afar off
in an unknown sky © Chiyo-Ni
harvest moon is calling me
reflections on dark water
all my years
floating in the river
a childish heart © J. Reichhold
living half my life on our
family’s wooden sampan
a flash of lightning:
the screech of a night-heron
flying in the darkness © Basho
monsoon rains and avian
wildlife are my companions
wikipedia
Italicized “renga” responses © lynn. Linking to Carpe Diem Haiku Kai .
write time to renga
02 Nov 2018 Leave a comment
in renga, Uncategorized Tags: magnolia, moths, peach tree, snail, sparrows, sun
A challenge to write Renga With Richard Wright: given six haiku, choose your own line-up and add your two-lined stanzas. (Richard’s original haiku in regular type, italic lines are my response stanzas.)
Make up your mind, Snail!
You are half inside your house,
And halfway out!
indecisive character
slugs reluctantly forward
I am nobody:
A red sinking autumn sun
Took my name away.
identity lost in awe
of sky’s changing expanse
Keep straight down this block,
Then turn right where you will find
A peach tree blooming.
remember, somewhere is spring;
hope’s sweet promises renew
One magnolia
Landed upon another
In the dew-wet grass.
end of summer, last blossoms
reveal time’s passing beauty
All right, You Sparrows;
The sun has set and you can now
Stop your chattering!
settle, winter is coming;
seasons advance through harvest
You moths must leave now;
I am turning out the light
And going to sleep.
body desires peaceful rest;
premonition of death’s kiss
© Richard Wright
© lynn
a poem in my pocket 
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