tumultuous changes
embraced by your family
I still stand out
smiling you whisper
“Diamonds are xenoliths.”
Carpe Diem Weekend Meditation #56 Crossroads
Fussion Haiku
the winter river;
down it come floating
flowers offered to Buddha
© Buson
just outside the gate
the road slopes downward
winter trees
© Shiki
flowers of autumn
captured in the winter river
gated until spring
Carpe Diem Weekend Meditation #56 Crossroads
Fussion Haiku
a strange flower
for birds and butterflies
the autumn sky © Basho
the pheasant cries
as if it just noticed
the mountain © Issa
autumn skies
the pheasant’s cry
kisses the mountain
Carpe Diem #1530 Universe … Soliloquy No Renga (solo-renga)
circle of life
seasons come and go … always
the Cosmos leads us © Chèvrefeuille
swirling entities
ever expanding universe
tiny stars share their light
gaseous giant feeding life
of unbounded wonders
each following a unique
cycle of life and death
brilliant changes
in a continuous pattern
of color and movement
each organism adding
it’s flavor to the mix
our own individualism
brings unique beauty
to natures intricacies
our lives interconnected
in the circle of life
Carpe Diem #1529 Together … (Tan Renga Challenge)
hitotsuya ni yuujo mo netari hagi to tsuki
courtesan and monk,
sleeping under one roof together,
moon in a field of clover
© Basho (Tr. Chèvrefeuille)
heady perfumes fill the air
night garden epicenter of activity
Carpe Diem #1527 Rustling Leaves (extreme haibun)
An autumn walk the woods, squirrels chatter overhead. Straw colored grass-heads bow in the breeze. Leaves skate down the pine trees with a cascading rustle. Afternoon sun casting long acorn shadows on the ground.
full hunter moon
shines on a scattered carpet
of autumn color
Carpe Diem #1523 H.F. Noyes’ … rusty toy truck (Renga With …)
bright fall day
the brook wanders off
its shimmer lingers
wittering pine siskins
flashing yellow
raking aside leaves
on the backyard pond
I release the moon
a koi breaks its hold
in a wake of ripples
evening walk
the creak of my boots
invades the stars
stirrings of crickets echo
in the distance an owl’s screech
full moon rising
nowhere on the empty beach
to hide our love
seeds of passion surge
a stolen kiss returned
as if nothing happened
the crow there
the willow here
walk continues
down forgotten trail
rusty toy truck
stuck on the mudbank
a cargo of blossoms
filtered light of a street lamp
illuminating sakura
© H.F. Noyes © Dolores
Carpe Diem #1521 Lao Tzu … flexibility of water
“Nothing is softer or more flexible than water, yet nothing can resist it.” (Lao Tzu)
water gently flows
over the rock face
etching new features
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