Carpe Diem #1844 Returning Back To Normal (I Hope)
cautious journey
meeting newest grandson
ten months late
summertime journey
obscure paths explored
still social distancing
Carpe Diem #1843 Troiku Challenge 1: Mist Clouds
roaring down the beach
at the height of winter waves
mist clouds
© Jane Reichhold (1937-2016)
roaring down the beach
tufts of white foam
flapping in the wind
at the height of winter waves
surfers gearing up to catch
wind fetch gracing coast
mist clouds
ramble the rock face
heightening the surge
fragile beauty
cranberries covered with sugar
first hoarfrost © Chèvrefeuille
fragile beauty
windows glazed over
crystal frost feather
cranberries covered with sugar
garnish rich cake tops
abet temptation
first hoarfrost
crying kitten wakes household
to winter wonderland
Carpe Diem #1799 New Beginnings … a huge wave (Crossroads feature)
a huge wave
thundering across the beach
my birthday
sky-clad
the new-born comes wrapped
in previous lives . Jane Reichhold
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sky – clad dreams
thundering wave crashes
wrapped in memories
sky – clad dreams
fill the air with excitement
newborns first cry
thundering wave crashes
emotions run rampant
new parents
wrapped in memories
grandparents kindly smile
treasure-trove of love
Carpe Diem Weekend Meditation #111 Troiku … New Beginnings … Lotus starts to bloom
in deep prayer
eyes closed in devotion –
Lotus starts to bloom
in deep prayer
grandmother chants
a favorite verse
eyes closed in devotion
she slowly nods
mother smiles faintly
lotus starts to bloom
whistling kettle, sweet aroma
draw her back again
Carpe Diem #1688 Troiku Month (17) Breathing Silence
alone on the beach
only the cries of seagulls –
breathing silence © Chèvrefeuille
alone on the beach
tide pools reflecting
rising sun
only the cries of seagulls –
break the stillness of the dawn
storm clouds gather
breathing silence
mingled with salt and sadness
rain on the h
Carpe Diem #1687 Troiku Month (16) Heat Waves
heat waves
bringing to the desert
an ocean view
© Jane Reichhold (extracted from “A Dictionary of Haiku”, the online version)
heat waves
atmospheric shimmering
summer pavement
bringing to the desert
spreading color
a quenching rain
an ocean view
wave after breaking wave
desert of sameness
Carpe Diem #1687 Troiku Month (16) Heat Waves
heat waves
bringing to the desert
an ocean view
© Jane Reichhold (extracted from “A Dictionary of Haiku”, the online version)
heat waves
ripple though the air
distant thunder stirs
bringing to the desert
a lonely contenance
vast array of silence
an ocean view
drifting mountains
of
shifting sands
Carpe Diem #1686 Troiku Month (15) Nightingale
to listen,
fine not to listen, fine too…
nightingale © Chiyo-Ni (1703-1775)
to listen,
sounds of the night
stir with mystery
fine not to listen, fine too…
late night cricket serenade
the creak of the swing
nightingale
your soft trill
fills the emptiness
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