Carpe Diem‘s “tan renga” challenge…add 2 line response to original haiku.
the cold wintry wind
is blowing so hard that
the sun sinks into the ocean
© Soseki
today, sun admits defeat
tomorrow, will rise stronger
© lynn__
image from pinterest
wind vs. sun
09 Feb 2019 Leave a comment
in tan renga Tags: cold, ocean, sun, wind, wintry
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.
sounds of silver
23 Jul 2018 8 Comments
in haiku series Tags: breeze, chimes, garden, leaves, wind, windmill
breeze whispers in trees
shaking, sighing, quivering
summit ash leaves quake
listen to metal
red tail fin turns, grey blades spin
garden windmill squeaks
hear tinkling music
chimes dangle on staggered strings
dance with spring zephyr
view from my kitchen window
epilogue:
do you hear the wind?
whirring sound but no air moves
fan noise app for sleep
Linking to Carpe Diem Haiku Kai…
ominous chill
17 Apr 2018 6 Comments
in haiku Tags: chill, crow, leaves, tree, wind
My attempt at “fusion” prompt (see CDHK) to fuse two haiku into one new one.
free image
the crow has flown away:
swaying in the evening sun,
a leafless tree.
over the wintry
forest, winds howl in rage
with no leaves to blow.
© Soseki Natsume
raucous wind stirs crows
black “leaves” clinging to bare tree
murderous caws rise
© lynn__
snow follows easter
08 Apr 2018 4 Comments
in haiku Tags: cock, storm, sun, wind, winter
“The cock crowing in the milky dawn thinks its call raises the sun;”
– René Daumal
old cock winter crows
easterly wind heralds storm
free image – pexels
red sun is rising
Haiku inspired by quote (Carpe Diem Haiku Kai) in less-than-inspiring weather.
elemental valor
22 Jan 2018 1 Comment
in senryu, Uncategorized Tags: army, blizzard, forge, war, wind
Linking to Haiku Horizons prompt: forge
as blizzard winds roar
think washington’s army in
valley forge winter
March to Valley Forge by Wm.Trego, 1883. mountvernon.org
volatile situation
13 Aug 2017 6 Comments
in haiku, haiku series, troiku Tags: ashes, fire, flames, shed, smoke, wind
Chevrefeuille at Carpe Diem Haiku Kai hosts haiku/troiku prompt. He gifts us with first line: “when every gust of wind.” Each stanza of troiku begins with next line from original haiku.
when every gust of wind
fans bright flames of fire higher
smoke and ashes whirl
________
when every gust of wind
exhales crackles, sizzles, pops
wood door comes unhinged
fans bright flames of fire
higher heat of inferno
old shed roof crumbles
smoke and ashes whirl
choking billows engulf all
inhale acrid breath
photo by lynn
cry after recalling rain
22 Jun 2017 Leave a comment
in magnetic Tags: black dress, forest, lake, rain, storm, wind
*blowin’ in the wind
21 Oct 2016 16 Comments
in quote, rhyming verse Tags: blowing, Dylan, farmers, iowa, sod, wind
earth’s richest
black prairie sod
iowa: “beautiful land”
created by God
claimed by man
wrested from dakota hand
busted, homesteaded,
settled, plowed and
tightly fenced now
as livestock farmers
raise calves from cows
how long sustainable?
dust bowl-like shroud
wind so untamable
we’re losing ground!
*Title from a favorite Bob Dylan song…he recently received a Nobel Peace Prize. (One good thing about a wet fall this year is less dirt in the air.)
leafless not lifeless
29 Sep 2016 5 Comments
in classical haiku Tags: hollow, squirrels, trees, wind
CDHK prompt from Jane Reichhold’s “Dictionary of Haiku”: leafless trees
photo by lynn
ghostly silhouettes
naked exposure to wind
squirrels find hollow
