10 Aug 2019
by lynn__
in classical haiku, fusion haiku, troiku
Tags: bees, flowers, hum, mystery, prairie, summer, wind
windy weather
calling the flowers by name
each nods
depth of a flower
flying away with the bee
some mystery
© Jane Reichhold
My “fusion” haiku/ troiku:
wildflowers nod heads
while bees hum mystery song
prairie breeze summer
wildflowers nod heads
as gentle wind nudges clouds
sleepy afternoon
bees hum mystery
in honeyed depth of pistil
sweet nectar distills
prairie breeze summer
delivers pollen and seeds
native plants flourish
photos by lynn
24 Mar 2019
by lynn__
in distillation
Tags: beauty, flowers, heart, hue, roses, scent
Chevréfeuille at Carpe Diem Haiku Kai prompts a “distillation” of a sonnet…
Sonnet 98 (by the master)
From you have I been absent in the spring,
When proud-pied April, dressed in all his trim,
Hath put a spirit of youth in everything,
That heavy Saturn laughed and leaped with him.
Yet nor the lays of birds, nor the sweet smell
Of different flowers in odour and in hue,
Could make me any summer’s story tell,
Or from their proud lap pluck them where they grew:
Nor did I wonder at the lily’s white,
Nor praise the deep vermilion in the rose;
They were but sweet, but figures of delight
Drawn after you, – you pattern of all those.
Yet seem’d it winter still, and, you away,
As with your shadow I with these did play.
© William Shakespeare
my distillation in tanka form:
in beauty, scent, hue
all the flowers, roses too
cannot surpass you
winter’s lonely heart would thrill
if return to spring we will
© lynn__
24 Feb 2019
by lynn__
in tan renga
Tags: chestnut, crane, flowers, frost, moon, spring, traveler
A tan renga challenge at Carpe Diem Haiku Kai…original haiku by Basho followed by 2-line renga response by me 🙂
slowly spring
is making an appearance
moon and plum
fresh scent of opening buds
wafts sweetly on white moonbeams
image from Pinterest
crane and feathers
in a black robe
clouds of flowers
hungry crane dips into pond
scattered petals float away
a traveler’s heart
it also should look like
chinquapin flowers
chinese chestnut tree in bloom
curious tendrils reach out
moon past full
the beginning of a little more
darkness
gibbous seasons slowly change
beauty ripens over time
moon and flowers
the stupidity pricked by a needle
entering the colder season
stark white stars piercing black night
sharpness in the evening chill
first frost
when mums start to feel chilly
I get a cotton waist warmer
it’s time for scarves and sweaters
spring buds’ whispered memory
Haiku © Basho (Tr. Jane Reichhold)
Renga © lynn__
16 Aug 2018
by lynn__
in tan renga
Tags: flowers, garden, gate, morning glory, spider, web
a swinging gate
on both sides the flowers
open – close (C) Jane Reichhold
welcome morning glory vine
garden spider’s dewy web (C) lynn__
A “tan renga” is haiku written by one poet and 2-line response by another poet.
19 May 2018
by lynn__
in haiku series, troiku
Tags: bell, butterflies, death, flowers, hope, mothers
CDHK weekend fusion challenge: fuse two haiku, then create troiku…
temple bells die out
the fragrant blossoms remain
a perfect evening
will we meet again
here at your flowering grave –
two white butterflies
© Basho
church bells’ somber ring
fragrance of casket flowers
butterflies wing hope
© lynn
church bell’s somber ring
ask for whom is it tolling?
time waits for no one
fragrance of casket flowers
roses, daisies, carnations
florals dress-up death
butterflies wing hope
loved by two mothers, i know
we will meet again
24 Aug 2016
by lynn__
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!
a poem in my pocket 
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