Carpe Diem Haiku Kai #1358 Clouds
down the beach
at the height of winter waves
mist clouds © Jane Reichhold
summer sands carried back to sea
my heart shrinks with the beach © Dolores Fegan
Carpe Diem Haiku Kai Celebrates Its 9th Anniversary: #1853 Sparkling Dew (Tan Renga)
morning sun
the twinkle of stars
still in the dew
© Jane Reichhold (1937-2016)
morning sun
the twinkle of stars
still in the dew © Jane Reichhold
my grandson pours the contents
from one leaf to another. © Dolores Fegan
Carpe Diem Weekend Meditation #116 Renga With … waiting for the full moon
in nooks and corners
cold remains:
flowers of the plum © Buson
spring breeze toys with my jacket
gilling the folds with winter
a dandelion
now and then interrupting
the butterfly’s dream © Chiyo-Ni
meadow grasses gently sway
on the edges of my dreams
the thunderstorm having cleared up
the evening sun shines on a tree
where a cicada is chirping © Shiki
the laziness of summer
encompassing the last light
ancient warriors ghosts
mists over the foreign highlands –
waiting for the full moon © Chèvrefeuille
this midsummer’s night I too
await the goddess
the autumn wind:
thickets and fields also,
Fuha Barrier © Basho
leaves swirl in the shallow waters
bumping the rock of Fuha
simply trust:
do not also the petals flutter down,
just like that © Issa
Autumn’s colorful dance
will give way to a new spring
Carpe Diem #1704 Beachcomber … Renga With Jane Reichhold
missing the malls
on the ocean beach
she gathers shells
designer sandal peering
from remains of sandcastle
afternoon wind
all the beachcomber’s words
blown out to sea
setting sun swallowing
colorful phrases
high tide
the beach leaves a mark
in her book
she laughs as I retrieve
a floating umbrella
cold beach walk
on sun-warmed car seats
two sweatshirts
soft cotton caresses skin
waves in background roar
a special beach
I put a pebble in my mouth
before leaving
the jagged cliffs fading
blackness, yet everything remains
smelling the light
on her tanned shoulder
home from the beach
she slips into nothingness
spilling the sand from her shoes
Haiku are © Jane Reichhold (Extracted from “A Dictionary Of Haiku”)
Carpe Diem #1604 Tan Renga Challenge Month 2019 (8) Sunday morning
Sunday morning
all the waves in white
kneeling on the beach © Jane Reichhold (1937-2016)
plover fish along the shore
where we hunt for sea shells
Carpe Diem #1603 Tan Renga Challenge Month 2019 (7) phoenix
rebirth
tendrils of love spread
through poetry © Dolores
yellowed pages crumble
words of passed love see daylight
Carpe Diem #1601 Tan Renga Challenge Month 2019 (5) the weight of a butterfly
waterweed
floating away, despite
the butterfly’s weight on it © Chiyo-Ni (Tr. Ueda)
spinning through a riffle
sprinkling delicate wings
Carpe Diem #1600 Tan Renga Challenge Month 2019 (4) cold wintry wind
the cold wintry wind
is blowing so hard that
the sun sinks into the ocean © Soseki
shivering in the darkness
your arm supporting me
Carpe Diem Weekend Meditation #68 Tan Renga With Jane Reichhold “her gentle spirit”
Haiku © Jane Reichhold
the hour silent
before the birds awake
waves on sand
sunrise peaks above the horizon
warm water laps at my feet
flat seas
with the butterfly’s flight
a certain calm
in the heat of the day
finding rest under a tree
a certain calm
n summer’s passing
flowers
yellow leaf drifts from a branch
a taste of autumn wind
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