Carpe Diem Time Machine #15 Jade
at the foot
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 Time Machine #11 Kawasemi (Kingfisher)
The Belted Kingfisher gives his rattlely cry as he soars over the water.
anticipation
the cry of the kingfisher
before the catch
Carpe Diem Time Machine # 10 Indian Summer
after the frost
an indian summer revives
corner of garden
Carpe Diem Time Machine # 8 Perfume
after the spring rains
the smell of earth in my hands
bruised mint wafting
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sweet honeysuckle
drenching the air
on a humid night
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the faint aroma
of the locus tree blossoms
perfumes the breeze
Carpe Diem Time Machine # 7 Ancient Road
the flooded path
becomes a raging river
for a leaf boat
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ancient river path
carves the shape of the terrain
through the Cumberland’s
the Christian’s journey
to follow his savior’s way
fraught with misstep
clothed with compassion and love
walked with a heart filled with joy
walking the cool path
through the ancient forest
finding new life
Trail of Tears
Spring does not erase
Our passage
Nor warm the lingering spirits
Left behind, far from home.
Wagons rumble on, as we lie
In shallow graves, names not spoken.
Four thousand brethren forever
On the trail where we cried.
Betrayed by broken promises,
Forced to leave the land
We tended for countless moons.
Miles and miles through frozen valleys,
Trees the only witness
The wind the only answer to our tears.
Carpe Diem Time Machine #6 Skylark
HeedingHaikuWithHA Spring
on the mountaintop
skylark’s continuous song
hangs in heavy fog
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