Carpe Diem #1262 courtyard blues
saxophone notes
spilling into the courtyard
all of my blues
Carpe Diem #1261 The Pleasure of Reading
long sleepless night
the pleasure of reading
brings me company
Carpe Diem Weekend-meditation #3 on the river
on the river
lights float to the horizon
the dead rejoice © Basho
on the river
paper lanterns
set adrift
lights float on the horizon
guiding the departed
to the spirit world
the dead rejoice
as spirits return
from whence they began
Carpe Diem #1259 creating beauty
Today’s prompt reminded me of the first time I got to try to make pottery on a wheel in my best friend’s basement.
fresh slab of clay
wedging air bubbles
spinning and shaping
fresh slab of clay
cut with wire from a block
a treat from you dad
wedging air bubbles
hands full of fatigue
not done yet
spinning and shaping
vessel beginning to emerge
collapsing again
from experience
your vessel holds it’s shape
a thing of beauty
forty odd years on my desk
token of youth and friendship
Today’s image of a bakery prompted three responses
heart of the city
profusion of warmth and smells
tantalizing
~~~
warmth of the hearth
scent of bread and smoke
entwined
____
grandma’s kitchen
cardamon mingles with clove
love brushed with butter
Carpe Diem #1257 Wisteria Blues (Jonathan Reid)
blue wisteria
cascades over bridge
reflections
“`
moonlight swim
under the wisteria fountain
we kiss
“`
lighted bridge
wisteria reflections
dance
carpe diem 1256 grains of sand
time
like grains of sand
spread thin
desert sands
scatter in the winds
my heart
Carpe Diem Weekend-Meditation #2 Troiku “a hundred gourds”
a hundred gourds
sprouting on top
the compost heap
from the heart
growth overflowing
shades of green
of one vine
twisting and turning
many fruits
Carpe Diem Weekend-Meditation #2 Troiku “a hundred gourds”
in my garden
starflowers bloom
come and see © Chiyo-Ni (age 6)
in my garden
butterflies dance
with dragonflies
starflowers bloom
along the pathway
gems of white
come and see
crawling on the fennel
fat caterpillars
Adas Poetry Alcove 
