posting poetic prose
03 Jul 2018 5 Comments
in haiku, tanka Tags: angel, blossom, empress, mountain, paulownia, sunlight
This tanka began as a “fusion” haiku inspired by Carpe Diem Haiku Kai…
in mountain meadow
one paulownia blossom
flutters through sunlight
like an angel, brings message
of creator’s intentions
Note: The paulownia tree, native to China, is also called “empress tree”.
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Combination of these two haiku:
a distant mountain
seen in the sunlight:
a desolate field
a leaf of a paulownia tree
has fallen
in the sunlight
© Takahama Kyoshi (Tr. Katsuya Hiromoto)
17 Apr 2017 7 Comments
in classical haiku Tags: blossom, meadow, poplar, sunflower
last snow melt reveals
bright blue-eyes blossom in lawn
startling beauty
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dune sunflower blooms
beach birds will feast on dry seeds
taste of salty waves
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clouds sail azure sky
dappled appaloosa horse
grazes wild meadow
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row of poplar sways
warm sun coaxes leaves to bud
gentled by spring rain
Challenge at Carpe Diem Haiku Kai to write four haiku using word list in order.
27 Jun 2016 30 Comments
in quadrille Tags: blossom, bud, heart, love, rose, thorn
Rose is a rose is a rose is a rose. ~Gertrude Stein
love is a rose is a
rose is a tightly rolled
tender bud is a sweetly
opening blossom is a slow
unfurl of soft petaled glory is an
irresistible, heady fragrance
is a wilting passion ravishly
spent is a sharp thorn
prick to the heart
We’re smelling the roses at dVerse poetics and writing 44-word quadrilles!
10 Apr 2016 7 Comments
in haiga Tags: blossom, cherry, flower, love
cherry blossom time
bud dreams blush to full flower
love scent on the air
26 Apr 2014 3 Comments
in Uncategorized Tags: bee, blossom, honey
show lover’s color
exude delicate fragrance
bee will make honey
a poem in my pocket 
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