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awake restless night
light illuminates camper
half-crazy full moon
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apparition
11 Jun 2025 Leave a comment
in classical haiku, Uncategorized Tags: awake, camper, full moon, light, night
equilibrium
28 Sep 2023 7 Comments
in haibun Tags: day, equinox, horses, moon, night, planets, sun
The Creator precisely designs and tunes the cosmos so that twice yearly the plane of the earth’s equator bisects the sun which means day and night are in perfect balance. The solar system moves with exact timing, aligned in an intricate celestial dance.
At county fair, teams of horses pull wagons in outdoor arena. Harnessed together, two powerful animals work together in perfect harmony. A white and black team, Daisy & Midnight, are trained to trot around ring in rhythmic synchronization, bells jingling.
Sun and moon mark time on earth, ushering in four seasons in turn. As plants soak in every available ray of sun, equinox signals leaves to bud with new life or dry to die; coloring our world. Our lives cycle through the months, years and seasons.
rhythm of planets
~ metes elliptical orbits ~
sky music of spheres
joy of light series
30 Mar 2019 11 Comments
in haiku series, tanka Tags: cat, eyes, glow, hunt, mice, night, pounce
XII.
glow of a cat’s eyes
hunting for unwary mice
stealthy night prowler
tail twitches, whiskers quiver
hunch low, slink silent, then pounce!
No joy in this for the mouse (obviously) but another take on “joy of light” theme at Carpe Diem Haiku Kai.
joy of light series
28 Mar 2019 4 Comments
in haiku series, Uncategorized Tags: cows, flashlight, maternity, night, stars
XI.
bright gleam of flashlight
reflects off resting cows’ eyes
gently chewing cud
night maternity ward check
all quiet under the stars
joy of light series
18 Mar 2019 2 Comments
in haiku Tags: earth, light, night, sunset
Linking to Carpe Diem Haiku Kai…
II.
light gives life to earth
sunrise will follow sunset
as day follows night
photo by lynn
light of the world
21 Dec 2018 Leave a comment
in haiga Tags: candle, face, God, night, starlight
free stock photo
fuyu no tsuki
25 Nov 2018 7 Comments
in classical haiku Tags: cold, moon, night, tree, winter
winter moon shining
framed by silhouette of tree
caught in cold night’s web
Linking to Frank Tassone‘s prompt on classical “winter moon” kigo…
hearts like leaves
10 Jun 2018 8 Comments
in classical haiku Tags: glory, leaves, moonflowers, night, starlight
on a silent night
23 Dec 2017 7 Comments
in haiku series, troiku Tags: bunny, child, moon, night, snow, wolf
Here I use a haiku by Chevrefeuille to create a “troiku” which is a unique form invented by our host at Carpe Diem Haiku Kai. Like a Russian troika, the original haiku is the “sleigh” pulled by the 3 “horses”/haiku verses.
silent night
snow falls softly on the graveyard
the Savior is born
©Chevrefeuille
on a silent night
cold moon casts wolf’s grey shadow
abrupt bunny tracks
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snow falls softly on
the graveyard where family
lays fir bough wreath
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the Savior is born!
child in manger embodies
resurrection hope
© lynn__
insomnia revisited
05 Jul 2017 3 Comments
in magnetic Tags: belly, insomnia, night, poetry, smoke
Created on Magnetic Poetry 😀
foreboding
06 Mar 2017 24 Comments
in haibun Tags: camping, forest, hikers, night, shadow, trail
How are we wandering Americans to know it’s Canada’s provincial parks camping weekend? Of course, all campgrounds from Jasper to Banff are overflowing so we drive on. Sun is setting low over the pass when we find a lonely parking lot near trailhead where we can park our pickup camper for the night. Tired of riding, we decide to check out the trail as dusk settles on forest.
Light fades fast in the high country, exaggerating shapes and shadows. Full skirts of fir trees appear as dark illustrations straight from the Brothers Grimm. My apprehension only serves to amplify the crunch of pine needles and sounds of skittering. We meet last pair of hikers coming back down trail and I note they have walking sticks equipped with bear bells.
night envelops trees
alpine woods bathed in shadow
autumn falls early
Poets at dVerse are writing haibuns and “forest bathing” this week!
lonely or only alone?
19 Nov 2016 Leave a comment
in tanka Tags: awake, clock, light, night
old house floorboards creak
an hour passes on the clock
switch off lamp’s dim light
awake in half-empty bed
another night he works late
a poem in my pocket 
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