Silence

Carpe Diem #1386 Silence …

Two Days of Silence
After days of feasting, fast.
After days of sleeping, stay awake
one night. After these times of bitter
storytelling, joking, and serious
considerations, we should give ourselves
two days between layers of baklava
in the quiet seclusion where soul sweetens
and thrives more than with language.

© Rumi (taken from The Book of Love)

garden silence
my hands tend the ground
listening for spring

among the flowers
quiet song of life
my soul uplifted

Syrian Desert

Carpe Diem #1373 Syrian Desert (Southern Route)

desert heat
cooling as the sun fades
silhouettes

Pixdaus

dust and heat
beauty found
within

 

 

 

 

The Silk Road

Carpe Diem #1360 Along The Silk Road – Introduction

restless night
a walk in the garden
uneasy thoughts

spice garden
sweet scents entwine
with the night air

Winter Time

Carpe Diem Weekend-Meditation #10 Fibo-ku winter time 

Credit Andreas Trepte

(Fibonacci sequence: 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21)

small
white
crystals
cling softly
sparkling in sun light
to brittle stems of Queen Ann’s lace
fragile stars frozen in time draw out ghosts of summer
floral memories awaken as beauty fades gently away leaving tears dripping 

Tranquil

Carpe Diem #1276 Tranquil

deep in the woods
inundated with life
pristine clearing

Butterfly 2

Carpe Diem #1063 butterfly

in the garden
my grandson watches
butterfly wings unfurl

daylily and butterfly
emerge together
sunny afternoon

checkerspot
kaleidoscopic wings
mesmerizing

Harvest Moon

Carpe Diem 1059   Harvest Moon

 

harvest moon
bearing down on us
shouting for attention
once in a blue moon we notice
our impact upon nature

full harvest moon
awakening primal urges
amber light flows
together in the crisp air
we howl at the moon

Muscovy

Carpe Diem Special #214 Mandarin Duck by Buson

mandarin duck –
rain falls silently
from an oak                           © Yosa Buson (1716-1783)

high in a tree
silently ruffling feathers
a muscovy duck

early  morning
a flush of muscovy
hiss and croak

Portugal

Carpe Diem #987 Portugal

By Pablo Nieto (Inter-Regional 869. Pala. Portugal) [CC BY-SA 2.0

 

across these mountains
the train whistle echoes
in the valley