Carpe Diem Tokubetsudesu #54 lost in the woods about tanka
Carpe Diem #779 Seika (Midsummer)
Carpe Diem #778 amenbou (water strider)
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Carpe Diem Utabukuro #5 Origami frog
I have been looking into the difference between haiku and hokku. In modern times a haiku can be about any subject. Basically if I call my three line poem a haiku, its a haiku. Hokku on the other hand has standards. It must be about nature and the place of humans within that nature, Second, the verse must be set in one of the four seasons — spring, summer, fall, and winter. English hokku is written in three short lines, It should consist of a longer two line part and a shorter one line. The first letter of each line is capitalized and it should have fitting internal and ending punctuation.
A hokku by the Japanese writer Kikaku, translated into English:
Summer rain;
A woman sitting alone,
Gazing outside.
My try at one in the same spirit.
Snow and ice;
The apple tree laid low.
Inside I grieve.
Carpe Diem Time Machine #12 Botan (Peony)
first blush of spring
mysteries unfolding
fragrant peony
laden with tears
the peony blossom
bows to the ground
faded peony
I wish for your company
ants in my kitchen
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Carpe Diem #777 gingyo (goldfish)
hatake utsu oto ya arashi no sakura asa
On The Trail With Basho Encore #8 plowing a field
plowing a field
the sound of a violent storm
morning blossoms (c) Basho (Tr. Jane Reichhold)
Carpe Diem Tokubetsudesu #52 full circle challenge “heaven”
Adas Poetry Alcove 
